diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2f7e50c..c4e1279 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The following parameters can be used in your custom action configuration.
 | commit_message | :x: | 'Adjusted files for PEP-8 compliance' | Custom git commit message|
 | commit_options | :x: | '*' | Custom git commit options|
 | file_pattern | :x: | '.' | Custom file pattern for `git add`|
-| dependencies | :x: | 'false' |  Path for the repositories 'requirements.txt'. If you have none, you may skip this.|
+| dependencies | :x: | 'requirements.txt' |  Path for the repositories 'requirements.txt'. If you have none, you may skip this.|
 | branch | :white_check_mark: | - | The specific branch you want to merge into. Use ${{ github.head_ref }} if you want to use this with pull requests.|
 
 ### Example
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index f72af2d..778dcc5 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ inputs:
   dependencies:
     description: Path for the repositories 'requirements.txt'. If you have none, you may skip this.
     required: false
-    default: 'false'
+    default: 'requirements.txt'
   branch:
     description: Branch which the changes are merged to
     required: true
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index f7c5472..429f9be 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -24,10 +24,7 @@ pip install -q --upgrade pip
 pip install -q autopep8
 
 # Install custom project dependencies if applicable
-if ! ["$INPUT_DEPENDENCIES" = "false"];
-then
-  pip install -r $INPUT_DEPENDENCIES
-fi
+pip install -r $INPUT_DEPENDENCIES
 
 # Apply PEP 8
 echo "Running autopep8..."