diff --git a/lib/lesshint.js b/lib/lesshint.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/lesshint.js
+++ b/lib/lesshint.js
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Lesshint.prototype.getReporter = function (reporter) {
     var reporterPath;
 
     // Nothing defined, just fall back to our simple default
-    if (!reporter) {
+    if (!reporter || reporter === 'default') {
         reporterPath = path.resolve(__dirname, './reporters/default');
 
         return require(reporterPath);
Allowed for 'default' reporter as explicit fallback (#<I>)

Fixes #<I>.