diff --git a/cron/config/file.sls b/cron/config/file.sls
index 9e5510f..c5afe32 100644
--- a/cron/config/file.sls
+++ b/cron/config/file.sls
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
   {%- for task, task_options in cron.tasks.items() %}
 
 cron.{{ task }}:
-  cron.{{ task_options.type|default('present') }}:
+  cron.{{ task_options.type|d('present') }}:
     - name: {{ task_options.name }}
     - identifier: '{{ task }}'
     {%- if 'user' in task_options %}
-    - user: {{ task_options.user|default('root') }}
+    - user: {{ task_options.user|d('root') }}
     {%- endif %}
     {%- for section in ['minute', 'hour', 'daymonth', 'month', 'dayweek', 'comment', 'special'] %}
     {%-   if section in task_options %}
diff --git a/cron/saltcheck-tests/config.tst b/cron/saltcheck-tests/config.tst
index 2206f55..fe3646e 100644
--- a/cron/saltcheck-tests/config.tst
+++ b/cron/saltcheck-tests/config.tst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 validate_cron.{{ task }}_absent:
   module_and_function: cron.get_entry
   args:
-    - {{ task_options.user|default('root') }}
+    - {{ task_options.user|d('root') }}
     - {{ task }}
   assertion: assertFalse
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ validate_cron.{{ task }}_absent:
 validate_cron.{{ task }}_exists:
   module_and_function: cron.get_entry
   args:
-    - {{ task_options.user|default('root') }}
+    - {{ task_options.user|d('root') }}
     - {{ task }}
   assertion: assertEqual
   assertion_section: identifier
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ validate_cron.{{ task }}_exists:
 validate_cron.{{ task }}_{{ section }}:
   module_and_function: cron.get_entry
   args:
-    - {{ task_options.user|default('root') }}
+    - {{ task_options.user|d('root') }}
     - {{ task }}
   assertion: assertEqual
   assertion_section: {{ section }}
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ validate_cron.{{ task }}_{{ section }}:
 validate_cron.{{ task }}_commented:
   module_and_function: cron.get_entry
   args:
-    - {{ task_options.user|default('root') }}
+    - {{ task_options.user|d('root') }}
     - {{ task }}
   assertion: assertTrue
   assertion_section: commented