diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/ZendeskApi.credentials.ts b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/ZendeskApi.credentials.ts
index 2e3d4d3764..a7c7cad6ff 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/credentials/ZendeskApi.credentials.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/credentials/ZendeskApi.credentials.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ export class ZendeskApi implements ICredentialType {
 			name: 'subdomain',
 			type: 'string' as NodePropertyTypes,
 			description: 'The subdomain of your Zendesk work environment.',
-			default: 'n8n',
+			placeholder: 'company',
+			default: '',
 		},
 		{
 			displayName: 'Email',