diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/etc/service.properties b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/etc/service.properties
index b3edbc97bba8d5a7cbe431f8d6c0dbf04b414d63..a30a300e86453ce35e87719efcbbbffe78eb32ef 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/etc/service.properties
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/etc/service.properties
@@ -131,6 +131,18 @@ path-info-db-consistency-check.label = Path Info DB consistency check
 path-info-db-consistency-check.dataset-types = .*
 path-info-db-consistency-check.class = ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.dss.generic.server.plugins.standard.DataSetAndPathInfoDBConsistencyCheckProcessingPlugin
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# dropbox configurations
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+inputs = default-dropbbox
+dss-rpc.put-default = default-dropbox
+
+default-dropbox.incoming-dir = ${incoming-root-dir}/incoming-default
+default-dropbox.incoming-data-completeness-condition = auto-detection
+default-dropbox.top-level-data-set-handler = ch.systemsx.cisd.etlserver.registrator.api.v2.JavaTopLevelDataSetHandlerV2
+default-dropbox.program-class = ch.systemsx.cisd.etlserver.registrator.DefaultDropbox
+default-dropbox.storage-processor = ch.systemsx.cisd.etlserver.DefaultStorageProcessor
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Archiver configuration (optional)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------