diff --git a/mrblib/hash.rb b/mrblib/hash.rb
index e608d2971..9a8bd8a7b 100644
--- a/mrblib/hash.rb
+++ b/mrblib/hash.rb
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class Hash
     }
     if hash.default_proc
       self.default_proc = hash.default_proc
-    elsif hash.default
+    else 
       self.default = hash.default
     end
     self