diff --git a/configuration/config.go b/configuration/config.go
index a76d3f7..1c316e9 100644
--- a/configuration/config.go
+++ b/configuration/config.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func InitConfig() error {
 		contactName              = flag.String("contact-name", "Steffen Vogel", "Name of the administrative contact")
 		contactMail              = flag.String("contact-mail", "svogel2@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de", "EMail of the administrative contact")
 		testDataPath             = flag.String("test-data-path", "", "The path to a test data json file")
-		groupsPath               = flag.String("groups-path", "configuration/groups.yaml", "The path to a YAML file that maps user groups to scenario IDs")
+		groupsPath               = flag.String("groups-path", "", "The path to a YAML file that maps user groups to scenario IDs")
 		apiUpdateInterval        = flag.String("api-update-interval", "10s" /* 10 sec */, "Interval in which API URL is queried for status updates of ICs")
 		rancherURL               = flag.String("rancher-url", "rancher.k8s.eonerc.rwth-aachen.de", "URL of Rancher instance that is used to deploy the backend")
 		k8sCluster               = flag.String("k8s-cluster", "local", "Name of the Kubernetes cluster where the backend is deployed")