diff --git a/filecaster-derive/src/from_file/ast.rs b/filecaster-derive/src/from_file/ast.rs
index c9f7a89..73b7f92 100644
--- a/filecaster-derive/src/from_file/ast.rs
+++ b/filecaster-derive/src/from_file/ast.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub struct Field {
     pub attrs: Vec<Attribute>,
     pub vis: TokenStream,
     pub name: Ident,
-    pub ty: Ident,
+    pub ty: TokenStream,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl From<grammar::Field> for Field {
                 .collect(),
             vis: value.vis.to_token_stream(),
             name: value.name,
-            ty: value.ty,
+            ty: value.ty.to_token_stream(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/filecaster-derive/src/from_file/codegen.rs b/filecaster-derive/src/from_file/codegen.rs
index 51b8baf..df195a2 100644
--- a/filecaster-derive/src/from_file/codegen.rs
+++ b/filecaster-derive/src/from_file/codegen.rs
@@ -6,29 +6,29 @@ pub fn generate_impl(info: &Struct) -> Result<TokenStream> {
     let name = &info.name;
     let vis = &info.vis;
     let generics = &info.generics;
-    let file_ident = format_ident!("{name}File");
+    let file_ident = format_ident!("{}File", name.to_string());
 
     let mut file_fields = Vec::new();
     let mut assignments = Vec::new();
 
     for field in &info.fields {
-        let name = &field.name;
-        let ty = &field.ty;
-        let vis = &field.vis;
+        let fname = &field.name;
+        let fty = &field.ty;
+        let fvis = &field.vis;
         let default_override = parse_from_file_default_attr(&field.attrs)?;
 
-        let shadow_ty = quote! { <#ty as filecaster::FromFile>::Shadow };
-        file_fields.push(quote! { #vis #name: Option<#shadow_ty> });
+        let shadow_ty = quote! { <#fty as ::filecaster::FromFile>::Shadow };
+        file_fields.push(quote! { #fvis #fname: Option<#shadow_ty> });
 
         if let Some(expr) = default_override {
             assignments.push(quote! {
-                #name: file.#name
-                    .map(|inner| <#ty as filecaster::FromFile>::from_file(Some(inner)))
-                    .unwrap_or(#expr.into())
+                #fname: file.#fname
+                    .map(|inner| <#fty as ::filecaster::FromFile>::from_file(Some(inner)))
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| (#expr).into())
             });
         } else {
             assignments.push(quote! {
-                #name: <#ty as filecaster::FromFile>::from_file(file.#name)
+                #fname: <#fty as ::filecaster::FromFile>::from_file(file.#fname)
             });
         }
     }
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub fn generate_impl(info: &Struct) -> Result<TokenStream> {
             #(#file_fields),*
         }
 
-        impl #generics filecaster::FromFile for #name #generics {
+        impl #generics ::filecaster::FromFile for #name #generics {
             type Shadow = #file_ident #generics;
 
             fn from_file(file: Option<Self::Shadow>) -> Self {
@@ -54,32 +54,24 @@ pub fn generate_impl(info: &Struct) -> Result<TokenStream> {
 
         impl #generics From<Option<#file_ident #generics>> for #name #generics {
             fn from(value: Option<#file_ident #generics>) -> Self {
-                <Self as filecaster::FromFile>::from_file(value)
+                <Self as ::filecaster::FromFile>::from_file(value)
             }
         }
 
         impl #generics From<#file_ident #generics> for #name #generics {
             fn from(value: #file_ident #generics) -> Self {
-                <Self as filecaster::FromFile>::from_file(Some(value))
+                <Self as ::filecaster::FromFile>::from_file(Some(value))
             }
         }
     })
 }
 
 fn build_derive_clause() -> TokenStream {
-    let mut traits = vec![quote! { Debug }, quote! { Clone }, quote! { Default }];
-    #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
-    {
-        traits.push(quote! { serde::Deserialize });
-        traits.push(quote! { serde::Serialize });
+    quote! {
+        #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+        #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(::serde::Deserialize, ::serde::Serialize))]
+        #[cfg_attr(feature = "merge", derive(::merge::Merge))]
     }
-
-    #[cfg(feature = "merge")]
-    {
-        traits.push(quote! { merge::Merge });
-    }
-
-    quote! { #[derive( #(#traits),* )] }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/filecaster-derive/src/from_file/grammar.rs b/filecaster-derive/src/from_file/grammar.rs
index 86e3f03..3c27555 100644
--- a/filecaster-derive/src/from_file/grammar.rs
+++ b/filecaster-derive/src/from_file/grammar.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ pub struct Foo {
 }
 */
 unsynn! {
-
     pub struct Attribute {
         pub path: Ident, // attr
         pub tokens: ParenthesisGroupContaining<TokenStream> // "value"
diff --git a/filecaster-derive/src/from_file/parser.rs b/filecaster-derive/src/from_file/parser.rs
index 1e3b565..feeb7bc 100644
--- a/filecaster-derive/src/from_file/parser.rs
+++ b/filecaster-derive/src/from_file/parser.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use unsynn::*;
 
 pub fn parse_from_file_default_attr(attrs: &[Attribute]) -> Result<Option<TokenStream>> {
     for attr in attrs {
-        if attr.path == "from_file" {
+        if attr.path.tokens_to_string().trim() == "from_file" {
             let tokens = attr.tokens.clone();
             let iter = tokens.clone().into_token_iter();
 
@@ -21,16 +21,22 @@ pub fn parse_from_file_default_attr(attrs: &[Attribute]) -> Result<Option<TokenS
 
 fn extract_default_token(token: TokenStream) -> Option<TokenStream> {
     let mut iter = token.into_token_iter().peekable();
-
-    while let Some(TokenTree::Ident(id)) = iter.next() {
-        if id != "default" {
-            continue;
-        }
-        match iter.next() {
-            Some(TokenTree::Punct(eq)) if eq.as_char() == '=' => {
-                return Some(collect_until_commas(&mut iter));
+    while let Some(tt) = iter.next() {
+        match &tt {
+            TokenTree::Ident(id) if id == "default" => {
+                // accept optional whitespace/punct and then '='
+                // next non-whitespace token should be '='
+                if let Some(next) = iter.peek()
+                    && let TokenTree::Punct(p) = next
+                    && p.as_char() == '='
+                {
+                    iter.next();
+                    return Some(collect_until_commas(&mut iter));
+                }
+                // if we see "default" without '=', treat as parse failure
+                return None;
             }
-            _ => return None,
+            _ => continue,
         }
     }
 
@@ -48,7 +54,8 @@ where
             iter.next();
             break;
         }
-        expr.extend(once(iter.next().unwrap()));
+        // peek returned Some, so unwrap is safe
+        expr.extend(once(iter.next().expect("this should be impossible to see")));
     }
     expr
 }