3 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/client/SubscriptionManager.cpp b/cpp/src/qpid/client/SubscriptionManager.cpp
index c482c824f7..3fbd45560c 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/client/SubscriptionManager.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/client/SubscriptionManager.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace client {
 SubscriptionManager::SubscriptionManager(Session_0_10& s)
     : dispatcher(s), session(s),
       messages(UNLIMITED), bytes(UNLIMITED), window(true),
-      confirmMode(true), acquireMode(true)
+      confirmMode(true), acquireMode(false)
 {}
 
 void SubscriptionManager::subscribeInternal(
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/client/SubscriptionManager.h b/cpp/src/qpid/client/SubscriptionManager.h
index f163360f5d..ad5ddfa000 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/client/SubscriptionManager.h
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/client/SubscriptionManager.h
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ public:
      */
     void setConfirmMode(bool confirm);
 
-    /** Set the acquire-mode for new subscriptions. Defaults to true.
-     *@param acquire: if false messages are not dequed, if true
+    /** Set the acquire-mode for new subscriptions. Defaults to false.
+     *@param acquire: if false messages pre-acquired, if true
      * messages are dequed on acknowledgement or on transfer 
 	 * depending on confirmMode.
      */
diff --git a/cpp/src/tests/perftest.cpp b/cpp/src/tests/perftest.cpp
index c7e3940086..78712aec5c 100644
--- a/cpp/src/tests/perftest.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/tests/perftest.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct Opts : public TestOptions {
         listen(false), publish(false), purge(false),
         count(500000), size(64), consumers(1),
         mode("shared"), autoAck(100),
-        summary(false), confirmMode(false), acquireMode(true)
+        summary(false), confirmMode(false), acquireMode(false)
     {
         addOptions() 
             ("listen", optValue(listen), "Consume messages.")
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct Opts : public TestOptions {
             ("auto-ack", optValue(autoAck, "N"), "ack every N messages.")
             ("summary,s", optValue(summary), "summary output only")
             ("confirm-mode", optValue(confirmMode, "N"), "confirm mode")
-            ("acquire-mode", optValue(acquireMode, "Y"), "acquire mode");
+            ("acquire-mode", optValue(acquireMode, "N"), "acquire mode (N - pre acquire, Y - no acquire");
     }
 };