diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
index 95e97ee..5c3cc10 100644
--- a/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src/settings.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub(crate) const DEFAULT_SHELL_ARGS: &[&str] = &["-cu"];
 pub(crate) const WINDOWS_POWERSHELL_SHELL: &str = "powershell.exe";
 pub(crate) const WINDOWS_POWERSHELL_ARGS: &[&str] = &["-NoLogo", "-Command"];
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Default)]
 pub(crate) struct Settings<'src> {
   pub(crate) allow_duplicate_recipes: bool,
   pub(crate) dotenv_load: Option<bool>,
@@ -67,23 +67,6 @@ impl<'src> Settings<'src> {
   }
 }
 
-impl<'src> Default for Settings<'src> {
-  fn default() -> Self {
-    Self {
-      allow_duplicate_recipes: false,
-      dotenv_load: None,
-      export: false,
-      fallback: true,
-      ignore_comments: false,
-      positional_arguments: false,
-      shell: None,
-      tempdir: None,
-      windows_powershell: false,
-      windows_shell: None,
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
   use super::*;
diff --git a/tests/fall_back_to_parent.rs b/tests/fall_back_to_parent.rs
index db614ff..ea4771a 100644
--- a/tests/fall_back_to_parent.rs
+++ b/tests/fall_back_to_parent.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ fn runs_recipe_in_parent_if_not_found_in_current() {
     .tree(tree! {
       bar: {
         justfile: "
+          set fallback := true
+
           baz:
             echo subdir
         "
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ fn print_error_from_parent_if_recipe_not_found_in_current() {
     .tree(tree! {
       bar: {
         justfile: "
+          set fallback := true
+
           baz:
             echo subdir
         "
@@ -145,6 +149,8 @@ fn works_with_provided_search_directory() {
     .tree(tree! {
       bar: {
         justfile: "
+          set fallback := true
+
           baz:
             echo subdir
         "
@@ -230,6 +236,8 @@ fn prints_correct_error_message_when_recipe_not_found() {
     .tree(tree! {
       bar: {
         justfile: "
+          set fallback := true
+
           bar:
             echo subdir
         "
@@ -261,11 +269,15 @@ fn multiple_levels_of_fallback_work() {
       a: {
         b: {
           justfile: "
+            set fallback := true
+
             foo:
               echo subdir
           "
         },
         justfile: "
+          set fallback := true
+
           bar:
             echo subdir
         "
@@ -298,12 +310,13 @@ fn stop_fallback_when_fallback_is_false() {
       a: {
         b: {
           justfile: "
+            set fallback := true
+
             foo:
               echo subdir
           "
         },
         justfile: "
-          set fallback := false
           bar:
             echo subdir
         "
diff --git a/tests/json.rs b/tests/json.rs
index 9f5eef6..6f418cb 100644
--- a/tests/json.rs
+++ b/tests/json.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fn alias() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
-        "fallback": true,
+        "fallback": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
         "tempdir" : null,
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ fn assignment() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
-        "fallback": true,
+        "fallback": false,
         "ignore_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ fn body() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
-        "fallback": true,
+        "fallback": false,
         "ignore_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ fn dependencies() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
-        "fallback": true,
+        "fallback": false,
         "ignore_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ fn dependency_argument() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
-        "fallback": true,
+        "fallback": false,
         "ignore_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ fn duplicate_recipes() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": true,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
-        "fallback": true,
+        "fallback": false,
         "ignore_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ fn doc_comment() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
-        "fallback": true,
+        "fallback": false,
         "ignore_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ fn empty_justfile() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
-        "fallback": true,
+        "fallback": false,
         "ignore_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ fn parameters() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
-        "fallback": true,
+        "fallback": false,
         "ignore_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ fn priors() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
-        "fallback": true,
+        "fallback": false,
         "ignore_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ fn private() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
-        "fallback": true,
+        "fallback": false,
         "ignore_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ fn quiet() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
-        "fallback": true,
+        "fallback": false,
         "ignore_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ fn shebang() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
-        "fallback": true,
+        "fallback": false,
         "ignore_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ fn simple() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
-        "fallback": true,
+        "fallback": false,
         "ignore_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ fn attribute() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
-        "fallback": true,
+        "fallback": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
         "tempdir" : null,