diff --git a/docs/rules/no-magic-numbers.md b/docs/rules/no-magic-numbers.md
index ca5b6a9fd5b..9668e1fc822 100644
--- a/docs/rules/no-magic-numbers.md
+++ b/docs/rules/no-magic-numbers.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var dutyFreePrice = 100,
 
 ### ignore
 
-An array of numbers to ignore. It's set to `[0, 1, 2]` by default.
+An array of numbers to ignore. It's set to `[]` by default.
 If provided, it must be an `Array`.
 
 ### enforceConst
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-magic-numbers.js b/lib/rules/no-magic-numbers.js
index a88b08747f5..03877fe8102 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-magic-numbers.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-magic-numbers.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 module.exports = function(context) {
     var config = context.options[0] || {},
-        ignore = config.ignore || [0, 1, 2],
+        ignore = config.ignore || [],
         detectObjects = !!config.detectObjects,
         enforceConst = !!config.enforceConst;
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-magic-numbers.js b/tests/lib/rules/no-magic-numbers.js
index 389967e7fef..540e0b325be 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-magic-numbers.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-magic-numbers.js
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ ruleTester.run("no-magic-numbers", rule, {
         {
             code: "var foo = -42;"
         },
-        {
-            code: "var foo = 0 + 1 + 2;"
-        },
-        {
-            code: "var foo = 0 + 1 - 2;"
-        },
         {
             code: "var foo = 0 + 1 - 2 + -2;",
             options: [{
@@ -69,7 +63,10 @@ ruleTester.run("no-magic-numbers", rule, {
             code: "var foo = { bar:10 }"
         },
         {
-            code: "setTimeout(function() {return 1;}, 0);"
+            code: "setTimeout(function() {return 1;}, 0);",
+            options: [{
+                ignore: [0, 1]
+            }]
         }
     ],
     invalid: [
@@ -84,9 +81,19 @@ ruleTester.run("no-magic-numbers", rule, {
             }]
         },
         {
-            code: "var foo = 0 + 1 - 2 + -2;",
+            code: "var foo = 0 + 1;",
+            errors: [
+                { message: "No magic number: 0"},
+                { message: "No magic number: 1"}
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            code: "var foo = 0 + 1 + -2 + 2;",
             errors: [
-                { message: "No magic number: -2"}
+                { message: "No magic number: 0"},
+                { message: "No magic number: 1"},
+                { message: "No magic number: -2"},
+                { message: "No magic number: 2"}
             ]
         },
         {
@@ -110,6 +117,7 @@ ruleTester.run("no-magic-numbers", rule, {
             code: "console.log(0x1A + 0x02); console.log(071);",
             errors: [
                 { message: "No magic number: 0x1A"},
+                { message: "No magic number: 0x02"},
                 { message: "No magic number: 071"}
             ]
         }, {
@@ -169,6 +177,7 @@ ruleTester.run("no-magic-numbers", rule, {
                 { message: "No magic number: 10", line: 7},
                 { message: "No magic number: 24", line: 11},
                 { message: "No magic number: 1000", line: 15},
+                { message: "No magic number: 0", line: 19},
                 { message: "No magic number: 10", line: 22}
             ]
         }