diff --git a/src/Rules.cpp b/src/Rules.cpp
index 604cc3ad..5113a51f 100644
--- a/src/Rules.cpp
+++ b/src/Rules.cpp
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@ Rules::Rules ()
     // 'summary' report.
     {"reports.summary.holidays", "yes"},
 
-    // 'gaps' report.
-    {"reports.gaps.range",       ":day"},
-
     // Enough of a theme to make the charts work.
     {"theme.description",        "Built-in default"},
     {"theme.colors.exclusion",   "gray8 on gray4"},
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdGaps.cpp b/src/commands/CmdGaps.cpp
index 453c5e18..971bf082 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdGaps.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdGaps.cpp
@@ -39,15 +39,13 @@ int CmdGaps (
 {
   const bool verbose = rules.getBoolean ("verbose");
 
-  // If filter is empty, choose 'today'.
-  auto filter = cli.getFilter ();
-  if (! filter.is_started ())
-  {
-    if (rules.has ("reports.gaps.range"))
-      expandIntervalHint (rules.get ("reports.gaps.range"), filter);
-    else
-      filter.setRange (Datetime ("today"), Datetime ("tomorrow"));
-  }
+  auto default_hint = rules.get ("reports.range", "day");
+  auto report_hint = rules.get ("reports.gaps.range", default_hint);
+
+  Range default_range = {};
+  expandIntervalHint (":" + report_hint, default_range);
+
+  auto filter = cli.getFilter (default_range);
 
   // Is the :blank hint being used?
   bool blank = cli.getHint ("blank", false);