diff --git a/src/js.cookie.mjs b/src/js.cookie.mjs
index cd93d315..071aaf21 100644
--- a/src/js.cookie.mjs
+++ b/src/js.cookie.mjs
@@ -15,20 +15,15 @@ function decode (s) {
 }
 
 function init (converter) {
-  var defaults = {}
+  var defaults = {
+    path: '/'
+  }
 
   function set (key, value, attributes) {
     if (typeof document === 'undefined') {
       return
     }
-
-    attributes = extend(
-      {
-        path: '/'
-      },
-      defaults,
-      attributes
-    )
+    attributes = extend(defaults, attributes)
 
     if (typeof attributes.expires === 'number') {
       attributes.expires = new Date(new Date() * 1 + attributes.expires * 864e5)
diff --git a/test/tests.js b/test/tests.js
index b8b5fadd..e623809f 100644
--- a/test/tests.js
+++ b/test/tests.js
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ QUnit.test('API for changing defaults', function (assert) {
     Cookies.set('c', 'v').match(/path=\/foo/),
     'should use attributes from defaults'
   )
-  Cookies.remove('c', { path: '/foo' })
+  Cookies.remove('c')
 
   assert.ok(
     Cookies.set('c', 'v', { path: '/bar' }).match(/path=\/bar/),
@@ -327,10 +327,9 @@ QUnit.test('API for changing defaults', function (assert) {
   Cookies.remove('c', { path: '/bar' })
 
   delete Cookies.defaults.path
-  assert.ok(
-    Cookies.set('c', 'v').match(/path=\//),
-    'should roll back to the default path'
-  )
+  assert.notOk(Cookies.set('c', 'v').match(/path=/), 'should not set any path')
+  Cookies.remove('c')
+  Cookies.defaults.path = '/'
 })
 
 QUnit.test('true secure value', function (assert) {