diff --git a/src/files.h b/src/files.h
index f9c8e28..4d55ce8 100644
--- a/src/files.h
+++ b/src/files.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const std::string default_config_file = R"RAW({
         "enable_multiple_cursors": false,
         "auto_reload_changed_files": true,
         "clang_format_style_comment": "IndentWidth, AccessModifierOffset and UseTab are set automatically. See http://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.html",
-        "clang_format_style": "ColumnLimit: 0, MaxEmptyLinesToKeep: 2, NamespaceIndentation: All, BreakBeforeBraces: Custom, BraceWrapping: {BeforeElse: true, BeforeCatch: true}",
+        "clang_format_style": "ColumnLimit: 0, NamespaceIndentation: All",
         "clang_usages_threads_comment": "The number of threads used in finding usages in unparsed files. -1 corresponds to the number of cores available, and 0 disables the search",
         "clang_usages_threads": -1
     },
diff --git a/src/window.cc b/src/window.cc
index d617217..e3487a4 100644
--- a/src/window.cc
+++ b/src/window.cc
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
       }
       std::string cmakelists = "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)\n\nproject(" + project_name + ")\n\nset(CMAKE_C_FLAGS \"${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -std=c11 -Wall -Wextra\")\n\nadd_executable(" + project_name + " main.c)\n";
       std::string c_main = "#include <stdio.h>\n\nint main() {\n  printf(\"Hello World!\\n\");\n}\n";
-      std::string clang_format = "IndentWidth: 2\nAccessModifierOffset: -2\nUseTab: Never\nColumnLimit: 0\nMaxEmptyLinesToKeep: 2\nBreakBeforeBraces: Custom\nBraceWrapping: {BeforeElse: true, BeforeCatch: true}\n";
+      std::string clang_format = "IndentWidth: 2\nAccessModifierOffset: -2\nUseTab: Never\nColumnLimit: 0\n";
       if(filesystem::write(cmakelists_path, cmakelists) && filesystem::write(c_main_path, c_main) && filesystem::write(clang_format_path, clang_format)) {
         Directories::get().open(project_path);
         Notebook::get().open(c_main_path);
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
       }
       std::string cmakelists = "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)\n\nproject(" + project_name + ")\n\nset(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS \"${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++1y -Wall -Wextra\")\n\nadd_executable(" + project_name + " main.cpp)\n";
       std::string cpp_main = "#include <iostream>\n\nint main() {\n  std::cout << \"Hello World!\\n\";\n}\n";
-      std::string clang_format = "IndentWidth: 2\nAccessModifierOffset: -2\nUseTab: Never\nColumnLimit: 0\nMaxEmptyLinesToKeep: 2\nBreakBeforeBraces: Custom\nBraceWrapping: {BeforeElse: true, BeforeCatch: true}\nNamespaceIndentation: All\n";
+      std::string clang_format = "IndentWidth: 2\nAccessModifierOffset: -2\nUseTab: Never\nColumnLimit: 0\nNamespaceIndentation: All\n";
       if(filesystem::write(cmakelists_path, cmakelists) && filesystem::write(cpp_main_path, cpp_main) && filesystem::write(clang_format_path, clang_format)) {
         Directories::get().open(project_path);
         Notebook::get().open(cpp_main_path);