diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index ff88013d..89312a43 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -74,6 +74,19 @@ func NewLuetRepository(name, t, descr string, urls []string, priority int, enabl
 	}
 }
 
+func NewEmptyLuetRepository() *LuetRepository {
+	return &LuetRepository{
+		Name:           "",
+		Description:    "",
+		Urls:           []string{},
+		Type:           "",
+		Priority:       9999,
+		TreePath:       "",
+		Enable:         false,
+		Authentication: make(map[string]string, 0),
+	}
+}
+
 func (r *LuetRepository) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("[%s] prio: %d, type: %s, enable: %t", r.Name, r.Priority, r.Type, r.Enable)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/repository/loader.go b/pkg/repository/loader.go
index 46e6365b..37b9375d 100644
--- a/pkg/repository/loader.go
+++ b/pkg/repository/loader.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func LoadRepositories(c *LuetConfig) error {
 }
 
 func LoadRepository(data []byte) (*LuetRepository, error) {
-	ans := &LuetRepository{Enable: false}
+	ans := NewEmptyLuetRepository()
 	err := yaml.Unmarshal(data, &ans)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err