diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b93e728..5a9f83d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ MulticastSiteAddress: ff05::2:1001
 # Default domain to use
 DefaultDomain: <domain code>
 # Default domain type
-DefaultDomainType: batadv
+DomainType: batadv
 
 # A domain
 [<domain code>]
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Port: 1001
 MulticastLinkAddress: ff02::2:1001
 MulticastSiteAddress: ff05::2:1001
 # Default domain type
-DefaultDomainType: batadv
+DomainType: batadv
 # IPv4 gateway option for ddhcpd
 IPv4Gateway: 10.42.0.1
 
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Port: 1001
 MulticastLinkAddress: ff02::2:1001
 MulticastSiteAddress: ff05::2:1001
 # Default domain type
-DefaultDomainType: batadv
+DomainType: batadv
 
 # First domain
 [one]
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 8ebf80a..fc8b59c 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -3,13 +3,9 @@
 class GlobalOptions():
     ''' Container class for global options
     '''
-    def __init__(self, port, mcast_link, mcast_site, default_domain, default_domain_type, ipv4_gateway):
+    def __init__(self, port, default_domain):
         self.port = port
-        self.mcast_link = mcast_link
-        self.mcast_site = mcast_site
         self.default_domain = default_domain
-        self.default_domain_type = default_domain_type
-        self.ipv4_gateway = ipv4_gateway
 
 class DomainOptions():
     ''' Base container class for per domain options
@@ -21,7 +17,7 @@ def from_parser(cls, section, parser, globals):
         '''
         from domain import DomainType
 
-        domain_type = parser.get(section, 'DomainType', fallback=globals.default_domain_type)
+        domain_type = parser.get(section, 'DomainType', fallback='simple')
         # Get DomainOptions subclass for type and instantiate
         return DomainType.get(domain_type.lower()).options(section, parser, globals)
 
@@ -32,9 +28,9 @@ def __init__(self, name, parser, globals):
 
         self.name = name
         self.interfaces = list(map(str.strip, parser.get(name, 'Interfaces', fallback='').split(',')))
-        self.mcast_link = parser.get(name, 'MulticastLinkAddress', fallback=globals.mcast_link)
-        self.mcast_site = parser.get(name, 'MulticastSiteAddress', fallback=globals.mcast_site)
-        self.ipv4_gateway = parser.get(name, 'IPv4Gateway', fallback=globals.ipv4_gateway)
+        self.mcast_link = parser.get(name, 'MulticastLinkAddress', fallback='ff02::2:1001')
+        self.mcast_site = parser.get(name, 'MulticastSiteAddress', fallback='ff05::2:1001')
+        self.ipv4_gateway = parser.get(name, 'IPv4Gateway', fallback=None)
         self.domain_type = Domain
 
 class BatmanDomainOptions(DomainOptions):
@@ -77,12 +73,8 @@ def _initialize_global_options(self, parser):
         ''' Set all global options
         '''
         self.globals = GlobalOptions(
-            parser.getint(None, 'Port', fallback=1001),
-            parser.get(None, 'MulticastLinkAddress', fallback='ff02::2:1001'),
-            parser.get(None, 'MulticastSiteAddress', fallback='ff05::2:1001'),
-            parser.get(None, 'DefaultDomain', fallback=None),
-            parser.get(None, 'DefaultDomainType', fallback='simple'),
-            parser.get(None, 'IPv4Gateway', fallback=None),
+            parser.getint('Defaults', 'Port', fallback=1001),
+            parser.get('Defaults', 'DefaultDomain', fallback=None)
         )
 
     def _initialize_domain_options(self, parser, domain):
diff --git a/respondd.conf.example b/respondd.conf.example
index e0be388..e85bed2 100644
--- a/respondd.conf.example
+++ b/respondd.conf.example
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ MulticastSiteAddress: ff05::2:1001
 DefaultDomain: ffki
 # Default domain type
 # optional
-DefaultDomainType: batadv
+DomainType: batadv
 # Default ddhcpd IPv4 gateway address
 # optional
 IPv4Gateway: 10.116.128.8
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ IPv4Gateway: 10.116.128.8
 # User your own domain name here
 [ffki]
 # This is a batman domain
-# optional, mandatory if DefaultDomainType not set, default: @DefaultDomainType
+# optional, mandatory if DomainType not set, default: @DomainType
 # supported domain types are: simple, batadv
 DomainType: batadv
 # Batman interface