diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 745b88c..ca1adc7 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func Validate(c *Config) error {
 			return errors.New("missing raft.id config")
 		}
 		if raft.Listen == "" {
-			return errors.New("missing raft.listen config")
+			raft.Listen = RaftListen
 		}
 		if len(raft.Peers) < 2 {
 			return errors.New("minimum number of remote peers: 2")