diff --git a/viper.go b/viper.go
index 31b41a6..39a3c06 100644
--- a/viper.go
+++ b/viper.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func init() {
 type remoteConfigFactory interface {
 	Get(rp RemoteProvider) (io.Reader, error)
 	Watch(rp RemoteProvider) (io.Reader, error)
-	WatchChannel(rp RemoteProvider)(<-chan *RemoteResponse, chan bool)
+	WatchChannel(rp RemoteProvider) (<-chan *RemoteResponse, chan bool)
 }
 
 // RemoteConfig is optional, see the remote package
@@ -597,32 +597,33 @@ func (v *Viper) Get(key string) interface{} {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	valType := val
 	if v.typeByDefValue {
 		// TODO(bep) this branch isn't covered by a single test.
+		valType := val
 		path := strings.Split(lcaseKey, v.keyDelim)
 		defVal := v.searchMap(v.defaults, path)
 		if defVal != nil {
 			valType = defVal
 		}
+
+		switch valType.(type) {
+		case bool:
+			return cast.ToBool(val)
+		case string:
+			return cast.ToString(val)
+		case int64, int32, int16, int8, int:
+			return cast.ToInt(val)
+		case float64, float32:
+			return cast.ToFloat64(val)
+		case time.Time:
+			return cast.ToTime(val)
+		case time.Duration:
+			return cast.ToDuration(val)
+		case []string:
+			return cast.ToStringSlice(val)
+		}
 	}
 
-	switch valType.(type) {
-	case bool:
-		return cast.ToBool(val)
-	case string:
-		return cast.ToString(val)
-	case int64, int32, int16, int8, int:
-		return cast.ToInt(val)
-	case float64, float32:
-		return cast.ToFloat64(val)
-	case time.Time:
-		return cast.ToTime(val)
-	case time.Duration:
-		return cast.ToDuration(val)
-	case []string:
-		return cast.ToStringSlice(val)
-	}
 	return val
 }