diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Requests/ConfigurationRequest.php b/app/Api/V1/Requests/ConfigurationRequest.php
index 7a601ed6a5..93f68c2598 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Requests/ConfigurationRequest.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Requests/ConfigurationRequest.php
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class ConfigurationRequest extends FormRequest
     {
         $name = $this->route()->parameter('configName');
         switch ($name) {
+            default:
+                break;
             case 'is_demo_site':
             case 'single_user_mode':
                 return ['value' => $this->boolean('value')];
@@ -75,6 +77,8 @@ class ConfigurationRequest extends FormRequest
     {
         $name = $this->route()->parameter('configName');
         switch ($name) {
+            default:
+                break;
             case 'is_demo_site':
             case 'single_user_mode':
                 return ['value' => ['required', new IsBoolean]];
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/OtherCurrenciesCorrections.php b/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/OtherCurrenciesCorrections.php
index cefd9bca1b..c72b014e06 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/OtherCurrenciesCorrections.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/OtherCurrenciesCorrections.php
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ class OtherCurrenciesCorrections extends Command
         /** @var Transaction $lead */
         $lead = null;
         switch ($journal->transactionType->type) {
+            default:
+                break;
             case TransactionType::WITHDRAWAL:
                 $lead = $journal->transactions()->where('amount', '<', 0)->first();
                 break;
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php
index ea508d1cba..997a2c26c9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php
@@ -587,6 +587,8 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
         $entries = [];
         $current = clone $start;
         switch ($step) {
+            default:
+                break;
             case '1D':
                 // per day the entire period, balance for every day.
                 $format   = (string) trans('config.month_and_day', [], $locale);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Json/RecurrenceController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Json/RecurrenceController.php
index a747aa04ed..cbf6aff8da 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Json/RecurrenceController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Json/RecurrenceController.php
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ class RecurrenceController extends Controller
         $repetition->repetition_skip   = (int) $request->get('skip');
         $repetition->weekend           = (int) $request->get('weekend');
         $actualEnd                     = clone $end;
-        $occurrences                   = [];
         switch ($endsAt) {
+            default:
             case 'forever':
                 // simply generate up until $end. No change from default behavior.
                 $occurrences = $this->recurring->getOccurrencesInRange($repetition, $actualStart, $actualEnd);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
index 44f9f70f8d..a56d4bb6b6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
@@ -384,12 +384,13 @@ class ReportController extends Controller
         }
 
         switch ($reportType) {
-            case 'category':
-                $uri = route('reports.report.category', [$accounts, $categories, $start, $end]);
-                break;
+            default:
             case 'default':
                 $uri = route('reports.report.default', [$accounts, $start, $end]);
                 break;
+            case 'category':
+                $uri = route('reports.report.category', [$accounts, $categories, $start, $end]);
+                break;
             case 'audit':
                 $uri = route('reports.report.audit', [$accounts, $start, $end]);
                 break;
diff --git a/app/Support/Search/AccountSearch.php b/app/Support/Search/AccountSearch.php
index 6f6cb5e833..a8a81d7cc3 100644
--- a/app/Support/Search/AccountSearch.php
+++ b/app/Support/Search/AccountSearch.php
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class AccountSearch implements GenericSearchInterface
         $like          = sprintf('%%%s%%', $this->query);
         $originalQuery = $this->query;
         switch ($this->field) {
+            default:
             case self::SEARCH_ALL:
                 $query->where(
                     static function (Builder $q) use ($like) {
diff --git a/app/Validation/TransactionValidation.php b/app/Validation/TransactionValidation.php
index 457bf4fa3e..f60ce56f7b 100644
--- a/app/Validation/TransactionValidation.php
+++ b/app/Validation/TransactionValidation.php
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ trait TransactionValidation
         $sources = array_unique($sources);
         $dests   = array_unique($dests);
         switch ($type) {
+            default:
             case 'withdrawal':
                 if (count($sources) > 1) {
                     $validator->errors()->add('transactions.0.source_id', (string)trans('validation.all_accounts_equal'));
@@ -409,6 +410,7 @@ trait TransactionValidation
         }
         // TODO not the best way to loop this.
         switch ($type) {
+            default:
             case 'withdrawal':
                 if ($this->arrayEqual($comparison['source_id'])) {
                     // source ID's are equal, return void.