diff --git a/radicale/config.py b/radicale/config.py
index 37621614..9cdad823 100644
--- a/radicale/config.py
+++ b/radicale/config.py
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ INITIAL_CONFIG = {
         "http_user_parameter": "",
         "http_password_parameter": ""},
     "git": {
-        "committer": "Firstname Lastname <Radicale@Radicale.org>",
-    },
+        "committer": "Radicale <radicale@example.com>"},
     "rights": {
         "type": "None",
         "file": "~/.config/radicale/rights"},
diff --git a/tests/helpers.py b/tests/helpers.py
index b8b4c7d4..fdc22482 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers.py
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ def get_file_content(file_name):
         with open(os.path.join(EXAMPLES_FOLDER, file_name)) as fd:
             return fd.read()
     except IOError:
-        print(u"Couldn't open the file %s" % file_name)
+        print("Couldn't open the file %s" % file_name)