diff --git a/conf/autoload_configs/local_stream.conf.xml b/conf/autoload_configs/local_stream.conf.xml
index db857697f4..1c1d3f69c4 100755
--- a/conf/autoload_configs/local_stream.conf.xml
+++ b/conf/autoload_configs/local_stream.conf.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 <configuration name="local_stream.conf" description="stream files from local dir">
+  <!-- fallback to default if requested moh class isn't found -->
+  <directory name="default" path="$${base_dir}/sounds/music/8000">
+    <param name="rate" value="8000"/>
+    <param name="shuffle" value="true"/>
+    <param name="channels" value="1"/>
+    <param name="interval" value="20"/>
+    <param name="timer-name" value="soft"/>
+  </directory>
+
   <directory name="moh/8000" path="$${base_dir}/sounds/music/8000">
     <param name="rate" value="8000"/>
     <param name="shuffle" value="true"/>