diff --git a/slapos/recipe/nosqltestbed/__init__.py b/slapos/recipe/nosqltestbed/__init__.py
index fcdd659e805a2fb229b781f267601e16069e5856..72d2e2b63022947d95a725b673673683882e5640 100644
--- a/slapos/recipe/nosqltestbed/__init__.py
+++ b/slapos/recipe/nosqltestbed/__init__.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class NoSQLTestBed(BaseSlapRecipe):
     self.parameter_dict = self.computer_partition.getInstanceParameterDict()
     try:
       entry_point = pkg_resources.iter_entry_points(group='slapos.recipe.nosqltestbed.plugin',
-                                                    name=self.parameter_dict['plugin']).next()
+                                                    name=self.parameter_dict.get('plugin', 'kumo')).next()
       plugin_class = entry_point.load()
 
       testbed = plugin_class()
diff --git a/slapos/recipe/nosqltestbed/kumo/__init__.py b/slapos/recipe/nosqltestbed/kumo/__init__.py
index 117021b97819efaf12e6393a76f99b46c808cbbc..1d3f2cc4ad6bd1ed9f324f3209d9acec7d286a79 100644
--- a/slapos/recipe/nosqltestbed/kumo/__init__.py
+++ b/slapos/recipe/nosqltestbed/kumo/__init__.py
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ class KumoTestBed(object):
     kumo_cloud_connection = {}
     kumo_cloud_connection['url'] = "http://["+kumo_cloud_config['address']+"]:5000/"
     kumo_cloud_connection['computer_guid_list'] = kumo_cloud_config['computer_guid_list']
-    kumo_cloud_connection['plugin'] = kumo_cloud_config['plugin']
     recipe.computer_partition.setConnectionDict(kumo_cloud_connection)
 
     nosqltester_manager_wrapper_template_location = pkg_resources.resource_filename(