diff --git a/engine/resource/lookup.go b/engine/resource/lookup.go
index 75ad4b8..d4e1f8c 100644
--- a/engine/resource/lookup.go
+++ b/engine/resource/lookup.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 // Lookup returns the named pipeline from the Manifest.
 func Lookup(name string, manifest *manifest.Manifest) (*Pipeline, error) {
 	for _, resource := range manifest.Resources {
-		if resource.GetName() != name {
+		if !isNameMatch(resource.GetName(), name) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if pipeline, ok := resource.(*Pipeline); ok {
@@ -22,3 +22,8 @@ func Lookup(name string, manifest *manifest.Manifest) (*Pipeline, error) {
 	}
 	return nil, errors.New("resource not found")
 }
+
+// helper function returns true if the name matches.
+func isNameMatch(a, b string) bool {
+	return a == b || (a == "" && b == "default")
+}
diff --git a/engine/resource/lookup_test.go b/engine/resource/lookup_test.go
index 894278a..861d373 100644
--- a/engine/resource/lookup_test.go
+++ b/engine/resource/lookup_test.go
@@ -43,3 +43,20 @@ func TestLookupNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expect resource not found error")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestNameMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		a, b  string
+		match bool
+	}{
+		{"a", "b", false},
+		{"a", "a", true},
+		{"", "default", true},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		got, want := isNameMatch(test.a, test.b), test.match
+		if got != want {
+			t.Errorf("Expect %q and %q match is %v", test.a, test.b, want)
+		}
+	}
+}