diff --git a/example/simple/src/main.c b/example/simple/src/main.c
index a63ebf7..308c4ad 100644
--- a/example/simple/src/main.c
+++ b/example/simple/src/main.c
@@ -104,16 +104,13 @@ int initialize_cache(ocf_ctx_t ctx, ocf_cache_t *cache)
 	context.error = &ret;
 
 	/* Cache configuration */
-	cache_cfg.backfill.max_queue_size = 65536;
-	cache_cfg.backfill.queue_unblock_size = 60000;
-	cache_cfg.cache_line_size = ocf_cache_line_size_4;
-	cache_cfg.cache_mode = ocf_cache_mode_wt;
+	ocf_mngt_cache_config_set_default(&cache_cfg);
 	cache_cfg.metadata_volatile = true;
 	cache_cfg.name = "cache1";
 
 	/* Cache deivce (volume) configuration */
+	ocf_mngt_cache_device_config_set_default(&device_cfg);
 	device_cfg.volume_type = VOL_TYPE;
-	device_cfg.cache_line_size = ocf_cache_line_size_4;
 	ret = ocf_uuid_set_str(&device_cfg.uuid, "cache");
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -210,8 +207,9 @@ int initialize_core(ocf_cache_t cache, ocf_core_t *core)
 	context.error = &ret;
 
 	/* Core configuration */
-	core_cfg.volume_type = VOL_TYPE;
+	ocf_mngt_core_config_set_default(&core_cfg);
 	core_cfg.name = "core1";
+	core_cfg.volume_type = VOL_TYPE;
 	ret = ocf_uuid_set_str(&core_cfg.uuid, "core");
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/inc/ocf_def.h b/inc/ocf_def.h
index 740a46f..24503b7 100644
--- a/inc/ocf_def.h
+++ b/inc/ocf_def.h
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ typedef enum {
  * OCF supported cache line sizes in bytes
  */
 typedef enum {
+	ocf_cache_line_size_none = 0,
+		/*!< None */
+
 	ocf_cache_line_size_4 = 4 * KiB,
 		/*!< 4 kiB */
 
diff --git a/inc/ocf_mngt.h b/inc/ocf_mngt.h
index bc9a5a5..16f6b24 100644
--- a/inc/ocf_mngt.h
+++ b/inc/ocf_mngt.h
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ struct ocf_mngt_core_config {
 	 */
 	const char *name;
 
-	/**
-	 * @brief OCF cache ID number
-	 */
-	ocf_cache_id_t cache_id;
-
 	/**
 	 * @brief Add core to pool if cache isn't present or add core to
 	 *	earlier loaded cache
@@ -60,6 +55,25 @@ struct ocf_mngt_core_config {
 	} user_metadata;
 };
 
+/**
+ * @brief Initialize core config to default values
+ *
+ * @note This function doesn't initiialize uuid and volume_type fields
+ *       which have no default values and are required to be set by user.
+ *
+ * @param[in] cfg Core config stucture
+ */
+static inline void ocf_mngt_core_config_set_default(
+		struct ocf_mngt_core_config *cfg)
+{
+	cfg->core_id = OCF_CORE_ID_INVALID;
+	cfg->name = NULL;
+	cfg->try_add = false;
+	cfg->seq_cutoff_threshold = 1024;
+	cfg->user_metadata.data = NULL;
+	cfg->user_metadata.size = 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Get number of OCF caches
  *
@@ -74,8 +88,8 @@ uint32_t ocf_mngt_cache_get_count(ocf_ctx_t ctx);
 /**
  * @brief Get OCF cache
  *
- * @note This function on success also increasing reference counter in given
- *		cache
+ * @note This function on success also increasing reference counter
+ *       in given cache
  *
  * @param[in] ctx OCF context
  * @param[in] id OCF cache ID
@@ -282,6 +296,72 @@ struct ocf_mngt_cache_config {
 	bool use_submit_io_fast;
 };
 
