diff --git a/lib/express-handlebars.js b/lib/express-handlebars.js
index d6832f3..9e17181 100644
--- a/lib/express-handlebars.js
+++ b/lib/express-handlebars.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function ExpressHandlebars(config) {
         extname        : '.handlebars',
         layoutsDir     : undefined, // Default layouts directory is relative to `express settings.view` + `layouts/`
         partialsDir    : undefined, // Default partials directory is relative to `express settings.view` + `partials/`
-        defaultLayout  : 'main',
+        defaultLayout  : undefined,
         helpers        : undefined,
         compilerOptions: undefined,
     }, config);