diff --git a/popmon/pipeline/metrics.py b/popmon/pipeline/metrics.py
index 6a2600d9..d0a7f654 100644
--- a/popmon/pipeline/metrics.py
+++ b/popmon/pipeline/metrics.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def stability_metrics(
 def df_stability_metrics(
     df,
     time_axis,
-    settings: Settings,
+    settings: Settings = None,
     features=None,
     binning="auto",
     bin_specs=None,
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ def df_stability_metrics(
     :param kwargs: residual keyword arguments, passed on to stability_report()
     :return: dict with results of metrics pipeline
     """
+    if settings is None:
+        settings = Settings()
+
     # basic checks on presence of time_axis
     if not (isinstance(time_axis, str) and len(time_axis) > 0) and not (
         isinstance(time_axis, bool) and time_axis