diff --git a/fticks.c b/fticks.c
index f8b4c20..0918aa5 100644
--- a/fticks.c
+++ b/fticks.c
@@ -17,55 +17,61 @@ fticks_configure(struct options *options,
     const char *reporting = (const char *) *reportingp;
     const char *mac = (const char *) *macp;
 
-    if (reporting == NULL)
-	goto out;
-    if (strcasecmp(reporting, "None") == 0)
-	options->fticks_reporting = RSP_FTICKS_REPORTING_NONE;
-    else if (strcasecmp(reporting, "Basic") == 0)
-	options->fticks_reporting = RSP_FTICKS_REPORTING_BASIC;
-    else if (strcasecmp(reporting, "Full") == 0)
-	options->fticks_reporting = RSP_FTICKS_REPORTING_FULL;
-    else {
-	debugx(1, DBG_ERR, "config error: invalid FTicksReporting value: %s",
-	       reporting);
-	r = 1;
-	goto out;
+    /* Set defaults.  */
+    options->fticks_reporting = RSP_FTICKS_REPORTING_NONE;
+    options->fticks_mac = RSP_FTICKS_MAC_VENDOR_KEY_HASHED;
+
+    if (reporting != NULL) {
+	if (strcasecmp(reporting, "None") == 0)
+	    options->fticks_reporting = RSP_FTICKS_REPORTING_NONE;
+	else if (strcasecmp(reporting, "Basic") == 0)
+	    options->fticks_reporting = RSP_FTICKS_REPORTING_BASIC;
+	else if (strcasecmp(reporting, "Full") == 0)
+	    options->fticks_reporting = RSP_FTICKS_REPORTING_FULL;
+	else {
+	    debugx(1, DBG_ERR,
+		   "config error: invalid FTicksReporting value: %s",
+		   reporting);
+	    r = 1;
+	}
     }
 
-    if (mac == NULL)
-	goto out;
-    if (strcasecmp(mac, "Static") == 0)
-	options->fticks_mac = RSP_FTICKS_MAC_STATIC;
-    else if (strcasecmp(mac, "Original") == 0)
-	options->fticks_mac = RSP_FTICKS_MAC_ORIGINAL;
-    else if (strcasecmp(mac, "VendorHashed") == 0)
-	options->fticks_mac = RSP_FTICKS_MAC_VENDOR_HASHED;
-    else if (strcasecmp(mac, "VendorKeyHashed") == 0)
-	options->fticks_mac = RSP_FTICKS_MAC_VENDOR_KEY_HASHED;
-    else if (strcasecmp(mac, "FullyHashed") == 0)
-	options->fticks_mac = RSP_FTICKS_MAC_FULLY_HASHED;
-    else if (strcasecmp(mac, "FullyKeyHashed") == 0)
-	options->fticks_mac = RSP_FTICKS_MAC_FULLY_KEY_HASHED;
-    else {
-	debugx(1, DBG_ERR, "config error: invalid FTicksMAC value: %s", mac);
-	r = 1;
-	goto out;
+    if (mac != NULL) {
+	if (strcasecmp(mac, "Static") == 0)
+	    options->fticks_mac = RSP_FTICKS_MAC_STATIC;
+	else if (strcasecmp(mac, "Original") == 0)
+	    options->fticks_mac = RSP_FTICKS_MAC_ORIGINAL;
+	else if (strcasecmp(mac, "VendorHashed") == 0)
+	    options->fticks_mac = RSP_FTICKS_MAC_VENDOR_HASHED;
+	else if (strcasecmp(mac, "VendorKeyHashed") == 0)
+	    options->fticks_mac = RSP_FTICKS_MAC_VENDOR_KEY_HASHED;
+	else if (strcasecmp(mac, "FullyHashed") == 0)
+	    options->fticks_mac = RSP_FTICKS_MAC_FULLY_HASHED;
+	else if (strcasecmp(mac, "FullyKeyHashed") == 0)
+	    options->fticks_mac = RSP_FTICKS_MAC_FULLY_KEY_HASHED;
+	else {
+	    debugx(1, DBG_ERR,
+		   "config error: invalid FTicksMAC value: %s", mac);
+	    r = 1;
+	}
     }
 
-    if (*keyp == NULL
-	&& (options->fticks_mac == RSP_FTICKS_MAC_VENDOR_KEY_HASHED
-	    || options->fticks_mac == RSP_FTICKS_MAC_FULLY_KEY_HASHED)) {
+    if (*keyp != NULL) {
+	options->fticks_key = *keyp;
+	if (options->fticks_mac != RSP_FTICKS_MAC_VENDOR_KEY_HASHED
+	    && options->fticks_mac != RSP_FTICKS_MAC_FULLY_KEY_HASHED)
+	    debugx(1, DBG_WARN, "config warning: FTicksKey not used");
+    }
+    else if (options->fticks_reporting != RSP_FTICKS_REPORTING_NONE
+	     && (options->fticks_mac == RSP_FTICKS_MAC_VENDOR_KEY_HASHED
+		 || options->fticks_mac == RSP_FTICKS_MAC_FULLY_KEY_HASHED)) {
 	debugx(1, DBG_ERR,
-	       "config error: FTicksMAC %s requires an FTicksKey", mac);
-	options->fticks_mac = RSP_FTICKS_MAC_STATIC;
+	       "config error: FTicksMAC values VendorKeyHashed and "
+	       "FullyKeyHashed require an FTicksKey");
+	options->fticks_reporting = RSP_FTICKS_REPORTING_NONE;
 	r = 1;
-	goto out;
     }
 
-    if (*keyp != NULL)
-	options->fticks_key = *keyp;
-
-out:
     if (*reportingp != NULL) {
 	free(*reportingp);
 	*reportingp = NULL;
diff --git a/radsecproxy.conf-example b/radsecproxy.conf-example
index 909356c..2c1b35b 100644
--- a/radsecproxy.conf-example
+++ b/radsecproxy.conf-example
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@
 # fticksVISCOUNTRY option.
 
