diff --git a/sponge/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/api/sponge/LuckPermsUserSubject.java b/sponge/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/api/sponge/LuckPermsUserSubject.java
index ade70224..73a4f327 100644
--- a/sponge/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/api/sponge/LuckPermsUserSubject.java
+++ b/sponge/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/api/sponge/LuckPermsUserSubject.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public class LuckPermsUserSubject extends LuckPermsSubject {
             }
         }
 
-        return Tristate.UNDEFINED;
+
+        return service.getDefaults().getPermissionValue(contexts, permission);
     }
 }
diff --git a/sponge/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/api/sponge/collections/GroupCollection.java b/sponge/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/api/sponge/collections/GroupCollection.java
index 0d616829..615c012d 100644
--- a/sponge/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/api/sponge/collections/GroupCollection.java
+++ b/sponge/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/api/sponge/collections/GroupCollection.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.NonNull;
 import me.lucko.luckperms.api.sponge.LuckPermsService;
 import me.lucko.luckperms.api.sponge.LuckPermsSubject;
-import me.lucko.luckperms.api.sponge.simple.SimpleSubject;
+import me.lucko.luckperms.api.sponge.simple.SimpleCollection;
 import me.lucko.luckperms.groups.GroupManager;
 import org.spongepowered.api.service.context.Context;
 import org.spongepowered.api.service.permission.PermissionService;
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 public class GroupCollection implements SubjectCollection {
     private final LuckPermsService service;
     private final GroupManager manager;
+    private final SimpleCollection fallback = new SimpleCollection(service, "fallback-groups");
 
     @Override
     public String getIdentifier() {
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ public class GroupCollection implements SubjectCollection {
             return LuckPermsSubject.wrapHolder(manager.get(id), service);
         }
 
-        return new SimpleSubject(id, service, this);
+        return fallback.get(id);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -84,6 +85,6 @@ public class GroupCollection implements SubjectCollection {
 
     @Override
     public Subject getDefaults() {
-        return new SimpleSubject("default", service, this);
+        return service.getDefaults();
     }
 }
diff --git a/sponge/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/api/sponge/collections/UserCollection.java b/sponge/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/api/sponge/collections/UserCollection.java
index c7677857..11091e5c 100644
--- a/sponge/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/api/sponge/collections/UserCollection.java
+++ b/sponge/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/api/sponge/collections/UserCollection.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.NonNull;
 import me.lucko.luckperms.api.sponge.LuckPermsService;
 import me.lucko.luckperms.api.sponge.LuckPermsUserSubject;
+import me.lucko.luckperms.api.sponge.simple.SimpleCollection;
 import me.lucko.luckperms.api.sponge.simple.SimpleSubject;
 import me.lucko.luckperms.users.User;
 import me.lucko.luckperms.users.UserManager;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 public class UserCollection implements SubjectCollection {
     private final LuckPermsService service;
     private final UserManager manager;
+    private final SimpleCollection fallback = new SimpleCollection(service, "fallback-users");
 
     @Getter
     private final Map<UUID, LuckPermsUserSubject> users = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ public class UserCollection implements SubjectCollection {
 
         // What am I meant to do here? What if no user is loaded? Load it? Create it?
         // If I do load/create it, this method should always be called async??.... errr.
-        return new SimpleSubject(id, service, this);
+        return fallback.get(id);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/sponge/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/api/sponge/simple/SimpleCollection.java b/sponge/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/api/sponge/simple/SimpleCollection.java
index 2b07019b..ec8549aa 100644
--- a/sponge/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/api/sponge/simple/SimpleCollection.java
+++ b/sponge/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/api/sponge/simple/SimpleCollection.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class SimpleCollection implements SubjectCollection {
     private final Map<String, Subject> subjects = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
     @Override
-    public Subject get(@NonNull String id) {
+    public synchronized Subject get(@NonNull String id) {
         if (!subjects.containsKey(id)) {
             subjects.put(id, new SimpleSubject(id, service, this));
         }