diff --git a/src/storm/settings/modules/AbstractionSettings.cpp b/src/storm/settings/modules/AbstractionSettings.cpp
index 431d67d7c..1132a17b0 100644
--- a/src/storm/settings/modules/AbstractionSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/storm/settings/modules/AbstractionSettings.cpp
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ namespace storm {
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, precisionOptionName, true, "The precision used for detecting convergence.").addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createDoubleArgument("value", "The precision to achieve.").setDefaultValueDouble(1e-03).addValidationFunctionDouble(storm::settings::ArgumentValidators::doubleRangeValidatorExcluding(0.0, 1.0)).build()).build());
                 std::vector<std::string> pivotHeuristic = {"nearest-max-dev", "most-prob-path", "max-weighted-dev"};
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, pivotHeuristicOptionName, true, "Sets the pivot selection heuristic.")
-                                .addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createStringArgument("name", "The name of an available heuristic. Available are: 'nearest-max-dev', 'most-prob-path' and 'max-weighted-dev'.").addValidationFunctionString(storm::settings::ArgumentValidators::stringInListValidator(pivotHeuristic)).setDefaultValueString("max-weighted-dev").build()).build());
+                                .addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createStringArgument("name", "The name of an available heuristic. Available are: 'nearest-max-dev', 'most-prob-path' and 'max-weighted-dev'.").addValidationFunctionString(storm::settings::ArgumentValidators::stringInListValidator(pivotHeuristic)).setDefaultValueString("nearest-max-dev").build()).build());
 
                 std::vector<std::string> invalidBlockStrategies = {"none", "command", "global"};
                 this->addOption(storm::settings::OptionBuilder(moduleName, invalidBlockStrategyOptionName, true, "Sets the strategy to detect invalid blocks.")
-                                .addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createStringArgument("name", "The name of an available strategy. Available are: 'none', 'command' and 'global'.").addValidationFunctionString(storm::settings::ArgumentValidators::stringInListValidator(invalidBlockStrategies)).setDefaultValueString("command").build()).build());
+                                .addArgument(storm::settings::ArgumentBuilder::createStringArgument("name", "The name of an available strategy. Available are: 'none', 'command' and 'global'.").addValidationFunctionString(storm::settings::ArgumentValidators::stringInListValidator(invalidBlockStrategies)).setDefaultValueString("global").build()).build());
             }
             
             bool AbstractionSettings::isAddAllGuardsSet() const {