diff --git a/pkg/audit/result.go b/pkg/audit/result.go
index 1ff1dc0..e334e99 100644
--- a/pkg/audit/result.go
+++ b/pkg/audit/result.go
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ func NewResultFromV2(aV2 *audit.DataAuditResult) *Result {
 }
 
 // New creates and initializes blank Result.
+//
+// Defaults:
+//  - version: pkg.SDKVersion();
+//  - complete: false;
+//  - cid: nil;
+//  - pubKey: nil;
+//  - passSG, failSG: nil;
+//  - failNodes, passNodes: nil;
+//  - hit, miss, fail: 0;
+//  - requests, retries: 0;
+//  - auditEpoch: 0.
 func NewResult() *Result {
 	r := NewResultFromV2(new(audit.DataAuditResult))
 	r.SetVersion(pkg.SDKVersion())
diff --git a/pkg/audit/result_test.go b/pkg/audit/result_test.go
index fc0ce37..23f8fcf 100644
--- a/pkg/audit/result_test.go
+++ b/pkg/audit/result_test.go
@@ -99,6 +99,50 @@ func TestResult_ToV2(t *testing.T) {
 
 		require.Nil(t, x.ToV2())
 	})
+
+	t.Run("default values", func(t *testing.T) {
+		result := audit.NewResult()
+
+		// check initial values
+		require.Equal(t, pkg.SDKVersion(), result.Version())
+
+		require.False(t, result.Complete())
+
+		require.Nil(t, result.ContainerID())
+		require.Nil(t, result.PublicKey())
+		require.Nil(t, result.PassSG())
+		require.Nil(t, result.FailSG())
+		require.Nil(t, result.PassNodes())
+		require.Nil(t, result.FailNodes())
+
+		require.Zero(t, result.Hit())
+		require.Zero(t, result.Miss())
+		require.Zero(t, result.Fail())
+		require.Zero(t, result.Requests())
+		require.Zero(t, result.Retries())
+		require.Zero(t, result.AuditEpoch())
+
+		// convert to v2 message
+		resultV2 := result.ToV2()
+
+		require.Equal(t, pkg.SDKVersion().ToV2(), resultV2.GetVersion())
+
+		require.False(t, resultV2.GetComplete())
+
+		require.Nil(t, resultV2.GetContainerID())
+		require.Nil(t, resultV2.GetPublicKey())
+		require.Nil(t, resultV2.GetPassSG())
+		require.Nil(t, resultV2.GetFailSG())
+		require.Nil(t, resultV2.GetPassNodes())
+		require.Nil(t, resultV2.GetFailNodes())
+
+		require.Zero(t, resultV2.GetHit())
+		require.Zero(t, resultV2.GetMiss())
+		require.Zero(t, resultV2.GetFail())
+		require.Zero(t, resultV2.GetRequests())
+		require.Zero(t, resultV2.GetRetries())
+		require.Zero(t, resultV2.GetAuditEpoch())
+	})
 }
 
 func TestNewResultFromV2(t *testing.T) {