diff --git a/.cargo-husky/hooks/pre-push b/.cargo-husky/hooks/pre-push
index 46fb32d2..3a69d89a 100755
--- a/.cargo-husky/hooks/pre-push
+++ b/.cargo-husky/hooks/pre-push
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
-echo "Running pre-push hook: cargo +nightly clippy -- -D clippy::all"
-cargo +nightly clippy -- -D clippy::all
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+echo "Running pre-push hook:"
+
+echo "Executing: cargo +nightly clippy -- -D clippy::all"
+cargo +nightly clippy -- -D clippy::all
+
+echo "Executing: cargo test"
+cargo test
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diff --git a/src/options.rs b/src/options.rs
index 1d25ca85..e1a6e226 100644
--- a/src/options.rs
+++ b/src/options.rs
@@ -592,30 +592,33 @@ fn get_default_widget_and_count(
         None
     };
 
-    if widget_type.is_some() {
-        let widget_count = if let Some(widget_count) = matches.value_of("DEFAULT_WIDGET_COUNT") {
-            widget_count.parse::<u128>()?
-        } else if let Some(flags) = &config.flags {
-            if let Some(widget_count) = flags.default_widget_count {
-                widget_count as u128
-            } else {
-                1 as u128
-            }
+    let widget_count = if let Some(widget_count) = matches.value_of("DEFAULT_WIDGET_COUNT") {
+        Some(widget_count.parse::<u128>()?)
+    } else if let Some(flags) = &config.flags {
+        if let Some(widget_count) = flags.default_widget_count {
+            Some(widget_count as u128)
         } else {
-            1 as u128
-        };
-
-        if widget_count > std::u64::MAX as u128 {
-            Err(BottomError::ConfigError(
-                "set your widget count to be at most unsigned INT_MAX.".to_string(),
-            ))
-        } else {
-            Ok((widget_type, widget_count as u64))
+            None
         }
     } else {
-        Err(BottomError::ConfigError(
+        None
+    };
+
+    match (widget_type, widget_count) {
+        (Some(widget_type), Some(widget_count)) => {
+            if widget_count > std::u64::MAX as u128 {
+                Err(BottomError::ConfigError(
+                    "set your widget count to be at most unsigned INT_MAX.".to_string(),
+                ))
+            } else {
+                Ok((Some(widget_type), widget_count as u64))
+            }
+        }
+        (Some(widget_type), None) => Ok((Some(widget_type), 1)),
+        (None, Some(_widget_count)) =>  Err(BottomError::ConfigError(
             "cannot set 'default_widget_count' by itself, it must be used with 'default_widget_type'.".to_string(),
-        ))
+        )),
+        (None, None) => Ok((None, 1))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/arg_tests.rs b/tests/arg_tests.rs
index f6dac340..6f19eb8c 100644
--- a/tests/arg_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/arg_tests.rs
@@ -156,3 +156,17 @@ fn test_invalid_default_widget_2() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_missing_default_widget_type() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    Command::new(get_binary_location())
+        .arg("--default_widget_count")
+        .arg("3")
+        .assert()
+        .failure()
+        .stderr(predicate::str::contains(
+            "The following required arguments were not provided",
+        ));
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/tests/invalid_config_tests.rs b/tests/invalid_config_tests.rs
index cda6beb5..49db85da 100644
--- a/tests/invalid_config_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/invalid_config_tests.rs
@@ -147,3 +147,14 @@ fn test_empty_battery() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         ));
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_invalid_default_widget_count() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    Command::new(get_binary_location())
+        .arg("-C")
+        .arg("./tests/invalid_configs/invalid_default_widget_count.toml")
+        .assert()
+        .failure()
+        .stderr(predicate::str::contains("it must be used with"));
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/tests/invalid_configs/invalid_default_widget_count.toml b/tests/invalid_configs/invalid_default_widget_count.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e299d12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/invalid_configs/invalid_default_widget_count.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[flags]
+default_widget_count = 3
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