diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Webp/IWebpEncoderOptions.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Webp/IWebpEncoderOptions.cs
index 000de4f88..d119d3031 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Webp/IWebpEncoderOptions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Webp/IWebpEncoderOptions.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Webp
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the webp file format used. Either lossless or lossy.
+        /// Defaults to lossy.
         /// </summary>
         WebpFileFormatType? FileFormat { get; }
 
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Webp/WebpEncoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Webp/WebpEncoderCore.cs
index 8640261b1..195fa62bd 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Webp/WebpEncoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Webp/WebpEncoderCore.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Webp
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Indicating what file format compression should be used.
+        /// Defaults to lossy.
         /// </summary>
         private readonly WebpFileFormatType? fileFormat;
 
@@ -112,43 +113,43 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Webp
             Guard.NotNull(stream, nameof(stream));
 
             this.configuration = image.GetConfiguration();
-            bool lossy;
+            bool lossless;
             if (this.fileFormat is not null)
             {
-                lossy = this.fileFormat == WebpFileFormatType.Lossy;
+                lossless = this.fileFormat == WebpFileFormatType.Lossless;
             }
             else
             {
                 WebpMetadata webpMetadata = image.Metadata.GetWebpMetadata();
-                lossy = webpMetadata.FileFormat == WebpFileFormatType.Lossy;
+                lossless = webpMetadata.FileFormat == WebpFileFormatType.Lossless;
             }
 
-            if (lossy)
+            if (lossless)
             {
-                using var enc = new Vp8Encoder(
+                using var enc = new Vp8LEncoder(
                     this.memoryAllocator,
                     this.configuration,
                     image.Width,
                     image.Height,
                     this.quality,
                     this.method,
-                    this.entropyPasses,
-                    this.filterStrength,
-                    this.spatialNoiseShaping);
+                    this.transparentColorMode,
+                    this.nearLossless,
+                    this.nearLosslessQuality);
                 enc.Encode(image, stream);
             }
             else
             {
-                using var enc = new Vp8LEncoder(
+                using var enc = new Vp8Encoder(
                     this.memoryAllocator,
                     this.configuration,
                     image.Width,
                     image.Height,
                     this.quality,
                     this.method,
-                    this.transparentColorMode,
-                    this.nearLossless,
-                    this.nearLosslessQuality);
+                    this.entropyPasses,
+                    this.filterStrength,
+                    this.spatialNoiseShaping);
                 enc.Encode(image, stream);
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/WebP/WebpEncoderTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/WebP/WebpEncoderTests.cs
index cad39224e..7043549b2 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/WebP/WebpEncoderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/WebP/WebpEncoderTests.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Webp
         private static string TestImageLossyFullPath => Path.Combine(TestEnvironment.InputImagesDirectoryFullPath, Lossy.NoFilter06);
 
         [Theory]
-        [WithFile(Flag, PixelTypes.Rgba32, WebpFileFormatType.Lossless)] // if its not a webp input image, it should default to lossless.
+        [WithFile(Flag, PixelTypes.Rgba32, WebpFileFormatType.Lossy)] // If its not a webp input image, it should default to lossy.
         [WithFile(Lossless.NoTransform1, PixelTypes.Rgba32, WebpFileFormatType.Lossless)]
         [WithFile(Lossy.Bike, PixelTypes.Rgba32, WebpFileFormatType.Lossy)]
         public void Encode_PreserveRatio<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider, WebpFileFormatType expectedFormat)