diff --git a/atlasdb-impl-shared/src/main/java/com/palantir/atlasdb/sweep/queue/config/TargetedSweepRuntimeConfig.java b/atlasdb-impl-shared/src/main/java/com/palantir/atlasdb/sweep/queue/config/TargetedSweepRuntimeConfig.java
index f2f62d7d7ae..2dd2d261395 100644
--- a/atlasdb-impl-shared/src/main/java/com/palantir/atlasdb/sweep/queue/config/TargetedSweepRuntimeConfig.java
+++ b/atlasdb-impl-shared/src/main/java/com/palantir/atlasdb/sweep/queue/config/TargetedSweepRuntimeConfig.java
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ public int batchCellThreshold() {
      * non-empty. The log safety here pertains to the safety of the cells being swept (and not the values).
      */
     @JsonIgnore
+    @Value.Default
     public Function<TableReference, Optional<LogSafety>> tablesToTrackDeletions() {
         return _unused -> Optional.empty();
     }