1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/time.js b/lib/time.js
index 51f7a28f..580d33ee 100644
--- a/lib/time.js
+++ b/lib/time.js
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ var _Time = function(faker) {
    * @method faker.time.recent
    * @param {string} outputType - 'abbr' || 'wide' || 'unix' (default choice)
    */
-  self.recent = function(outputType = "unix") {
+  self.recent = function(outputType) {
+    if (typeof outputType === "undefined") {
+        outputType = 'unix';
+    }
+
     var date = new Date();
     switch (outputType) {
       case "abbr":
@@ -21,7 +25,6 @@ var _Time = function(faker) {
         date = date.toTimeString();
         break;
       case "unix":
-      default:
         date = date.getTime();
         break;
     }