diff --git a/apps/backend/backend_get.c b/apps/backend/backend_get.c
index 78fe8a78..104eeec1 100644
--- a/apps/backend/backend_get.c
+++ b/apps/backend/backend_get.c
@@ -933,6 +933,8 @@ get_common(clicon_handle        h,
 		/* TODO. Remove empty containers */
 	     }
 	     else if (strcmp(with_defaults, "report-all-tagged") == 0) {
+		if (xmlns_set(xret, "wd", "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:default:1.0") < 0)
+		    goto done;
 		/* Mark nodes having default schema values */
 		if (xml_apply(xret, CX_ELMNT, (xml_applyfn_t*)xml_flag_default_value, (void*)XML_FLAG_MARK) < 0)
 		    goto done;
diff --git a/test/test_yang_with_defaults.sh b/test/test_yang_with_defaults.sh
index 6d6125a0..c3bf52de 100755
--- a/test/test_yang_with_defaults.sh
+++ b/test/test_yang_with_defaults.sh
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ expecteof_netconf "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO" \
 "<rpc $DEFAULTNS><get><filter type=\"subtree\"><interfaces $EXAMPLENS/></filter>\
 <with-defaults xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-netconf-with-defaults\">report-all-tagged</with-defaults></get></rpc>" \
 "" \
-"<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data><interfaces $EXAMPLENS>\
+"<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data xmlns:wd=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:default:1.0\"><interfaces $EXAMPLENS>\
 <interface><name>eth0</name><mtu>8192</mtu><status wd:default=\"true\">ok</status></interface>\
 <interface><name>eth1</name><mtu wd:default=\"true\">1500</mtu><status wd:default=\"true\">ok</status></interface>\
 <interface><name>eth2</name><mtu>9000</mtu><status>not feeling so good</status></interface>\