diff --git a/lib/homesick.rb b/lib/homesick.rb
index e7c0f03..3488c2e 100644
--- a/lib/homesick.rb
+++ b/lib/homesick.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ 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 = '')
+  def pull(name = 'dotfiles')
     if options[:all]
       inside_each_castle do |castle|
         shell.say castle.to_s.gsub(repos_dir.to_s + '/', '') + ':'
@@ -81,20 +81,20 @@ class Homesick < Thor
   end
 
   desc 'commit CASTLE', "Commit the specified castle's changes"
-  def commit(name)
+  def commit(name = 'dotfiles')
     commit_castle name
 
   end
 
   desc 'push CASTLE', 'Push the specified castle'
-  def push(name)
+  def push(name = 'dotfiles')
     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)
+  def symlink(name = 'dotfiles')
     check_castle_existance(name, 'symlink')
 
     inside castle_dir(name) do
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Homesick < Thor
   end
 
   desc 'track FILE CASTLE', 'add a file to a castle'
-  def track(file, castle)
+  def track(file, castle = 'dotfiles')
     castle = Pathname.new(castle)
     file = Pathname.new(file.chomp('/'))
     check_castle_existance(castle, 'track')
diff --git a/spec/homesick_spec.rb b/spec/homesick_spec.rb
index 1d70369..f4037b5 100644
--- a/spec/homesick_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/homesick_spec.rb
@@ -176,6 +176,17 @@ describe 'homesick' do
         home_someapp_dir.join('.some_appfile').readlink.should == someapp_dotfile
       end
     end
+
+    context "when call with no castle name" do
+      let(:castle) { given_castle('dotfiles') }
+      it 'using default castle name: "dotfiles"' do
+        dotfile = castle.file('.some_dotfile')
+
+        homesick.symlink
+
+        home.join('.some_dotfile').readlink.should == dotfile
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'list' do
@@ -248,6 +259,21 @@ describe 'homesick' do
       some_nested_dir.realpath.should == tracked_file.realpath
     end
 
+    context "when call with no castle name" do
+      it 'using default castle name: "dotfiles"' do
+        castle = given_castle('dotfiles')
+
+        some_rc_file = home.file '.some_rc_file'
+
+        homesick.track(some_rc_file.to_s)
+
+        tracked_file = castle.join('.some_rc_file')
+        tracked_file.should exist
+
+        some_rc_file.readlink.should == tracked_file
+      end
+    end
+
     describe 'subdir_file' do
 
       it 'should add the nested files parent to the subdir_file' do