+/**
+ * @brief Initialize core config to default values
+ *
+ * @param[in] cfg Cache config stucture
+ */
+static inline void ocf_mngt_cache_config_set_default(
+		struct ocf_mngt_cache_config *cfg)
+{
+	cfg->id = OCF_CACHE_ID_INVALID;
+	cfg->name = NULL;
+	cfg->cache_mode = ocf_cache_mode_default;
+	cfg->eviction_policy = ocf_eviction_default;
+	cfg->cache_line_size = ocf_cache_line_size_4;
+	cfg->metadata_layout = ocf_metadata_layout_default;
+	cfg->metadata_volatile = false;
+	cfg->backfill.max_queue_size = 65536;
+	cfg->backfill.queue_unblock_size = 60000;
+	cfg->locked = false;
+	cfg->pt_unaligned_io = false;
+	cfg->use_submit_io_fast = false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Start cache instance
+ *
+ * @param[in] ctx OCF context
+ * @param[out] cache Cache handle
+ * @param[in] cfg Starting cache configuration
+ *
+ * @retval 0 Cache started successfully
+ * @retval Non-zero Error occurred and starting cache failed
+ */
+int ocf_mngt_cache_start(ocf_ctx_t ctx, ocf_cache_t *cache,
+		struct ocf_mngt_cache_config *cfg);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Set queue to be used during management operations
+ *
+ * @param[in] cache Cache object
+ * @param[in] queue Queue object
+ *
+ * @retval 0 Success
+ * @retval Non-zero Error occurred
+ */
+int ocf_mngt_cache_set_mngt_queue(ocf_cache_t cache, ocf_queue_t queue);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Completion callback of cache stop operation
+ *
+ * @param[in] cache Cache handle
+ * @param[in] priv Callback context
+ * @param[in] error Error code (zero on success)
+ */
+typedef void (*ocf_mngt_cache_stop_end_t)(ocf_cache_t cache,
+		void *priv, int error);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Stop cache instance
+ *
+ * @param[in] cache Cache handle
+ * @param[in] cmpl Completion callback
+ * @param[in] priv Completion callback context
+ */
+void ocf_mngt_cache_stop(ocf_cache_t cache,
+		ocf_mngt_cache_stop_end_t cmpl, void *priv);
+
 /**
  * @brief Cache attach configuration
  */
@@ -342,48 +422,23 @@ struct ocf_mngt_cache_device_config {
 };
 
 /**
- * @brief Start cache instance
+ * @brief Initialize core config to default values
  *
- * @param[in] ctx OCF context
- * @param[out] cache Cache handle
- * @param[in] cfg Starting cache configuration
+ * @note This function doesn't initiialize uuid and volume_type fields
+ *       which have no default values and are required to be set by user.
  *
- * @retval 0 Cache started successfully
- * @retval Non-zero Error occurred and starting cache failed
+ * @param[in] cfg Cache device config stucture
  */
-int ocf_mngt_cache_start(ocf_ctx_t ctx, ocf_cache_t *cache,
-		struct ocf_mngt_cache_config *cfg);
-
-/**
- * @brief Set queue to be used during management operations
- *
- * @param[in] cache Cache object
- * @param[in] queue Queue object
- *
- * @retval 0 Success
- * @retval Non-zero Error occurred
- */
-int ocf_mngt_cache_set_mngt_queue(ocf_cache_t cache, ocf_queue_t queue);
-
-/**
- * @brief Completion callback of cache stop operation
- *
- * @param[in] cache Cache handle
- * @param[in] priv Callback context
- * @param[in] error Error code (zero on success)
- */
-typedef void (*ocf_mngt_cache_stop_end_t)(ocf_cache_t cache,
-		void *priv, int error);
-
-/**
- * @brief Stop cache instance
- *
- * @param[in] cache Cache handle
- * @param[in] cmpl Completion callback
- * @param[in] priv Completion callback context
- */
-void ocf_mngt_cache_stop(ocf_cache_t cache,
-		ocf_mngt_cache_stop_end_t cmpl, void *priv);
+static inline void ocf_mngt_cache_device_config_set_default(
+		struct ocf_mngt_cache_device_config *cfg)
+{
+	cfg->cache_line_size = ocf_cache_line_size_none;
+	cfg->open_cores = true;
+	cfg->force = false;
+	cfg->perform_test = true;
+	cfg->discard_on_start = true;
+	cfg->volume_params = NULL;
+}
 
 /**
  * @brief Get amount of free RAM needed to attach cache volume
diff --git a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
index 10ba9b4..60b2561 100644
--- a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
+++ b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
@@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@ static int _ocf_mngt_cache_validate_device_cfg(
 	if (device_cfg->uuid.size > OCF_VOLUME_UUID_MAX_SIZE)
 		return -OCF_ERR_INVAL;
 
-	if (device_cfg->cache_line_size &&
+	if (device_cfg->cache_line_size != ocf_cache_line_size_none &&
 		!ocf_cache_line_size_is_valid(device_cfg->cache_line_size))
 		return -OCF_ERR_INVALID_CACHE_LINE_SIZE;
 
diff --git a/src/utils/utils_cache_line.h b/src/utils/utils_cache_line.h
index ab65999..53f9708 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils_cache_line.h
+++ b/src/utils/utils_cache_line.h
@@ -358,11 +358,11 @@ static inline void ocf_set_clean_map_info(struct ocf_request *req)
 static inline bool ocf_cache_line_size_is_valid(uint64_t size)
 {
 	switch (size) {
-	case 4 * KiB:
-	case 8 * KiB:
-	case 16 * KiB:
-	case 32 * KiB:
-	case 64 * KiB:
+	case ocf_cache_line_size_4:
+	case ocf_cache_line_size_8:
+	case ocf_cache_line_size_16:
+	case ocf_cache_line_size_32:
+	case ocf_cache_line_size_64:
 		return true;
 	default:
 		return false;