diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/KestrelServerInformation.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/KestrelServerInformation.cs
index 840533012c..71e6ababcf 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/KestrelServerInformation.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/KestrelServerInformation.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel
 
         public int ThreadCount { get; set; }
 
-        public bool NoDelay { get; set;  }
+        public bool NoDelay { get; set; } = true;
 
         public IConnectionFilter ConnectionFilter { get; set; }