diff --git a/lib/crimson-falcon/configuration.rb b/lib/crimson-falcon/configuration.rb
index ad76637f..cc832668 100644
--- a/lib/crimson-falcon/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/crimson-falcon/configuration.rb
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def initialize
       @cert_file = nil
       @key_file = nil
       @timeout = 0
-      @params_encoding = nil
+      @params_encoding = :multi
       @debugging = false
       @inject_format = false
       @force_ending_format = false