 # You can optionally specify FTicksMAC in order to determine if and
-# how Calling-Station-Id is logged.
+# how Calling-Station-Id (users Ethernet MAC address) is being logged.
 #   Static          -- Use a static string as a placeholder for
-#                      Calling-Station-Id.  This is the default.
+#                      Calling-Station-Id.
 #   Original        -- Log Calling-Station-Id as-is.
 #   VendorHashed    -- Keep first three segments as-is, hash the rest.
-#   VendorKeyHashed -- Like VendorHashed but salt with F-Ticks-Key.
+#   VendorKeyHashed -- Like VendorHashed but salt with F-Ticks-Key.    This
+#   		       is the default.
 #   FullyHashed     -- Hash the entire string.
 #   FullyKeyHashed  -- Like FullyHashed but salt with F-Ticks-Key.
 
diff --git a/radsecproxy.conf.5.xml b/radsecproxy.conf.5.xml
index 7fef19c..993eb44 100644
--- a/radsecproxy.conf.5.xml
+++ b/radsecproxy.conf.5.xml
@@ -176,13 +176,17 @@ blocktype name {
 	    The FTicksReporting option is used to enable F-Ticks
 	    logging and can be set to <literal>None</literal>,
 	    <literal>Basic</literal> or <literal>Full</literal>.  Its
-	    default value is <literal>None</literal>.
+	    default value is <literal>None</literal>.  If
+	    FTicksReporting is set to anything other than
+	    <literal>None</literal>, note that the default value for
+	    FTicksMAC is <literal>VendorKeyHashed</literal> which
+	    needs FTicksKey to be set.
 	  </para>
 	  <para>
 	    See <literal>radsecproxy.conf-example</literal> for
 	    details.  Note that radsecproxy has to be configured with
-	    support for F-Ticks (<literal>--enable-fticks</literal>)
-	    for this option to have any effect.
+	    F-Ticks support (<literal>--enable-fticks</literal>) for
+	    this option to have any effect.
 	  </para>
 	</listitem>
       </varlistentry>
@@ -192,23 +196,31 @@ blocktype name {
         <listitem>
 	  <para>
 	    The FTicksMAC option can be used to control if and how
-	    Calling-Station-Id is being logged.  It can be set to one
-	    of <literal>Static</literal>,
-	    <literal>Original</literal>,
+	    Calling-Station-Id (the users Ethernet MAC address) is
+	    being logged.  It can be set to one of
+	    <literal>Static</literal>, <literal>Original</literal>,
 	    <literal>VendorHashed</literal>,
 	    <literal>VendorKeyHashed</literal>,
 	    <literal>FullyHashed</literal> or
 	    <literal>FullyKeyHashed</literal>.
 	  </para>
 	  <para>
-	    The default value for FTicksMAC is <literal>Static</literal>.
-	    Before chosing any of <literal>Original</literal>
+	    The default value for FTicksMAC is
+	    <literal>VendorKeyHashed</literal>.  This means that
+	    FTicksKey has to be set.
+	  <para>
+	    Before chosing any of <literal>Original</literal>,
+	    <literal>FullyHashed</literal> or
+	    <literal>VendorHashed</literal>, consider the implications
+	    for user privacy when MAC addresses are collected.  How
+	    will the logs be stored, transferred and accessed?
+	  </para>
 	  </para>
 	  <para>
 	    See <literal>radsecproxy.conf-example</literal> for
 	    details.  Note that radsecproxy has to be configured with
-	    support for F-Ticks (<literal>--enable-fticks</literal>)
-	    for this option to have any effect.
+	    F-Ticks support (<literal>--enable-fticks</literal>) for
+	    this option to have any effect.
 	  </para>
 	</listitem>
       </varlistentry>
@@ -223,8 +235,8 @@ blocktype name {
 	    option.
 	  </para>
 	  <para>
-	    Note that radsecproxy has to be configured with support
-	    for F-Ticks (<literal>--enable-fticks</literal>) for this
+	    Note that radsecproxy has to be configured with F-Ticks
+	    support (<literal>--enable-fticks</literal>) for this
 	    option to have any effect.
 	  </para>
 	</listitem>
diff --git a/radsecproxy.h b/radsecproxy.h
index f7cc570..08e98b2 100644
--- a/radsecproxy.h
+++ b/radsecproxy.h
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ enum rsp_fticks_reporting_type {
 };
 
 enum rsp_fticks_mac_type {
-    RSP_FTICKS_MAC_STATIC = 0,	/* Default.  */
+    RSP_FTICKS_MAC_STATIC = 0,
     RSP_FTICKS_MAC_ORIGINAL,
     RSP_FTICKS_MAC_VENDOR_HASHED,
-    RSP_FTICKS_MAC_VENDOR_KEY_HASHED,
+    RSP_FTICKS_MAC_VENDOR_KEY_HASHED, /* Default.  */
     RSP_FTICKS_MAC_FULLY_HASHED,
     RSP_FTICKS_MAC_FULLY_KEY_HASHED
 };