diff --git a/setup/start.sh b/setup/start.sh
index ea3adc1c9..bd8c1d435 100755
--- a/setup/start.sh
+++ b/setup/start.sh
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ systemctl restart cloudron-syslog
 
 $json -f /etc/cloudron/cloudron.conf -I -e "delete this.edition" # can be removed after 4.0
 
-echo "==> Ensuring custom.yml"
-[[ ! -f /etc/cloudron/custom.yml ]] && cp "${script_dir}/start/custom.yml" /etc/cloudron/custom.yml
+echo "==> Clearing custom.yml"
+rm -f /etc/cloudron/custom.yml
 
 echo "==> Configuring sudoers"
 rm -f /etc/sudoers.d/${USER}
diff --git a/setup/start/custom.yml b/setup/start/custom.yml
index 6d0871975..a00d17c76 100644
--- a/setup/start/custom.yml
+++ b/setup/start/custom.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 # add customizations here
 # after making changes run "sudo systemctl restart box"
 
-features:
-  configureBackup: true
-  dynamicDns: true
-  subscription: true
-  remoteSupport: true
+# features:
+#   configureBackup: true
+#   dynamicDns: true
+#   subscription: true
+#   remoteSupport: true
+# 
+# support:
+#   email: support@cloudron.io
+# 
+# alerts:
+#   email: support@cloudron.io
+#   notifyCloudronAdmins: false
 
-support:
-  email: support@cloudron.io
-
-alerts:
-  email: support@cloudron.io
-  notifyCloudronAdmins: false
diff --git a/src/custom.js b/src/custom.js
index 321428cbe..465c85eea 100644
--- a/src/custom.js
+++ b/src/custom.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function supportEmail() {
 }
 
 function alertsEmail() {
-    return safe.query(gCustom, 'alerts.email', 'support@cloudron.io');
+    return safe.query(gCustom, 'alerts.email', '');
 }
 
 function sendAlertsToCloudronAdmins() {