diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 472b4af..2000575 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "repl": "bun generate-parser && bun bin/repl",
     "update-reef": "rm -rf ~/.bun/install/cache/ && rm bun.lock && bun update reefvm",
     "cli:install": "ln -s \"$(pwd)/bin/shrimp\" ~/.bun/bin/shrimp",
-    "cli:remove": "rm ~/.bun/bin/shrimp",
+    "cli:remove": "rm ~/.bun/bin/shrimp"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@codemirror/view": "^6.38.3",
diff --git a/src/compiler/tests/compiler.test.ts b/src/compiler/tests/compiler.test.ts
index 263eeb7..184475f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/tests/compiler.test.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/tests/compiler.test.ts
@@ -301,6 +301,23 @@ describe('default params', () => {
     expect('multiply = do x y=5: x * y end; multiply 5 2').toEvaluateTo(10)
   })
 
+  test('null triggers default value', () => {
+    expect('test = do n=true: n end; test').toEvaluateTo(true)
+    expect('test = do n=true: n end; test false').toEvaluateTo(false)
+    expect('test = do n=true: n end; test null').toEvaluateTo(true)
+  })
+
+  test('null triggers default for named parameters', () => {
+    expect("greet = do name='World': name end; greet name=null").toEvaluateTo('World')
+    expect("greet = do name='World': name end; greet name='Bob'").toEvaluateTo('Bob')
+  })
+
+  test('null triggers default with multiple parameters', () => {
+    expect('calc = do x=10 y=20: x + y end; calc null 5').toEvaluateTo(15)
+    expect('calc = do x=10 y=20: x + y end; calc 3 null').toEvaluateTo(23)
+    expect('calc = do x=10 y=20: x + y end; calc null null').toEvaluateTo(30)
+  })
+
   test.skip('array default', () => {
     expect('abc = do alpha=[a b c]: alpha end; abc').toEvaluateTo(['a', 'b', 'c'])
     expect('abc = do alpha=[a b c]: alpha end; abc [x y z]').toEvaluateTo(['x', 'y', 'z'])