diff --git a/src/utils/getGrid.js b/src/utils/getGrid.js
index db1dee5..39f1e2e 100644
--- a/src/utils/getGrid.js
+++ b/src/utils/getGrid.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const processSteps = (steps) =>
     }
   })
 
-const insertGutters = (steps, gutter = 0) => {
+const insertGutters = (steps, gutter) => {
   const lastStepIndex = steps.length - 1
   const hasGutter = gutter > 0
   return steps.reduce((acc, step, idx) => {
@@ -95,18 +95,33 @@ const stepIsNotGutter = (step) => !step.isGutter
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 const getGrid = (boundingCurves, grid) => {
+  // Don't destructure arg so we can pass it around as is
+  const gridWithDefaults = {
+    ...{
+      gutter: 0,
+      interpolationStrategy: INTERPOLATION_STRATEGY_ID.EVEN,
+      precision: 20,
+      lineStrategy: LINE_STRATEGY_ID.STRAIGHT_LINES,
+    },
+    ...grid,
+  }
+  console.log('BOUNDS', boundingCurves)
+  console.log('GRID', gridWithDefaults)
+
   validateBoundingCurves(boundingCurves)
-  validateGrid(grid)
+  validateGrid(gridWithDefaults)
 
-  const { gutter } = grid
+  const { gutter } = gridWithDefaults
 
-  const [columns, rows] = [grid.columns, grid.rows].map(prepareSteps(gutter))
+  const [columns, rows] = [gridWithDefaults.columns, gridWithDefaults.rows].map(
+    prepareSteps(gutter)
+  )
 
   // Choose the function to use for interpolating the location of a point on a
   // curve.
-  const interpolatePointOnCurve = getInterpolationStrategy(grid)
+  const interpolatePointOnCurve = getInterpolationStrategy(gridWithDefaults)
 
-  const [getLineOnXAxis, getLineOnYAxis] = getLineStrategy(grid)
+  const [getLineOnXAxis, getLineOnYAxis] = getLineStrategy(gridWithDefaults)
 
   const getPoint = memoize((ratioX, ratioY) => {
     validateGetPointArguments(ratioX, ratioY)
@@ -153,13 +168,14 @@ const getGrid = (boundingCurves, grid) => {
 
     const { xAxis, yAxis } = getLines()
 
-    const g = grid.gutter > 0 ? 2 : 1
+    // If there is a gutter, we need to skip over the gutter space
+    const gutterMultiplier = gutter > 0 ? 2 : 1
 
     return {
-      top: xAxis[y * g][x],
-      bottom: xAxis[y * g + 1][x],
-      left: yAxis[x * g][y],
-      right: yAxis[x * g + 1][y],
+      top: xAxis[y * gutterMultiplier][x],
+      bottom: xAxis[y * gutterMultiplier + 1][x],
+      left: yAxis[x * gutterMultiplier][y],
+      right: yAxis[x * gutterMultiplier + 1][y],
     }
   })
 
diff --git a/src/utils/interpolate/even.js b/src/utils/interpolate/even.js
index 62fa344..5ecf5c2 100644
--- a/src/utils/interpolate/even.js
+++ b/src/utils/interpolate/even.js
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ import { getDistanceBetweenPoints, roundTo10 } from '../math'
 import { validateT } from '../validation'
 import { interpolatePointOnCurveLinear } from './linear'
 
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Const
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-const DEFAULT_PRECISION = 20
-
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Utils
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -64,7 +58,7 @@ export const interpolatePointOnCurveEvenlySpaced =
   (
     // Get an approximation using an arbitrary number of points. Increase for
     // more accuracy at cost of performance
-    { precision = DEFAULT_PRECISION } = {}
+    { precision } = {}
   ) =>
   (t, curve) => {
     // Round the ratio to 10 decimal places to avoid rounding issues where the
diff --git a/src/utils/interpolate/linear.js b/src/utils/interpolate/linear.js
index a1822ca..584d4c8 100644
--- a/src/utils/interpolate/linear.js
+++ b/src/utils/interpolate/linear.js
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ const lerpPoint = (point1, point2, t) => {
   return { x: lerp(point1.x, point2.x, t), y: lerp(point1.y, point2.y, t) }
 }
 
-// Alternativly: Bernstein polynomials
+// Alternativly we could use Bernstein polynomials for interpolation
 // return (
-//   startPoint[coordinate] * (-tCubed + 3 * tSquared - 3 * t + 1) +
-//   controlPoint1[coordinate] * (3 * tCubed - 6 * tSquared + 3 * t) +
-//   controlPoint2[coordinate] * (-3 * tCubed + 3 * tSquared) +
-//   endPoint[coordinate] * tCubed
+//   startPoint[coordinateName] * (-tCubed + 3 * tSquared - 3 * t + 1) +
+//   controlPoint1[coordinateName] * (3 * tCubed - 6 * tSquared + 3 * t) +
+//   controlPoint2[coordinateName] * (-3 * tCubed + 3 * tSquared) +
+//   endPoint[coordinateName] * tCubed
 // )
 const interpolate = (
   t,
diff --git a/src/utils/validation.js b/src/utils/validation.js
index 74fd537..dd3d159 100644
--- a/src/utils/validation.js
+++ b/src/utils/validation.js
@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@ export const validateBoundingCurves = (boundingCurves) => {
 }
 
 export const validateGrid = (grid) => {
-  if (isNil(grid)) {
-    throw new Error('You must supply a grid(Object)')
-  }
-
   const { rows, columns, interpolationStrategy, lineStrategy, precision } = grid
 
   if (isNil(columns)) {
diff --git a/tests/getGrid.unit.test.js b/tests/getGrid.unit.test.js
index 01dd50d..c6feafd 100644
--- a/tests/getGrid.unit.test.js
+++ b/tests/getGrid.unit.test.js
@@ -73,12 +73,6 @@ describe(`getGrid`, () => {
     })
 
     describe(`grid`, () => {
-      it(`throws if no grid is supplied`, () => {
-        expect(() => {
-          getGrid(boundsValid)
-        }).toThrow('You must supply a grid(Object)')
-      })
-
       describe(`columns and rows`, () => {
         it(`throws if no columns are supplied`, () => {
           expect(() => {