diff --git a/lib/phony/countries.rb b/lib/phony/countries.rb
index bf3307ef..72033888 100644
--- a/lib/phony/countries.rb
+++ b/lib/phony/countries.rb
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@
 
   country '970', fixed(2) >> split(3,2,2) # Reserved
   country '971', fixed(2) >> split(3,2,2) # United Arab Emirates
-  country '972', fixed(2) >> split(3,2,2) # Israel (State of)
+  country '972', default                  # Israel (State of)
   country '973', fixed(2) >> split(3,2,2) # Bahrain (Kingdom of)
   country '974', fixed(2) >> split(3,2,2) # Qatar (State of)
   country '975', fixed(2) >> split(3,2,2) # Bhutan (Kingdom of)
diff --git a/lib/phony/dsl.rb b/lib/phony/dsl.rb
index a8302b7e..f65bda6d 100644
--- a/lib/phony/dsl.rb
+++ b/lib/phony/dsl.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def match regex, options = {}
       NationalSplitters::Regex.instance_for regex, options[:on_fail_take]
     end
     def default
-      NationalSplitters::Default.instance_for
+      none >> NationalSplitters::Default.instance_for
     end
 
     # Local splitters.
diff --git a/spec/lib/phony_spec.rb b/spec/lib/phony_spec.rb
index b06ffb8e..afb10fa3 100644
--- a/spec/lib/phony_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/phony_spec.rb
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@
         Phony.format('414436435').should == '+41 44 364 35'
       end
     end
+    context '"unsupported" countries' do
+      it 'handles normalizing, then formatting' do
+        Phony.format(Phony.normalize('+880-321 5560 5220')).should == '+880 32155605220'
+      end
+    end
   end
   
   context "speed" do