diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8b3cbeb..f7eda59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ You should use [@ladjs/graceful][lad-graceful] to manage process SIGHUP and grac
 | `applyPluginsToDiscriminators`   | Boolean                   | undefined     | set with [mongoose.set][mongoose.set]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
 | `autoCreate`                     | Boolean                   | undefined     | set with [mongoose.set][mongoose.set]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
 | `autoIndex`                      | Boolean                   | undefined     | set with [mongoose.set][mongoose.set]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
-| `bufferCommands`                 | Boolean                   | undefined     | set with [mongoose.set][mongoose.set]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
+| `bufferCommands`                 | Boolean                   | `false`       | set with [mongoose.set][mongoose.set]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
 | `bufferTimeoutMS`                | Boolean                   | undefined     | set with [mongoose.set][mongoose.set]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
 | `debug`                          | Boolean                   | undefined     | set with [mongoose.set][mongoose.set]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
 | `id`                             | Boolean                   | undefined     | set with [mongoose.set][mongoose.set]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9f7712a..b58a778 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ class Mongoose {
           }
         },
         strict: true,
-        strictQuery: false
+        strictQuery: false,
+        bufferCommands: false
       },
       config
     );