diff --git a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/Config.hs b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/Config.hs
index 8b7ec285b1f6d07b44bbc6149f5f5b8efb094fce..00ec3b16142daab2594219059783b6e8a07b80ab 100644
--- a/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/Config.hs
+++ b/cabal-install/Distribution/Client/Config.hs
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ initialSavedConfig = do
   return mempty {
     savedGlobalFlags     = mempty {
       globalCacheDir     = toFlag cacheDir,
-      globalRemoteRepos  = toNubList [defaultRemoteRepo],
+      globalRemoteRepos  = toNubList [addInfoForKnownRepos defaultRemoteRepo],
       globalWorldFile    = toFlag worldFile
     },
     savedConfigureFlags  = mempty {