diff --git a/lib/homesick.rb b/lib/homesick.rb
index 314c0ee..ed30af9 100644
--- a/lib/homesick.rb
+++ b/lib/homesick.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ class Homesick < Thor
   GITHUB_NAME_REPO_PATTERN = /\A([A-Za-z_-]+\/[A-Za-z_-]+)\Z/
   SUBDIR_FILENAME = '.homesick_subdir'
 
+  DEFAULT_CASTLE_NAME = 'dotfiles'
+
   def initialize(args = [], options = {}, config = {})
     super
     self.shell = Homesick::Shell.new
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ class Homesick < Thor
 
   desc 'pull CASTLE', 'Update the specified castle'
   method_option :all, :type => :boolean, :default => false, :required => false, :desc => 'Update all cloned castles'
-  def pull(name = 'dotfiles')
+  def pull(name = DEFAULT_CASTLE_NAME)
     if options[:all]
       inside_each_castle do |castle|
         shell.say castle.to_s.gsub(repos_dir.to_s + '/', '') + ':'
@@ -80,20 +82,20 @@ class Homesick < Thor
   end
 
   desc 'commit CASTLE', "Commit the specified castle's changes"
-  def commit(name = 'dotfiles')
+  def commit(name = DEFAULT_CASTLE_NAME)
     commit_castle name
 
   end
 
   desc 'push CASTLE', 'Push the specified castle'
-  def push(name = 'dotfiles')
+  def push(name = DEFAULT_CASTLE_NAME)
     push_castle name
 
   end
 
   desc 'symlink CASTLE', 'Symlinks all dotfiles from the specified castle'
   method_option :force, :default => false, :desc => 'Overwrite existing conflicting symlinks without prompting.'
-  def symlink(name = 'dotfiles')
+  def symlink(name = DEFAULT_CASTLE_NAME)
     check_castle_existance(name, 'symlink')
 
     inside castle_dir(name) do
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ class Homesick < Thor
   end
 
   desc 'track FILE CASTLE', 'add a file to a castle'
-  def track(file, castle = 'dotfiles')
+  def track(file, castle = DEFAULT_CASTLE_NAME)
     castle = Pathname.new(castle)
     file = Pathname.new(file.chomp('/'))
     check_castle_existance(castle, 'track')