diff --git a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/tag.js b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/tag.js
index 2254017e..349b15c5 100644
--- a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/tag.js
+++ b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/tag.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ exports.Tag = function(tagTitle, tagBody, meta) {
                 this.value.optional = tagType.optional;
                 this.value.nullable = tagType.nullable;
                 this.value.variable = tagType.variable;
-                this.value['default'] = tagType['default'];
+                this.value.defaultvalue = tagType.defaultvalue;
             }
             
             if (tagType.text && tagType.text.length) {
diff --git a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/tag/type.js b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/tag/type.js
index d8d04250..8c053006 100644
--- a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/tag/type.js
+++ b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/tag/type.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ var getTagInfo = exports.getTagInfo = function(tagValue, canHaveName, canHaveTyp
     @param {string} tagValue
     @param {boolean} canHaveName
     @param {boolean} canHaveType
-    @returns {object} Hash with name, type, text, optional, nullable, variable, and default properties
+    @returns {object} Hash with name, type, text, optional, nullable, variable, and defaultvalue properties
  */
 exports.parse = function(tagValue, canHaveName, canHaveType) {
     if (typeof tagValue !== 'string') { tagValue = ''; }
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@ exports.parse = function(tagValue, canHaveName, canHaveType) {
         optional: tagInfo.optional,
         nullable: tagInfo.nullable,
         variable: tagInfo.variable,
-        'default': tagInfo['default']
+        defaultvalue: tagInfo['default']
     };
 };
diff --git a/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/type/jsdocType.js b/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/type/jsdocType.js
index 2e3adcc7..d62a6fe8 100644
--- a/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/type/jsdocType.js
+++ b/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/type/jsdocType.js
@@ -20,27 +20,27 @@ describe("jsdoc/tag/type/jsdocType", function() {
             var info = jsdocType.parse( { name: "[foo]" } );
             expect(info.name).toEqual("foo");
             expect(info.optional).toEqual(true);
-            expect( info['default'] ).toEqual(null);
+            expect( info.defaultvalue ).toEqual(null);
             
             info = jsdocType.parse( { name: "[ bar   ]" } );
             expect(info.name).toEqual("bar");
             expect(info.optional).toEqual(true);
-            expect( info['default'] ).toEqual(null);
+            expect( info.defaultvalue ).toEqual(null);
         });
         
         it("should recognize optional properties with default values", function() {
             var info = jsdocType.parse( { name: "[foo=bar]" } );
             expect(info.name).toEqual("foo");
             expect(info.optional).toEqual(true);
-            expect( info['default'] ).toEqual("bar");
+            expect( info.defaultvalue ).toEqual("bar");
             
             info = jsdocType.parse( { name: "[     baz  =   qux ]" } );
             expect(info.name).toEqual("baz");
             expect(info.optional).toEqual(true);
-            expect( info['default'] ).toEqual("qux");
+            expect( info.defaultvalue ).toEqual("qux");
         });
         
-        it("should only change the `name`, `optional`, and `default` properties", function() {
+        it("should only change the `name`, `optional`, and `defaultvalue` properties", function() {
             var obj = {
                 name: "[foo=bar]",
                 type: "boolean|string",
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ describe("jsdoc/tag/type/jsdocType", function() {
                 optional: null,
                 nullable: null,
                 variable: null,
-                'default': null
+                defaultvalue: null
             };
-            var shouldChange = [ "name", "optional", "default" ];
+            var shouldChange = [ "name", "optional", "defaultvalue" ];
             
             var info = jsdocType.parse(obj);
             for (var key in info) {