diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/fixtures.go b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/fixtures.go
index 4aa7530..4fe2211 100644
--- a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/fixtures.go
+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/fixtures.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
 	th "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper"
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
   "security_group_default_rules": [
     {
       "from_port": 80,
-      "id": "b0e0d7dd-2ca4-49a9-ba82-c44a148b66a5",
+      "id": 1,
       "ip_protocol": "TCP",
       "ip_range": {
         "cidr": "10.10.10.0/24"
@@ -65,16 +66,15 @@
     "ip_range": {
       "cidr": "10.10.12.0/24"
     },
-    "to_port": 80,
-		"id": "b0e0d7dd-2ca4-49a9-ba82-c44a148b66a5"
+    "to_port": 80
   }
 }
 `)
 	})
 }
 
-func mockGetRuleResponse(t *testing.T, ruleID string) {
-	url := rootPath + "/" + ruleID
+func mockGetRuleResponse(t *testing.T, ruleID int) {
+	url := rootPath + "/" + strconv.Itoa(ruleID)
 	th.Mux.HandleFunc(url, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		th.TestMethod(t, r, "GET")
 		th.TestHeader(t, r, "X-Auth-Token", fake.TokenID)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, `
 {
   "security_group_default_rule": {
-    "id": "b0e0d7dd-2ca4-49a9-ba82-c44a148b66a5",
+    "id": 1,
     "from_port": 80,
     "to_port": 80,
     "ip_protocol": "TCP",
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@
 	})
 }
 
-func mockDeleteRuleResponse(t *testing.T, ruleID string) {
-	url := rootPath + "/" + ruleID
+func mockDeleteRuleResponse(t *testing.T, ruleID int) {
+	url := rootPath + "/" + strconv.Itoa(ruleID)
 	th.Mux.HandleFunc(url, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		th.TestMethod(t, r, "DELETE")
 		th.TestHeader(t, r, "X-Auth-Token", fake.TokenID)
diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/requests.go b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/requests.go
index f324a00..d411a37 100644
--- a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/requests.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 	CIDR string `json:"cidr,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// CreateRuleOptsBuilder builds the create rule options into a serializable format.
+// CreateOptsBuilder builds the create rule options into a serializable format.
 type CreateOptsBuilder interface {
 	ToRuleCreateMap() (map[string]interface{}, error)
 }
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 	return map[string]interface{}{"security_group_default_rule": rule}, nil
 }
 
+// Create is the operation responsible for creating a new default rule.
 func Create(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, opts CreateOptsBuilder) CreateResult {
 	var result CreateResult
 
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@
 }
 
 // Get will return details for a particular default rule.
-func Get(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) GetResult {
+func Get(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id int) GetResult {
 	var result GetResult
 
 	_, result.Err = perigee.Request("GET", resourceURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@
 }
 
 // Delete will permanently delete a default rule from the project.
-func Delete(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) gophercloud.ErrResult {
+func Delete(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id int) gophercloud.ErrResult {
 	var result gophercloud.ErrResult
 
 	_, result.Err = perigee.Request("DELETE", resourceURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/requests_test.go b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/requests_test.go
index bc12849..5f43b34 100644
--- a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/requests_test.go
+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/requests_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper/client"
 )
 
-const ruleID = "b0e0d7dd-2ca4-49a9-ba82-c44a148b66a5"
+const ruleID = 1
 
 func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 	th.SetupHTTP()
diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/results.go b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/results.go
index 5f84b0e..8404b82 100644
--- a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/results.go
+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/results.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
 )
 
+// DefaultRule represents a default rule - which is identical to a
+// normal security rule.
 type DefaultRule secgroups.Rule
 
 // DefaultRulePage is a single page of a DefaultRule collection.
diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/urls.go b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/urls.go
index cc928ab..07244f7 100644
--- a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/urls.go
+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/defsecrules/urls.go
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 package defsecrules
 
-import "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
+import (
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
+)
 
 const rulepath = "os-security-group-default-rules"
 
-func resourceURL(c *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) string {
-	return c.ServiceURL(rulepath, id)
+func resourceURL(c *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id int) string {
+	return c.ServiceURL(rulepath, strconv.Itoa(id))
 }
 
 func rootURL(c *gophercloud.ServiceClient) string {