diff --git a/go/store/constants/version.go b/go/store/constants/version.go
index c951d2e061..b66e689b4b 100644
--- a/go/store/constants/version.go
+++ b/go/store/constants/version.go
@@ -5,10 +5,22 @@
 // Package constants collects common constants used in Noms, such as the Noms data format version.
 package constants
 
+import "os"
+
+func init() {
+	nbfVerStr := os.Getenv("DOLT_DEFAULT_BIN_FORMAT")
+	if nbfVerStr != "" {
+		FormatDefaultString = nbfVerStr
+	}
+}
+
 const NomsVersion = "7.18"
 
 var NomsGitSHA = "<developer build>"
 
+// See //go/store/types/format.go for corresponding formats.
+
 const Format718String = "7.18"
 const FormatLD1String = "__LD_1__"
-const FormatDefaultString = "7.18"
+
+var FormatDefaultString = Format718String
diff --git a/go/store/types/format.go b/go/store/types/format.go
index 8a96413af2..458c9e164f 100644
--- a/go/store/types/format.go
+++ b/go/store/types/format.go
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 package types
 
-import "errors"
-import "os"
-import "github.com/liquidata-inc/ld/dolt/go/store/constants"
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/liquidata-inc/ld/dolt/go/store/constants"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	nbf, err := GetFormatForVersionString(constants.FormatDefaultString)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("unrecognized value for DOLT_DEFAULT_BIN_FORMAT " + constants.FormatDefaultString)
+	}
+	Format_Default = nbf
+}
 
 type NomsBinFormat struct {
 	tag *formatTag
@@ -41,15 +51,3 @@ func (nbf *NomsBinFormat) VersionString() string {
 		panic("unrecognized NomsBinFormat tag value")
 	}
 }
-
-func init() {
-	nbfVerStr := os.Getenv("DOLT_DEFAULT_BIN_FORMAT")
-	if nbfVerStr == "" {
-		nbfVerStr = constants.FormatDefaultString
-	}
-	nbf, err := GetFormatForVersionString(nbfVerStr)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic("unrecognized value for DOLT_DEFAULT_BIN_FORMAT " + nbfVerStr)
-	}
-	Format_Default = nbf
-}