diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 588e851..6d7d7aa 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ begin
 
 begin_options
 
-ask "Install prefix?" prefix ${prefix:-/usr/local}
-ask "Use LASH?" USE_LASH ${USE_LASH:-yes}
-ask "Build for debugging?" MAINTAINER_MODE ${MAINTAINER_MODE:-no}
+ask "Install prefix?" prefix /usr/local
+ask "Use LASH?" USE_LASH yes
+ask "Build for debugging?" MAINTAINER_MODE no
 
 begin_tests
 
diff --git a/scripts/config-funcs b/scripts/config-funcs
index 6a493a0..92c0663 100644
--- a/scripts/config-funcs
+++ b/scripts/config-funcs
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ ask ()
    default="`eval echo \\$$2`"
    default=${default:-$3}
 
-   echo -n "$BLACK$BOLD::$SGR0 $1 [$BOLD$3$SGR0] "
+   echo -n "$BLACK$BOLD::$SGR0 $1 [$BOLD${default}$SGR0] "
    read answer
    echo "${2}=${answer:-$default}" >> make.conf
 }
 
 ok ()
 {
-    echo "$BOLD${GREEN}ok${SGR0}."
+    echo "$BOLD${GREEN}ok${SGR0}"
 }
 
 failed ()