diff --git a/src/unisync/config.py b/src/unisync/config.py
index 357bf7e..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:
@@ -79,18 +81,22 @@ def load_config(config_path:str) -> Config:
     # Check if sections are provided
     server_section = "Server" if "Server" in config.sections() else UNNAMED_SECTION
     roots_section = "Roots" if "Roots" in config.sections() else UNNAMED_SECTION
+    other_section = "Other" if "Other" in config.sections() else UNNAMED_SECTION
 
     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(
+            config.get(other_section, "cache_dir_path", fallback=DEFAULT_MISC_CACHE_DIR_PATH)
+        )
 
     args_bool = list()
     args_val = dict()
@@ -104,4 +110,4 @@ def load_config(config_path:str) -> Config:
                 args_val[key] = val
     unison_config = UnisonConfig(args_bool, args_val)
 
-    return Config(server_config, roots_config, unison_config)
+    return Config(server_config, roots_config, unison_config, other_config)
diff --git a/src/unisync/defaults.py b/src/unisync/defaults.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3afa0d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/unisync/defaults.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# copyright (c) 2026 paul retourné
+# spdx-license-identifier: gpl-3.0-or-later
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Commented out values are part of the config but are required so there is no defaults.
+# This allows this file to be a list of all the config options.
+
+# DEFAULT_SERVER_USER: str = "" 
+DEFAULT_SERVER_SSHARGS: str = ""
+DEFAULT_SERVER_HOSTNAME: str = ""
+DEFAULT_SERVER_IP: str = ""
+DEFAULT_SERVER_PORT: int = 22
+
+DEFAULT_ROOTS_LOCAL: str = str(Path("~/files").expanduser())
+# DEFAULT_ROOTS_REMOTE: str = ""
+
+DEFAULT_MISC_CACHE_DIR_PATH: Path = Path("~/.unisync").expanduser()