diff --git a/src/WebhookConfig.php b/src/WebhookConfig.php
index 80c5309..dc4add6 100644
--- a/src/WebhookConfig.php
+++ b/src/WebhookConfig.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Spatie\WebhookClient\Exceptions\InvalidConfig;
 use Spatie\WebhookClient\SignatureValidator\SignatureValidator;
 use Spatie\WebhookClient\WebhookProfile\WebhookProfile;
+use Spatie\WebhookClient\WebhookResponse\DefaultRespondsTo;
 use Spatie\WebhookClient\WebhookResponse\RespondsToWebhook;
 
 class WebhookConfig
@@ -43,11 +44,11 @@ public function __construct(array $properties)
         }
         $this->webhookProfile = app($properties['webhook_profile']);
 
-        $webhookResponseClass = $properties['webhook_response'] ?? RespondsToWebhook::class;
+        $webhookResponseClass = $properties['webhook_response'] ?? DefaultRespondsTo::class;
         if (! is_subclass_of($webhookResponseClass, RespondsToWebhook::class)) {
             throw InvalidConfig::invalidWebhookResponse($webhookResponseClass);
         }
-        $this->webhookResponse = app($properties['webhook_response']);
+        $this->webhookResponse = app($webhookResponseClass);
 
         $this->webhookModel = $properties['webhook_model'];
 
diff --git a/tests/WebhookConfigTest.php b/tests/WebhookConfigTest.php
index fb1f4b8..18cb235 100644
--- a/tests/WebhookConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/WebhookConfigTest.php
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ public function it_validates_the_webhook_response()
         new WebhookConfig($config);
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_uses_the_default_webhook_response_if_none_provided()
+    {
+        $config = $this->getValidConfig();
+        $config['webhook_response'] = null;
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(DefaultRespondsTo::class, (new WebhookConfig($config))->webhookResponse);
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function it_validates_the_process_webhook_job()
     {