diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 770f008d..83fbda64 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Config::Config()
     statfs_ignore(StatFSIgnore::ENUM::NONE),
     symlinkify(false),
     symlinkify_timeout(3600),
-    fuse_read_thread_count(0),
+    fuse_read_thread_count(-1),
     fuse_process_thread_count(-1),
     fuse_process_thread_queue_depth(2),
     fuse_pin_threads("false"),