diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/man.rst
index 81a65e66..14dbac7b 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/man.rst
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ REQUIRED PARAMETERS
 webroot
    The path to your webroot, as set up in your webserver config.
 
+admin-email
+   Where to send Let's Encrypt emails like "certificate needs renewal".
+
 
 OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
 -------------------
-admin-email
-   Where to send Let's Encrypt emails like "certificate needs renewal". Defaults to root@localhost.
-
+None.
 
 EXAMPLES
 --------
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/nonparallel b/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/nonparallel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/parameter/default/admin-email b/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/parameter/default/admin-email
deleted file mode 100644
index 8da2d115..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/parameter/default/admin-email
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-root@localhost
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/parameter/optional
deleted file mode 100644
index bfe77226..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/parameter/optional
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-admin-email
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/parameter/required b/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/parameter/required
index fc7c3e96..45fe4ea6 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/parameter/required
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__letsencrypt_cert/parameter/required
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+admin-email
 webroot