diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/views/master.py b/src/wuttaweb/views/master.py
index 6876603..cdea8c7 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/views/master.py
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/views/master.py
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ class MasterView(View):
                 elif simple.get('type') is bool:
                     value = self.config.get_bool(name, default=simple.get('default', False))
                 else:
-                    value = self.config.get(name)
+                    value = self.config.get(name, default=simple.get('default'))
 
                 normalized[name] = value