diff --git a/mylib/email.py b/mylib/email.py
index e90f1d7..9370de2 100644
--- a/mylib/email.py
+++ b/mylib/email.py
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ class EmailClient(
         section.add_option(
             StringOption,
             "templates_path",
+            default=self._defaults["templates_path"],
             comment="Path to templates directory",
         )
 
diff --git a/mylib/scripts/email_test_with_config.py b/mylib/scripts/email_test_with_config.py
index b20b336..2533eac 100644
--- a/mylib/scripts/email_test_with_config.py
+++ b/mylib/scripts/email_test_with_config.py
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ def main(argv=None):  # pylint: disable=too-many-locals,too-many-statements
     config = Config(__doc__, __name__.replace(".", "_"))
 
     email_client = EmailClient(config=config)
-    email_client.configure()
-    config.set_default(
-        "email",
+    email_client.set_default(
         "templates_path",
         os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "email_templates"),
     )
+    email_client.configure()
 
     # Options parser
     parser = config.get_arguments_parser(description=__doc__)