diff --git a/licensecheck/cli.py b/licensecheck/cli.py
index 75da5e0..f71fea8 100644
--- a/licensecheck/cli.py
+++ b/licensecheck/cli.py
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ def main(args: dict) -> int:
 	for file in config_files:
 		config += Config.from_path(file, optional=True)
 
-	scopedData: ConfigNode = config.get("tool", default={}).get(
-		"licensecheck", default=ConfigNode()
+	scopedData: ConfigNode = config.get("tool", {}).get(
+		"licensecheck", ConfigNode()
 	)
 	scopedConfig = {**scopedData.data, **args}