diff --git a/PyTeX/format/formatting_config.py b/PyTeX/format/formatting_config.py
index 7d43213..592e834 100644
--- a/PyTeX/format/formatting_config.py
+++ b/PyTeX/format/formatting_config.py
@@ -385,11 +385,32 @@ class FormattingConfig(Config):
 
     @property
     def escape_character(self) -> str:
-        if self._escape_character is  None:
+        if self._escape_character is None:
             return '!'
         else:
             return self._escape_character
 
+    @property
+    def tex_type(self) -> TeXType:
+        if self._tex_type is None:
+            return TeXType.TeXClass
+        else:
+            return self._tex_type
+
+    @tex_type.setter
+    def tex_type(self, tex_type: TeXType):
+        self._tex_type = tex_type
+
+    @property
+    def tex_flavour(self) -> TeXFlavour:
+        if self._tex_flavour is None:
+            return TeXFlavour.LaTeX2e
+        else:
+            return self._tex_flavour
+
+    @tex_flavour.setter
+    def tex_flavour(self, tex_flavour: TeXFlavour) -> None:
+        self._tex_flavour = tex_flavour
 
 class DocFormattingConfig:
     def __init__(self):