diff --git a/revid/config.go b/revid/config.go
index d9bd4877..9c317e9b 100644
--- a/revid/config.go
+++ b/revid/config.go
@@ -211,36 +211,37 @@ func (c *Config) Validate(r *Revid) error {
 		return errors.New("bad input codec defined in config")
 	}
 
-	for i, o := range c.Outputs {
-		switch o {
-		case File:
-		case Udp:
-		case Rtmp, FfmpegRtmp:
-			if c.RtmpUrl == "" {
-				c.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"no RTMP URL: falling back to HTTP")
-				c.Outputs[i] = Http
-				// FIXME(kortschak): Does this want the same line as below?
-				//  c.FramesPerClip = httpFramesPerClip
-				break
+	if c.Outputs == nil {
+		c.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"no output defined, defaulting", "output",
+			defaultOutput)
+		c.Outputs = append(c.Outputs, defaultOutput)
+		c.Packetization = defaultPacketization
+	} else {
+		for i, o := range c.Outputs {
+			switch o {
+			case File:
+			case Udp:
+			case Rtmp, FfmpegRtmp:
+				if c.RtmpUrl == "" {
+					c.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"no RTMP URL: falling back to HTTP")
+					c.Outputs[i] = Http
+					// FIXME(kortschak): Does this want the same line as below?
+					//  c.FramesPerClip = httpFramesPerClip
+					break
+				}
+				c.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"defaulting frames per clip for rtmp out",
+					"framesPerClip", defaultFramesPerClip)
+				c.FramesPerClip = defaultFramesPerClip
+				c.Packetization = Flv
+				c.SendRetry = true
+			case Http, Rtp:
+				c.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"defaulting frames per clip for http out",
+					"framesPerClip", httpFramesPerClip)
+				c.FramesPerClip = httpFramesPerClip
+				c.Packetization = Mpegts
+			default:
+				return errors.New("bad output type defined in config")
 			}
-			c.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"defaulting frames per clip for rtmp out",
-				"framesPerClip", defaultFramesPerClip)
-			c.FramesPerClip = defaultFramesPerClip
-			c.Packetization = Flv
-			c.SendRetry = true
-		case NothingDefined:
-			c.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"no output defined, defaulting", "output",
-				defaultOutput)
-			c.Outputs[i] = defaultOutput
-			c.Packetization = defaultPacketization
-			fallthrough
-		case Http, Rtp:
-			c.Logger.Log(logger.Info, pkg+"defaulting frames per clip for http out",
-				"framesPerClip", httpFramesPerClip)
-			c.FramesPerClip = httpFramesPerClip
-			c.Packetization = Mpegts
-		default:
-			return errors.New("bad output type defined in config")
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/revid/revid_test.go b/revid/revid_test.go
index 08c8521a..18086912 100644
--- a/revid/revid_test.go
+++ b/revid/revid_test.go
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ func TestRaspivid(t *testing.T) {
 	var c Config
 	c.Logger = &logger
 	c.Input = Raspivid
-	c.Outputs = make([]uint8, 1)
 
 	rv, err := New(c, ns)
 	if err != nil {