diff --git a/src/commands/compact.rs b/src/commands/compact.rs
index ab0c96ba41..4660e88adc 100644
--- a/src/commands/compact.rs
+++ b/src/commands/compact.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub fn compact(
     CompactArgs { rest: columns }: CompactArgs,
     RunnableContext { input, .. }: RunnableContext,
 ) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
-    let objects = input.values.take_while(move |item| {
+    let objects = input.values.filter(move |item| {
         let keep = if columns.is_empty() {
             item.is_some()
         } else {
diff --git a/src/commands/default.rs b/src/commands/default.rs
index 099fd32e0d..52d33e463c 100644
--- a/src/commands/default.rs
+++ b/src/commands/default.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fn default(
             if should_add {
                 match item.insert_data_at_path(&column.item, value.item.clone()) {
                     Some(new_value) => result.push_back(ReturnSuccess::value(new_value)),
-                    None => {}
+                    None => result.push_back(ReturnSuccess::value(item)),
                 }
             } else {
                 result.push_back(ReturnSuccess::value(item));
diff --git a/tests/commands_test.rs b/tests/commands_test.rs
index 4da12d5c80..59621539db 100644
--- a/tests/commands_test.rs
+++ b/tests/commands_test.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use helpers as h;
 use helpers::{Playground, Stub::*};
 
 #[test]
-fn default() {
+fn default_row_data_if_column_missing() {
     Playground::setup("default_test_1", |dirs, sandbox| {
         sandbox.with_files(vec![FileWithContentToBeTrimmed(
             "los_tres_amigos.json",