diff --git a/languages/cpp/README.md b/languages/cpp/README.md
index ceb90b01e..23b59ac76 100644
--- a/languages/cpp/README.md
+++ b/languages/cpp/README.md
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ Review the help documentation on [Access Tokens]
 ### Client settings
 
 ```c++
+// Optional - if not stressed, then default values are used
 BitwardenSettings bitwardenSettings;
-// Optional - if not stressed,then default values are used
 bitwardenSettings.set_api_url("<bitwarden-url>");
 bitwardenSettings.set_identity_url("<bitwarden-identity>");
 ```
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ bitwardenSettings.set_identity_url("<bitwarden-identity>");
 
 ```c++
 std::string accessToken = "<access-token>";
+// Optional - argument in BitwardenClient
 BitwardenClient bitwardenClient = BitwardenClient(bitwardenSettings);
 bitwardenClient.accessTokenLogin(accessToken);
 ```
diff --git a/languages/cpp/examples/Wrapper.cpp b/languages/cpp/examples/Wrapper.cpp
index 9ad9ffb4f..df4aa164c 100644
--- a/languages/cpp/examples/Wrapper.cpp
+++ b/languages/cpp/examples/Wrapper.cpp
@@ -15,14 +15,15 @@ int main() {
     std::string accessToken = accessTokenEnv;
     std::string organizationId = organizationIdEnv;
 
-    BitwardenSettings bitwardenSettings;
+    
 
     // Optional - commented to use default values
+    // BitwardenSettings bitwardenSettings;
     // bitwardenSettings.set_api_url("<bitwarden-url>");
     // bitwardenSettings.set_identity_url("<bitwarden-identity>");
 
     // Create a Bitwarden client instance
-    BitwardenClient bitwardenClient = BitwardenClient(bitwardenSettings);
+    BitwardenClient bitwardenClient = BitwardenClient();
     // // Access token login
     bitwardenClient.accessTokenLogin(accessToken);
     // Organization ID
diff --git a/languages/cpp/include/BitwardenClient.h b/languages/cpp/include/BitwardenClient.h
index 8f329e8e2..a5cf72475 100644
--- a/languages/cpp/include/BitwardenClient.h
+++ b/languages/cpp/include/BitwardenClient.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 class BitwardenClient {
 public:
-    BitwardenClient(const BitwardenSettings& bitwardenSettings);
+    BitwardenClient(const BitwardenSettings& bitwardenSettings = BitwardenSettings());
     ~BitwardenClient();
     
     void accessTokenLogin(const std::string& accessToken);
diff --git a/languages/cpp/src/BitwardenClient.cpp b/languages/cpp/src/BitwardenClient.cpp
index b3f087fff..fef9ea267 100644
--- a/languages/cpp/src/BitwardenClient.cpp
+++ b/languages/cpp/src/BitwardenClient.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 
-BitwardenClient::BitwardenClient(const BitwardenSettings& bitwardenSettings) : library(nullptr), commandRunner(nullptr), isClientOpen(false), projects(nullptr), secrets(nullptr) {
+BitwardenClient::BitwardenClient(const BitwardenSettings& bitwardenSettings)
+    : library(nullptr), commandRunner(nullptr), isClientOpen(false), projects(nullptr), secrets(nullptr) {
 
     // Set default values for optional strings
     boost::optional<std::string> apiUrl = bitwardenSettings.get_api_url().empty()