@@ -788,11 +788,12 @@
       (let ((data (full-runconfigs-read)))
 	;; keep this one local
 	(cond
 	 ((and (args:get-arg "-section")
 	       (args:get-arg "-var"))
-	  (let ((val (configf:lookup data (args:get-arg "-section")(args:get-arg "-var"))))
+	  (let ((val (or (configf:lookup data (args:get-arg "-section")(args:get-arg "-var"))
+			 (configf:lookup data "default" (args:get-arg "-var")))))
 	    (if val (print val))))
 	 ((not (args:get-arg "-dumpmode"))
 	  (pp (hash-table->alist data)))
 	 ((string=? (args:get-arg "-dumpmode") "json")
 	  (json-write data))