diff -r ef2fdb55e8ec -r 5e412dbd9362 java/sql-dk/src/info/globalcode/sql/dk/configuration/Configuration.java
--- a/java/sql-dk/src/info/globalcode/sql/dk/configuration/Configuration.java	Sun Dec 22 20:51:32 2013 +0100
+++ b/java/sql-dk/src/info/globalcode/sql/dk/configuration/Configuration.java	Sun Dec 22 21:02:37 2013 +0100
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import static info.globalcode.sql.dk.Xmlns.CONFIGURATION;
 import static info.globalcode.sql.dk.Functions.findByName;
 import info.globalcode.sql.dk.formatting.SilentFormatter;
+import info.globalcode.sql.dk.formatting.TabularFormatter;
 import info.globalcode.sql.dk.formatting.XmlFormatter;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@
 
 	private List<DatabaseDefinition> databases = new ArrayList<>();
 	private List<FormatterDefinition> formatters = new ArrayList<>();
+	/**
+	 * is used if no formatter is specified on CLI nor in user configuration
+	 */
+	public static final String DEFAULT_FORMATTER = TabularFormatter.NAME;
 	private String defaultFormatter;
 	/**
 	 * Default list of formatters. Is used if particular name is not found in user configuration.
@@ -47,6 +52,7 @@
 		Collection<FormatterDefinition> l = new ArrayList<>();
 		l.add(new FormatterDefinition(SilentFormatter.NAME, SilentFormatter.class.getName()));
 		l.add(new FormatterDefinition(XmlFormatter.NAME, XmlFormatter.class.getName()));
+		l.add(new FormatterDefinition(TabularFormatter.NAME, TabularFormatter.class.getName()));
 		buildInFormatters = Collections.unmodifiableCollection(l);
 	}
 
@@ -72,9 +78,23 @@
 		this.formatters = formatters;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param name name of desired formatter. Looking for this name in user configuration, then in
+	 * buil-in formatters. If null, default from configuration or (if not configured) built-in
+	 * default is used.
+	 * @return formatter definition or null if none for this name is found
+	 */
 	public FormatterDefinition getFormatter(String name) {
-		FormatterDefinition fd = findByName(formatters, name);
-		return fd == null ? findByName(buildInFormatters, name) : fd;
+		if (name == null) {
+			if (defaultFormatter == null) {
+				return getFormatter(DEFAULT_FORMATTER);
+			} else {
+				return getFormatter(defaultFormatter);
+			}
+		} else {
+			FormatterDefinition fd = findByName(formatters, name);
+			return fd == null ? findByName(buildInFormatters, name) : fd;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**