diff --git a/lib/resque/cli.rb b/lib/resque/cli.rb
index 94162bd43..628d9ddcd 100644
--- a/lib/resque/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/resque/cli.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def initialize(args = [], opts = [], config = {})
     end
 
     desc "work", "Start processing jobs."
-    option :queues,       :aliases => ["-q"], :type => :string, :default => "default"
+    option :queues,       :aliases => ["-q"], :type => :string
     option :require,      :aliases => ["-r"], :type => :string
     option :pid_file,     :aliases => ["-p"], :type => :string
     option :interval,     :aliases => ["-i"], :type => :numeric