diff --git a/src/util/ticonfig.js b/src/util/ticonfig.js
index bdc66520..c47c397a 100644
--- a/src/util/ticonfig.js
+++ b/src/util/ticonfig.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class TiConfig {
 	 * Gets a value for a given key. Keys may use dot notation to get values from
 	 * nested objects. For example, "cli.colors" maps to { cli: { colors: true } }.
 	 * @param {String} key - The config object name
-	 * @param {string} defaultValue - A default value if the value does not exist
+	 * @param {string} defaultValue - A default value if the value does not exist or is empty
 	 * @returns {*} The value
 	 */
 	get(key, defaultValue) {
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ export class TiConfig {
 			} while (obj && (p = parts[i++]));
 		}
 
-		return obj && q && Object.hasOwn(obj, q) ? obj[q] : defaultValue;
+		if (obj && q && Object.hasOwn(obj, q)) {
+			return obj[q] === '' && defaultValue !== undefined ? defaultValue : obj[q];
+		}
+		return defaultValue;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/test/util/fixtures/ticonfig/good.json b/test/util/fixtures/ticonfig/good.json
index f6c791d9..8572c6bd 100644
--- a/test/util/fixtures/ticonfig/good.json
+++ b/test/util/fixtures/ticonfig/good.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+	"cli": {
+    	"width": ""
+	},
 	"user": {
 		"name": "Titanium"
 	}
diff --git a/test/util/ticonfig.test.js b/test/util/ticonfig.test.js
index 86cbb70d..eba3429c 100644
--- a/test/util/ticonfig.test.js
+++ b/test/util/ticonfig.test.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ describe('TiConfig', () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(cfg.user.name, 'Titanium');
 		assert.strictEqual(cfg.get().user.name, 'Titanium');
 		assert.strictEqual(cfg.get('foo', 'bar'), 'bar');
+		assert.strictEqual(cfg.get('cli.width', 80), 80);
 	});
 
 	it('should get the config path', () => {
@@ -58,12 +59,14 @@ describe('TiConfig', () => {
 			truthy: 'true',
 			falsey: 'false',
 			undef: undefined,
-			nil: 'null'
+			nil: 'null',
+			empty: ''
 		});
 		assert.strictEqual(cfg.get('truthy'), true);
 		assert.strictEqual(cfg.get('falsey'), false);
 		assert.strictEqual(cfg.get('undef'), '');
 		assert.strictEqual(cfg.get('nil'), null);
+		assert.strictEqual(cfg.get('empty'), '');
 	});
 
 	it('should set values', () => {
@@ -106,6 +109,10 @@ describe('TiConfig', () => {
 
 		cfg.set('bar', 1.23);
 		assert.strictEqual(cfg.get('bar'), '1.23');
+
+		cfg.set('bar', '');
+		assert.strictEqual(cfg.get('bar'), '');
+		assert.strictEqual(cfg.get('bar', 123), 123);
 	});
 
 	it('should save the config', async () => {