diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f36a4a..63f60b9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This small utility is a helper to automatically unlock a [Vault](https://www.vau
 # ./vault-unseal --help
 Usage of ./vault-unseal:
       --instance="http://127.0.0.1:8200": Vault instance to unlock
-  -1, --oneshot[=true]: Only try once and exit after
+  -1, --oneshot[=false]: Only try once and exit after
       --sleep=30: How long to wait between sealed-state checks
       --tokens="": Tokens to try for unsealing the vault instance
 ```
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 09e80ce..93ef85b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var config = struct {
-	OneShot       bool   `flag:"oneshot,1" default:"true" description:"Only try once and exit after"`
+	OneShot       bool   `flag:"oneshot,1" default:"false" description:"Only try once and exit after"`
 	SealTokensRaw string `flag:"tokens" default:"" description:"Tokens to try for unsealing the vault instance"`
 	SealTokens    []string
 	VaultInstance string `flag:"instance" env:"VAULT_ADDR" default:"http://127.0.0.1:8200" description:"Vault instance to unlock"`