diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index e06769da..664943f4 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ var (
 	// DefaultRetry is the default check-for-retry function for retries
 	DefaultRetry = RetryOnError
 	// DefaultRetries is the default number of times a request is tried
-	DefaultRetries = 1
+	DefaultRetries = 0
 	// DefaultRequestTimeout is the default request timeout
 	DefaultRequestTimeout = time.Second * 5
 	// DefaultPoolSize sets the connection pool size