diff --git a/ethcore/src/account_provider/mod.rs b/ethcore/src/account_provider/mod.rs
index 72a546b1f..9177fe0be 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/account_provider/mod.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/account_provider/mod.rs
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ mod tests {
 		// given
 		let ap = AccountProvider::transient_provider();
 		let app = "app1".to_owned();
+		// set `AllAccounts` policy
+		ap.set_new_dapps_whitelist(None).unwrap();
 
 		// when
 		ap.set_dapps_addresses(app.clone(), vec![1.into(), 2.into()]).unwrap();
@@ -431,10 +433,15 @@ mod tests {
 		// given
 		let ap = AccountProvider::transient_provider();
 		let address = ap.new_account("test").unwrap();
-		// Default policy should be to return all
+
+		// Default policy should be to return nothing
+		assert_eq!(ap.dapps_addresses("app1".into()).unwrap(), vec![]);
+
+		// change to all
+		ap.set_new_dapps_whitelist(None).unwrap();
 		assert_eq!(ap.dapps_addresses("app1".into()).unwrap(), vec![address]);
 
-		// change policy
+		// change to a whitelist
 		ap.set_new_dapps_whitelist(Some(vec![1.into()])).unwrap();
 		assert_eq!(ap.dapps_addresses("app1".into()).unwrap(), vec![1.into()]);
 	}
diff --git a/ethcore/src/account_provider/stores.rs b/ethcore/src/account_provider/stores.rs
index 69cf29468..f1f98e2cb 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/account_provider/stores.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/account_provider/stores.rs
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ impl DappsSettingsStore {
 
 	/// Returns current new dapps policy
 	pub fn policy(&self) -> NewDappsPolicy {
-		self.policy.get("default").cloned().unwrap_or(NewDappsPolicy::AllAccounts)
+		self.policy.get("default").cloned().unwrap_or(NewDappsPolicy::Whitelist(vec![]))
 	}
 
 	/// Returns recent dapps (in order of last request)
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ mod tests {
 		let path = temp.as_str().to_owned();
 		let mut store = DappsSettingsStore::new(path.clone());
 		// Test default policy
-		assert_eq!(store.policy(), NewDappsPolicy::AllAccounts);
+		assert_eq!(store.policy(), NewDappsPolicy::Whitelist(vec![]));
 
 		// when
 		store.set_policy(NewDappsPolicy::Whitelist(vec![1.into(), 2.into()]));
diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/tests/mocked/eth.rs b/rpc/src/v1/tests/mocked/eth.rs
index aa60aeb2e..36eb7eb3b 100644
--- a/rpc/src/v1/tests/mocked/eth.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/v1/tests/mocked/eth.rs
@@ -355,8 +355,9 @@ fn rpc_eth_gas_price() {
 fn rpc_eth_accounts() {
 	let tester = EthTester::default();
 	let address = tester.accounts_provider.new_account("").unwrap();
+	tester.accounts_provider.set_new_dapps_whitelist(None).unwrap();
 
-	// with default policy it should return the account
+	// with current policy it should return the account
 	let request = r#"{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "eth_accounts", "params": [], "id": 1}"#;
 	let response = r#"{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":[""#.to_owned() + &format!("0x{:?}", address) + r#""],"id":1}"#;
 	assert_eq!(tester.io.handle_request_sync(request), Some(response.to_owned()));