diff --git a/httplib.h b/httplib.h
index afee229468..4df9f29581 100644
--- a/httplib.h
+++ b/httplib.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_IDLE_INTERVAL_USECOND
-#define CPPHTTPLIB_IDLE_INTERVAL_USECOND 100000
+#define CPPHTTPLIB_IDLE_INTERVAL_USECOND 0
 #endif
 
 #ifndef CPPHTTPLIB_REQUEST_URI_MAX_LENGTH