diff --git a/src/Config.py b/src/Config.py
index d763e0f1c..be162108e 100644
--- a/src/Config.py
+++ b/src/Config.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class Config(callbacks.Privmsg):
         name = privmsgs.getArgs(args)
         name = self._canonicalizeName(name)
         wrapper = getWrapper(name)
-        v = wrapper.__class__(wrapper.default, '')
+        v = wrapper.__class__(wrapper._default, '')
         irc.reply(str(v))
 
     def reload(self, irc, msg, args):
diff --git a/test/test_Config.py b/test/test_Config.py
index 56b2bab56..5a44153d5 100644
--- a/test/test_Config.py
+++ b/test/test_Config.py
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ class ConfigTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase):
         self.assertNotError('config channel reply.whenAddressedBy.chars @')
         self.assertNotRegexp('config search chars', self.channel)
 
+    def testDefault(self):
+        self.assertNotError('config default '
+                            'supybot.replies.genericNoCapability')
+
 
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