diff --git a/dropwizard-db/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/db/DataSourceFactory.java b/dropwizard-db/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/db/DataSourceFactory.java
index 810de3dc959..0c90f5bd24b 100644
--- a/dropwizard-db/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/db/DataSourceFactory.java
+++ b/dropwizard-db/src/main/java/io/dropwizard/db/DataSourceFactory.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
  *     </tr>
  *     <tr>
  *         <td>{@code checkConnectionOnConnect}</td>
- *         <td>{@code false}</td>
+ *         <td>{@code true}</td>
  *         <td>
  *             Whether or not connections will be validated before being added to the pool. If the
  *             connection fails to validate, it won't be added to the pool.