diff --git a/lib/jekyll.rb b/lib/jekyll.rb
index 36642a26..b434ea29 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll.rb
@@ -51,21 +51,22 @@ module Jekyll
   # Default options. Overriden by values in _config.yml or command-line opts.
   # (Strings rather symbols used for compatability with YAML).
   DEFAULTS = {
-    'safe'         => false,
-    'auto'         => false,
-    'server'       => false,
-    'server_port'  => 4000,
+    'safe'          => false,
+    'auto'          => false,
+    'server'        => false,
+    'server_port'   => 4000,
 
     'source'       => Dir.pwd,
     'destination'  => File.join(Dir.pwd, '_site'),
     'plugins'      => File.join(Dir.pwd, '_plugins'),
 
-    'future'       => true,
-    'lsi'          => false,
-    'pygments'     => false,
-    'markdown'     => 'maruku',
-    'permalink'    => 'date',
-    
+    'future'        => true,
+    'lsi'           => false,
+    'pygments'      => false,
+    'markdown'      => 'maruku',
+    'permalink'     => 'date',
+    'paginate_path' => 'page:num',
+
     'markdown_ext' => 'markdown,mkd,mkdn,md',
     'textile_ext'  => 'textile',
 
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/generators/pagination.rb b/lib/jekyll/generators/pagination.rb
index 6fb8a3a5..dee5ad54 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/generators/pagination.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/generators/pagination.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Jekyll
 
     private
       def paginate_path(site, num_page)
-        format = site.config['paginate_path'] || "page:num"
+        format = site.config['paginate_path']
         format.sub(':num', num_page.to_s)
       end
   end