diff --git a/src-hxbrief/Main.hs b/src-hxbrief/Main.hs
index ee34f7d..fadab3f 100644
--- a/src-hxbrief/Main.hs
+++ b/src-hxbrief/Main.hs
@@ -621,9 +621,7 @@ main = B.mainFromCmdParser $ do
                                   | keepStdout || keepBoth -> Keep
                                   | conflateStdout || conflateBoth -> Conflate
                                   | dropStdout || dropBoth -> Drop
-                                  | otherwise -> if null summarize
-                                    then Drop
-                                    else Conflate
+                                  | otherwise -> Keep
               , c_keepStderr  = if
                                   | stderrCheckCount > 1 -> error
                                     "too many keep/drop/conflate for stderr!"