diff --git a/src/request.hpp b/src/request.hpp
index ecd78e6a2..32115a1a7 100644
--- a/src/request.hpp
+++ b/src/request.hpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Request : public RefCounted<Request> {
     ENCODE_ERROR_PARAMETER_UNSET = -3
   };
 
-  static const CassConsistency DEFAULT_CONSISTENCY = CASS_CONSISTENCY_LOCAL_QUORUM;
+  static const CassConsistency DEFAULT_CONSISTENCY = CASS_CONSISTENCY_LOCAL_ONE;
 
   typedef std::map<const void*, Buffer> EncodingCache;