diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/impl/ConnectionHelper.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/impl/ConnectionHelper.java
index 82b22e735..730f09bb9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/impl/ConnectionHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/client/impl/ConnectionHelper.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public static long initializeClientCapabilities(
     }
 
     if (Boolean.parseBoolean(
-        configuration.nonMappedOptions().getProperty("disableSessionTracking", "true"))) {
+        configuration.nonMappedOptions().getProperty("disableSessionTracking", "false"))) {
       capabilities &= ~Capabilities.CLIENT_SESSION_TRACK;
     }