diff --git a/.sgcrc_default b/.sgcrc_default
index 0ef7f58..8ee1a17 100644
--- a/.sgcrc_default
+++ b/.sgcrc_default
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "emojies": true,
   "types": [
     {
       "emoji": ":wrench:",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1752bb0..5041c98 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ A boolean to enable emojies at the beginning of a commit message
 Example:
 ```json
 {
-  "emojies": false
+  "emojies": true
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/lib/promptConfig.js b/lib/promptConfig.js
index 361fc78..3d70653 100644
--- a/lib/promptConfig.js
+++ b/lib/promptConfig.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ const choices = (configuration) => {
   const choicesList = [];
 
   configuration.types.forEach((type) => {
-    const emoji = configuration.emojies && type.emoji ? `${type.emoji} ` : '';
+    const isEmojies = configuration.emojies === undefined ? true : configuration.emojies;
+    const emoji = isEmojies && type.emoji ? `${type.emoji} ` : '';
     const configType = type.type;
     const description = type.description || '';
 
diff --git a/test/promptConfig.js b/test/promptConfig.js
index aaba03d..7a0f588 100644
--- a/test/promptConfig.js
+++ b/test/promptConfig.js
@@ -37,16 +37,16 @@ test('get configuration file equals .sgcrc_default', (t) => {
 
 test('choices are rendered without emojis', (t) => {
   const sgc = getConfig(path.join(fixtures, '.sgcrc'));
+
+  sgc.emojies = false;
+
   const choicesList = choices(sgc);
 
   t.deepEqual(choicesList, withoutEmoji);
 });
 
-test('choices are rendered with emojis', (t) => {
+test('choices are rendered with emojis (default)', (t) => {
   const sgc = getConfig(path.join(fixtures, '.sgcrc'));
-
-  sgc.emojies = true;
-
   const choicesList = choices(sgc);
 
   t.deepEqual(choicesList, withEmoji);