diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index ebe5693..c503f6a 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -16,13 +16,9 @@ SSH_FORWARD  = settings['SSH_FORWARD']  || false
 
 # Default to shell environment variable: PLAYBOOK (priority #1)
 PLAYBOOK=ENV["PLAYBOOK"]
-if !PLAYBOOK
+if !PLAYBOOK || PLAYBOOK.empty?
   # PLAYBOOK setting in .vagrant.yml (priority #2)
   PLAYBOOK = settings['PLAYBOOK'] || false
-  if !PLAYBOOK || PLAYBOOK.empty?
-    puts "[VAGRANTFILE ERROR]: Set PLAYBOOK setting in .vagrant.yml"
-    abort
-  end
 end
 
 Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
@@ -46,6 +42,6 @@ Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
   config.vm.provision "ansible" do |ansible|
     ENV['ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH'] = File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/roles"
     ansible.compatibility_mode = "2.0"
-    ansible.playbook = "dev/" + PLAYBOOK + ".yml"
+    ansible.playbook = "dev/" + PLAYBOOK || 'default' + ".yml"
   end
 end
diff --git a/dev/default.yml b/dev/default.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dab1e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/default.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+- name: Install 'default' aka nothing
+  hosts: all
+  become: true
+  roles:
+    - base