diff --git a/src/meta_plugin.rs b/src/meta_plugin.rs
index cafc570..62fe622 100644
--- a/src/meta_plugin.rs
+++ b/src/meta_plugin.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Clone, strum::EnumIter, strum::Display, strum::EnumString, Enum)]
 #[strum(ascii_case_insensitive)]
 pub enum MetaPluginType {
-    FileMagic
+    FileMagic,
 }
 
 pub trait MetaPlugin {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use std::io::Write;
 lazy_static! {
     pub static ref META_PLUGIN_PROGRAMS: EnumMap<MetaPluginType, Option<MetaPluginProgram>> = enum_map! {
         MetaPluginType::FileMagic => {
-            let program = MetaPluginProgram::new("file", vec!["-bE", "-"]);
+            let program = MetaPluginProgram::new("file", vec!["-bE", "-"], "file_magic".to_string());
             if program.supported { Some(program) } else { None }
         }
     };
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ lazy_static! {
 
 pub fn get_meta_plugin(meta_plugin_type: MetaPluginType) -> Box<dyn MetaPlugin> {
     match meta_plugin_type {
-        MetaPluginType::FileMagic => Box::new(MetaPluginProgram::new("file", vec!["-bE", "-"])),
+        MetaPluginType::FileMagic => Box::new(MetaPluginProgram::new("file", vec!["-bE", "-"], "file_magic".to_string())),
     }
 }
+
+pub fn default_meta_plugin_type() -> MetaPluginType {
+    let mut default = MetaPluginType::FileMagic;
+    for meta_plugin_type in MetaPluginType::iter() {
+        let meta_plugin = get_meta_plugin(meta_plugin_type.clone());
+        if meta_plugin.is_supported() {
+            default = meta_plugin_type;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    default
+}