diff --git a/lib/sentry/client.ex b/lib/sentry/client.ex
index 2b79fe03..ea679e63 100644
--- a/lib/sentry/client.ex
+++ b/lib/sentry/client.ex
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ defmodule Sentry.Client do
   Errors will be logged unless the source is the Sentry.LoggerBackend, which can deadlock by logging within a logger.
 
   ### Options
-  * `:result` - Allows specifying how the result should be returned. Options include `:sync`, `:none`, and `:async`.  `:sync` will make the API call synchronously, and return `{:ok, event_id}` if successful.  `:none` sends the event from an unlinked child process under `Sentry.TaskSupervisor` and will return `{:ok, ""}` regardless of the result.  `:async` will start an unlinked task and return a tuple of `{:ok, Task.t}` on success where the Task can be awaited upon to receive the result asynchronously.  When used in an OTP behaviour like GenServer, the task will send a message that needs to be matched with `GenServer.handle_info/2`.  See `Task.Supervisor.async_nolink/2` for more information.  `:async` is the default.
+  * `:result` - Allows specifying how the result should be returned. Options include `:sync`, `:none`, and `:async`.  `:sync` will make the API call synchronously, and return `{:ok, event_id}` if successful.  `:none` sends the event from an unlinked child process under `Sentry.TaskSupervisor` and will return `{:ok, ""}` regardless of the result.  `:async` will start an unlinked task and return a tuple of `{:ok, Task.t}` on success where the Task should be awaited upon to receive the result asynchronously.  If you do not call `Task.await/2`, messages will be leaked to the inbox of the current process.  See `Task.Supervisor.async_nolink/2` for more information.  `:none` is the default.
   * `:sample_rate` - The sampling factor to apply to events.  A value of 0.0 will deny sending any events, and a value of 1.0 will send 100% of events.
   * Other options, such as `:stacktrace` or `:extra` will be passed to `Sentry.Event.create_event/1` downstream. See `Sentry.Event.create_event/1` for available options.
   """
   @spec send_event(Event.t()) :: send_event_result
   def send_event(%Event{} = event, opts \\ []) do
-    result = Keyword.get(opts, :result, :async)
+    result = Keyword.get(opts, :result, :none)
     sample_rate = Keyword.get(opts, :sample_rate) || Config.sample_rate()
     should_log = event.event_source != :logger
 
diff --git a/test/client_test.exs b/test/client_test.exs
index 835c5cef..ac196708 100644
--- a/test/client_test.exs
+++ b/test/client_test.exs
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ defmodule Sentry.ClientTest do
           {:ok, task} =
             Sentry.capture_exception(
               e,
-              stacktrace: __STACKTRACE__
+              stacktrace: __STACKTRACE__,
+              result: :async
             )
 
           assert_receive "API called"