diff --git a/default.cfg b/default.cfg
index 666b1d4..6547499 100644
--- a/default.cfg
+++ b/default.cfg
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ sp_bool                         = add      # ignore/add/remove/force
 sp_compare                      = add      # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space inside '(' and ')'.
-sp_inside_paren                 = add      # ignore/add/remove/force
+sp_inside_paren                 = force    # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space between nested parentheses, i.e. '((' vs. ') )'.
-sp_paren_paren                  = add      # ignore/add/remove/force
+sp_paren_paren                  = force    # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space between back-to-back parentheses, i.e. ')(' vs. ') ('.
 sp_cparen_oparen                = ignore   # ignore/add/remove/force
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ sp_balance_nested_parens        = true     # true/false
 sp_paren_brace                  = ignore   # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space between nested braces, i.e. '{{' vs '{ {'.
-sp_brace_brace                  = add      # ignore/add/remove/force
+sp_brace_brace                  = force    # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space before pointer star '*'.
 sp_before_ptr_star              = remove   # ignore/add/remove/force
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ sp_permit_cpp11_shift           = false    # true/false
 sp_before_sparen                = force    # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space inside '(' and ')' of control statements.
-sp_inside_sparen                = add      # ignore/add/remove/force
+sp_inside_sparen                = force    # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space after '(' of control statements.
 #
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ sp_before_type_brace_init_lst_close = ignore   # ignore/add/remove/force
 sp_inside_type_brace_init_lst   = ignore   # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space inside '{' and '}'.
-sp_inside_braces                = add      # ignore/add/remove/force
+sp_inside_braces                = force    # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space inside '{}'.
 sp_inside_braces_empty          = remove   # ignore/add/remove/force
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ sp_func_def_paren_empty         = remove   # ignore/add/remove/force
 sp_inside_fparens               = remove   # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space inside function '(' and ')'.
-sp_inside_fparen                = add      # ignore/add/remove/force
+sp_inside_fparen                = force    # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space inside the first parentheses in a function type, as in
 # 'void (*x)(...)'.
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ sp_incdec                       = remove   # ignore/add/remove/force
 # Add or remove space before a backslash-newline at the end of a line.
 #
 # Default: add
-sp_before_nl_cont               = add      # ignore/add/remove/force
+sp_before_nl_cont               = force    # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # (OC) Add or remove space after the scope '+' or '-', as in '-(void) foo;'
 # or '+(int) bar;'.