diff --git a/src/core/lombok/core/configuration/JacksonVersion.java b/src/core/lombok/core/configuration/JacksonVersion.java
index 6eb34e58..fc793b17 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/core/configuration/JacksonVersion.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/core/configuration/JacksonVersion.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ public final class JacksonVersion implements ConfigurationValueType {
 	private final boolean useJackson3;
 
 	public static final JacksonVersion _2 = new JacksonVersion(true,  false);
-	public static final JacksonVersion _3 = new JacksonVersion(true,  false);
+	public static final JacksonVersion _3 = new JacksonVersion(false,  true);
 	public static final JacksonVersion _23 = new JacksonVersion(true,  true);
 
 	public JacksonVersion(boolean useJackson2, boolean useJackson3) {
@@ -43,4 +43,8 @@ public final class JacksonVersion implements ConfigurationValueType {
 	public boolean useJackson3() {
 		return useJackson3;
 	}
+
+	public boolean isValid() {
+		return useJackson2 || useJackson3;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleJacksonized.java b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleJacksonized.java
index 9d249c02..76aee907 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleJacksonized.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/eclipse/handlers/HandleJacksonized.java
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ public class HandleJacksonized extends EclipseAnnotationHandler<Jacksonized> {
 		ClassLiteralAccess builderClassLiteralAccess = new ClassLiteralAccess(td.sourceEnd, builderClassExpression);
 		MemberValuePair builderMvp = new MemberValuePair("builder".toCharArray(), td.sourceStart, td.sourceEnd, builderClassLiteralAccess);
 
-		JacksonVersion jacksonVersion = annotationNode.getAst().readConfiguration(ConfigurationKeys.JACKSONIZED_JACKSON_VERSION);
-		if (! (jacksonVersion.useJackson2() || jacksonVersion.useJackson3())) {
+		JacksonVersion jacksonVersion = annotationNode.getAst().readConfigurationOr(ConfigurationKeys.JACKSONIZED_JACKSON_VERSION, JacksonVersion._2);
+		if (! jacksonVersion.isValid()) {
 			annotationNode.addError("Usage: No valid jackson version selected");
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleJacksonized.java b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleJacksonized.java
index 281e5295..37b1aa72 100644
--- a/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleJacksonized.java
+++ b/src/core/lombok/javac/handlers/HandleJacksonized.java
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ public class HandleJacksonized extends JavacAnnotationHandler<Jacksonized> {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		JacksonVersion jacksonVersion = annotationNode.getAst().readConfiguration(ConfigurationKeys.JACKSONIZED_JACKSON_VERSION);
-		if (! (jacksonVersion.useJackson2() || jacksonVersion.useJackson3())) {
+		JacksonVersion jacksonVersion = annotationNode.getAst().readConfigurationOr(ConfigurationKeys.JACKSONIZED_JACKSON_VERSION, JacksonVersion._2);
+		if (! jacksonVersion.isValid()) {
 			annotationNode.addError("Usage: No valid jackson version selected");
 			return;
 		}