diff --git a/chia/util/initial-config.yaml b/chia/util/initial-config.yaml
index 05d4ac2fd4..17c9b8cb69 100644
--- a/chia/util/initial-config.yaml
+++ b/chia/util/initial-config.yaml
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ farmer:
     - host: *self_hostname
       port: 8444
 
-  pool_public_keys: []
+  pool_public_keys: !!set {}
 
   # Replace this with a real receive address
   # xch_target_address: txch102gkhhzs60grx7cfnpng5n6rjecr89r86l5s8xux2za8k820cxsq64ssdg