diff --git a/ravendb/documents/operations/misc.py b/ravendb/documents/operations/misc.py
index 831c34ed..4c99d2f6 100644
--- a/ravendb/documents/operations/misc.py
+++ b/ravendb/documents/operations/misc.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def set_response(self, response: str, from_cache: bool) -> None:
 class QueryOperationOptions(object):
     def __init__(
         self,
-        allow_stale: bool = True,
+        allow_stale: bool = False,
         stale_timeout: datetime.timedelta = None,
         max_ops_per_sec: int = None,
         retrieve_details: bool = False,