diff --git a/src/unisync/config.py b/src/unisync/config.py
index 4e1bf2f..3294807 100644
--- a/src/unisync/config.py
+++ b/src/unisync/config.py
@@ -7,16 +7,18 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import ipaddress
 import configparser
 
+from unisync.defaults import *
+
 @dataclass
 class ServerConfig:
     """
     Dataclass keeping the config for connecting to the server
     """
     user: str
-    sshargs: str = ""
-    hostname: str = ""
-    ip: str = ""
-    port: int = 22
+    sshargs: str
+    hostname: str
+    ip: str
+    port: int
 
     def __post_init__(self):
         """
@@ -44,15 +46,15 @@ class UnisonConfig:
     """
     Dataclass keeping unison specific configurations
     """
-    bools: list = field(default_factory=list)
-    values: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+    bools: list
+    values: dict
 
 @dataclass
 class OtherConfig:
     """
     Dataclass keeping miscellanous configuration options
     """
-    cache_dir_path: Path = Path("~/.unisync").expanduser()
+    cache_dir_path: Path
 
 @dataclass
 class Config:
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ class Config:
     server: ServerConfig
     roots: RootsConfig
     unison: UnisonConfig
-    other: OtherConfig = field(default_factory=OtherConfig)
+    other: OtherConfig
 
 
 def load_config(config_path:str) -> Config:
@@ -83,13 +85,13 @@ def load_config(config_path:str) -> Config:
 
     server_config = ServerConfig(
             config.get(server_section, "user"),
-            config.get(server_section, "sshargs", fallback=""),
-            config.get(server_section, "hostname", fallback=""),
-            config.get(server_section, "ip", fallback=""),
-            config.getint(server_section, "port", fallback=22)
+            config.get(server_section, "sshargs", fallback=DEFAULT_SERVER_SSHARGS),
+            config.get(server_section, "hostname", fallback=DEFAULT_SERVER_HOSTNAME),
+            config.get(server_section, "ip", fallback=DEFAULT_SERVER_IP),
+            config.getint(server_section, "port", fallback=DEFAULT_SERVER_PORT)
         )
     roots_config = RootsConfig(
-            config.get(roots_section, "local"),
+            config.get(roots_section, "local", fallback=DEFAULT_ROOTS_LOCAL),
             config.get(roots_section, "remote")
         )
     other_config = OtherConfig(