diff --git a/config/default.schema.json b/config/default.schema.json
index 889323c61e0..743bfe41711 100644
--- a/config/default.schema.json
+++ b/config/default.schema.json
@@ -803,7 +803,6 @@
 					"description": "The etherpad api version uri."
 				},
 				"API_KEY": {
-					"default": "",
 					"type": "string",
 					"description": "The etherpad api key for sending requests."
 				},
diff --git a/config/development.json b/config/development.json
index 439d8ab8392..bf191822f66 100644
--- a/config/development.json
+++ b/config/development.json
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 	},
 	"ETHERPAD": {
 		"PAD_URI": "http://localhost:9001/p",
-		"URI": "http://localhost:9001/api/1/"
+		"URI": "http://localhost:9001/api/1.2.14"
 	},
 	"PROVISIONING_SCHULCONNEX_LIZENZ_INFO_URL": "http://localhost:8888/v1/lizenzinfo",
 	"BOARD_COLLABORATION_URI": "ws://localhost:4450"