diff --git a/newcoind.cfg b/newcoind.cfg
index 916275fee6..21ffc677c0 100644
--- a/newcoind.cfg
+++ b/newcoind.cfg
@@ -102,3 +102,6 @@
 
 [validation_seed]
 snTBDmrhUK3znvF8AaQURLm4UCkbS
+
+[unl_default]
+validators.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/UniqueNodeList.cpp b/src/UniqueNodeList.cpp
index fbee423211..867bf2fe52 100644
--- a/src/UniqueNodeList.cpp
+++ b/src/UniqueNodeList.cpp
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ bool UniqueNodeList::nodeLoad()
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	nodeDefault(strValidators, theConfig.UNL_DEFAULT.native());
+	nodeDefault(strValidators, theConfig.UNL_DEFAULT.string());
 
 	std::cerr << str(boost::format("Processing: %s") % theConfig.UNL_DEFAULT) << std::endl;