diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6948f12..a71b7a7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.2)
 project(libravatarserv
-        VERSION 0.6.1
+        VERSION 0.6.2
         LANGUAGES CXX
 )
 
diff --git a/src/libravatarserv.hpp b/src/libravatarserv.hpp
index b39e64f..c6e832a 100644
--- a/src/libravatarserv.hpp
+++ b/src/libravatarserv.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace global
     extern fs::path avatar_dir;
     extern struct Settings
     {
-        string default_fallback = "";
+        string default_fallback = "404";
         bool redirect_nofallback = false;
         bool redirect_nouser = false;
     } settings;