diff --git a/sqlitecloud/src/main/java/io/sqlitecloud/SQLiteCloudConfig.kt b/sqlitecloud/src/main/java/io/sqlitecloud/SQLiteCloudConfig.kt
index 376d8ba..259792f 100644
--- a/sqlitecloud/src/main/java/io/sqlitecloud/SQLiteCloudConfig.kt
+++ b/sqlitecloud/src/main/java/io/sqlitecloud/SQLiteCloudConfig.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ data class SQLiteCloudConfig(
     val timeout: Int = 0,
     val compression: Boolean = false,
     val sqliteMode: Boolean = false,
-    val zerotext: Boolean = false,
+    val zerotext: Boolean = true,
     val memory: Boolean = false,
     val dbCreate: Boolean = false,
     val insecure: Boolean = false,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ data class SQLiteCloudConfig(
                 timeout = timeout?.toIntOrNull() ?: 0,
                 compression = compression?.toBoolean() ?: false,
                 sqliteMode = sqliteMode?.toBoolean() ?: false,
-                zerotext = zerotext?.toBoolean() ?: false,
+                zerotext = zerotext?.toBoolean() ?: true,
                 memory = memory?.toBoolean() ?: false,
                 dbCreate = dbCreate?.toBoolean() ?: false,
                 insecure = insecure?.toBoolean() ?: false,