diff --git a/magefile.go b/magefile.go
index 16592a5d9..064255418 100644
--- a/magefile.go
+++ b/magefile.go
@@ -780,12 +780,20 @@ func printConfig(config []*configOption, level int) (rendered string) {
 			for i := 0; i <= level; i++ {
 				rendered += "#"
 			}
-			rendered += " " + option.key + "\n"
+			rendered += " " + option.key + "\n\n"
 
 			if option.description != "" {
-				rendered += "\n\n" + option.description + "\n\n"
+				rendered += option.description + "\n\n"
+			}
+
+			// Top level config values never have a default value
+			if level > 0 {
+				rendered += "Default: `" + option.defaultValue
+				if option.defaultValue == "" {
+					rendered += "<empty>"
+				}
+				rendered += "`\n"
 			}
-			rendered += "Default: `" + option.defaultValue + "`\n"
 		}
 
 		rendered += "\n" + printConfig(option.children, level+1)