diff --git a/src/lib/schemaEntity.ts b/src/lib/schemaEntity.ts
index 355bccba..60f6cca1 100644
--- a/src/lib/schemaEntity.ts
+++ b/src/lib/schemaEntity.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ function schemaInfo<T extends AnyZodObject>(schema: T) {
 export function valueOrDefault(
   value: unknown,
   strict: boolean,
-  implicitDefaults: true,
   schemaInfo: ZodTypeInfo
 ) {
   if (value) return value;
@@ -235,21 +234,19 @@ export function valueOrDefault(
   if (isNullable) return null;
   if (isOptional) return undefined;
 
-  if (implicitDefaults) {
-    if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodString') return '';
-    if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodNumber') return 0;
-    if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodBoolean') return false;
-    // Cannot add default for ZodDate due to https://github.com/Rich-Harris/devalue/issues/51
-    //if (zodType._def.typeName == "ZodDate") return new Date(NaN);
-    if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodArray') return [];
-    if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodObject') {
-      return defaultValues(zodType as AnyZodObject);
-    }
-    if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodSet') return new Set();
-    if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodRecord') return {};
-    if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodBigInt') return BigInt(0);
-    if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodSymbol') return Symbol();
+  if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodString') return '';
+  if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodNumber') return 0;
+  if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodBoolean') return false;
+  // Cannot add default for ZodDate due to https://github.com/Rich-Harris/devalue/issues/51
+  //if (zodType._def.typeName == "ZodDate") return new Date(NaN);
+  if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodArray') return [];
+  if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodObject') {
+    return defaultValues(zodType as AnyZodObject);
   }
+  if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodSet') return new Set();
+  if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodRecord') return {};
+  if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodBigInt') return BigInt(0);
+  if (zodType._def.typeName == 'ZodSymbol') return Symbol();
 
   return undefined;
 }
@@ -279,7 +276,7 @@ export function defaultValues<T extends ZodValidation<AnyZodObject>>(
   return Object.fromEntries(
     fields.map((field) => {
       const typeInfo = schemaTypeInfo[field];
-      const newValue = valueOrDefault(undefined, false, true, typeInfo);
+      const newValue = valueOrDefault(undefined, false, typeInfo);
 
       return [field, newValue];
     })
diff --git a/src/lib/superValidate.ts b/src/lib/superValidate.ts
index 5ecf7dea..ffefcc78 100644
--- a/src/lib/superValidate.ts
+++ b/src/lib/superValidate.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ function formDataToValidation<T extends AnyZodObject>(
     value: string | null,
     typeInfo: ZodTypeInfo
   ): unknown {
-    const newValue = valueOrDefault(value, strict ?? false, true, typeInfo);
+    const newValue = valueOrDefault(value, strict ?? false, typeInfo);
     const zodType = typeInfo.zodType;
 
     // If the value was empty, it now contains the default value,
@@ -437,10 +437,10 @@ function validateResult<T extends AnyZodObject, M>(
 
       let data;
 
-      if (zodKeyStatus == 'passthrough') {
-        data = { ...clone(entityInfo.defaultEntity), ...partialData }
-      } else if (options.strict) {
-        data= parsed.data;
+      if (options.strict) {
+        data = parsed.data;
+      } else if (zodKeyStatus == 'passthrough') {
+        data = { ...clone(entityInfo.defaultEntity), ...partialData };
       } else {
         data = Object.fromEntries(
           schemaKeys.map((key) => [
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ export async function superValidate<
   const { parsed, result } = await parseRequest();
 
   if (options?.strict) {
-    for (const key of Object.keys(parsed.data ?? {})) { 
+    for (const key of Object.keys(parsed.data ?? {})) {
       const isKeyInSchema = schemaData.schemaKeys.includes(key);
       if (!isKeyInSchema && parsed.data) {
         delete parsed.data[key];