diff --git a/pipeline/defaults/defaults_test.go b/pipeline/defaults/defaults_test.go
index 765baaf07..71196a4ef 100644
--- a/pipeline/defaults/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/defaults/defaults_test.go
@@ -109,23 +109,3 @@ func TestFillSingleBuild(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, ctx.Config.Builds[0].Binary, "goreleaser")
 }
 
-func TestNotAGitRepo(t *testing.T) {
-	_, back := testlib.Mktmp(t)
-	defer back()
-	testlib.GitInit(t)
-	var ctx = &context.Context{
-		Config: config.Project{},
-	}
-	assert.Error(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx))
-	assert.Empty(t, ctx.Config.Release.GitHub.String())
-}
-
-func TestGitRepoWithoutRemote(t *testing.T) {
-	_, back := testlib.Mktmp(t)
-	defer back()
-	var ctx = &context.Context{
-		Config: config.Project{},
-	}
-	assert.Error(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx))
-	assert.Empty(t, ctx.Config.Release.GitHub.String())
-}
diff --git a/pipeline/release/release_test.go b/pipeline/release/release_test.go
index d1dbcc894..6f2bd37c9 100644
--- a/pipeline/release/release_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/release/release_test.go
@@ -122,6 +122,62 @@ func TestSkipPublish(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(t, client.UploadedFile)
 }
 
+func TestDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	_, back := testlib.Mktmp(t)
+	defer back()
+	testlib.GitInit(t)
+	testlib.GitRemoteAdd(t, "git@github.com:goreleaser/goreleaser.git")
+
+	var ctx = &context.Context{
+		Config: config.Project{},
+	}
+	assert.NoError(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx))
+	assert.Equal(t, "goreleaser", ctx.Config.Release.GitHub.Name)
+	assert.Equal(t, "goreleaser", ctx.Config.Release.GitHub.Owner)
+}
+
+func TestDefaultFilled(t *testing.T) {
+	_, back := testlib.Mktmp(t)
+	defer back()
+	testlib.GitInit(t)
+	testlib.GitRemoteAdd(t, "git@github.com:goreleaser/goreleaser.git")
+
+	var ctx = &context.Context{
+		Config: config.Project{
+			Release: config.Release{
+				GitHub: config.Repo{
+					Name:  "foo",
+					Owner: "bar",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	assert.NoError(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx))
+	assert.Equal(t, "foo", ctx.Config.Release.GitHub.Name)
+	assert.Equal(t, "bar", ctx.Config.Release.GitHub.Owner)
+}
+
+func TestDefaultNotAGitRepo(t *testing.T) {
+	_, back := testlib.Mktmp(t)
+	defer back()
+	testlib.GitInit(t)
+	var ctx = &context.Context{
+		Config: config.Project{},
+	}
+	assert.Error(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx))
+	assert.Empty(t, ctx.Config.Release.GitHub.String())
+}
+
+func TestDefaultGitRepoWithoutRemote(t *testing.T) {
+	_, back := testlib.Mktmp(t)
+	defer back()
+	var ctx = &context.Context{
+		Config: config.Project{},
+	}
+	assert.Error(t, Pipe{}.Default(ctx))
+	assert.Empty(t, ctx.Config.Release.GitHub.String())
+}
+
 type DummyClient struct {
 	FailToCreateRelease bool
 	FailToUpload        bool