diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 851e2cbe..fa15b885 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 - `Ferrum::PendingConnectionsError` and `Ferrum::TimeoutError` were swallowed even though it happens when a traffic iterator results in an empty array. [#583]
 - `webrick` is no longer a runtime dependency. It is only required by `Ferrum::Proxy`, so add `gem "webrick"` to your Gemfile if you use it.
 - Logger output for `Runtime.consoleAPICalled` now includes the console API type and stack trace call frames, not just the argument values [#605]
+- `Ferrum::Browser` option `:pending_connection_errors` is set to false by default
 
 ### Removed
 - `webrick` runtime dependency dropped from the gemspec. `Ferrum::Proxy` still needs it, so add `gem "webrick"` to your Gemfile if you use the proxy server.
diff --git a/docs/2-customization.md b/docs/2-customization.md
index 095b6a5c..a2c2af74 100644
--- a/docs/2-customization.md
+++ b/docs/2-customization.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Ferrum::Browser.new(options)
       communicating with browser. Default is 5.
     * `:js_errors` (Boolean) - When true, JavaScript errors get re-raised in Ruby.
     * `:pending_connection_errors` (Boolean) - Raise `PendingConnectionsError` when main frame is still waiting
-      for slow responses and timeout is reached. Default is true.
+      for slow responses and timeout is reached. Default is false.
     * `:browser_name` (Symbol) - `:chrome` by default, only experimental support
       for `:firefox` for now.
     * `:browser_path` (String) - Path to Chrome binary, you can also set ENV
diff --git a/lib/ferrum/browser/options.rb b/lib/ferrum/browser/options.rb
index ce98b9d5..9fe4b4d3 100644
--- a/lib/ferrum/browser/options.rb
+++ b/lib/ferrum/browser/options.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def initialize(options = nil)
         @incognito = @options.fetch(:incognito, true)
         @dockerize = @options.fetch(:dockerize, false)
         @flatten = @options.fetch(:flatten, true)
-        @pending_connection_errors = @options.fetch(:pending_connection_errors, true)
+        @pending_connection_errors = @options.fetch(:pending_connection_errors, false)
         @process_timeout = @options.fetch(:process_timeout, PROCESS_TIMEOUT)
         @slowmo = @options[:slowmo].to_f
 
diff --git a/spec/browser_spec.rb b/spec/browser_spec.rb
index 4b76b7a4..139ebc55 100644
--- a/spec/browser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/browser_spec.rb
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@
     end
 
     it "supports :pending_connection_errors argument" do
-      browser = Ferrum::Browser.new(base_url: base_url, pending_connection_errors: false, timeout: 0.5)
+      browser = Ferrum::Browser.new(base_url: base_url, pending_connection_errors: true, timeout: 0.5)
 
-      expect { browser.go_to("/really_slow") }.not_to raise_error
+      expect { browser.go_to("/really_slow") }.to raise_error(Ferrum::PendingConnectionsError)
     ensure
       browser&.quit
     end
diff --git a/spec/network/exchange_spec.rb b/spec/network/exchange_spec.rb
index 1d13917d..1e92c083 100644
--- a/spec/network/exchange_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/network/exchange_spec.rb
@@ -197,12 +197,7 @@
     it "determines if exchange is not fully loaded" do
       allow(page).to receive(:timeout) { 2 }
 
-      expect do
-        page.go_to("/visit_timeout")
-      end.to raise_error(
-        Ferrum::PendingConnectionsError,
-        %r{Request to http://.*/visit_timeout reached server, but there are still pending connections: http://.*/really_slow}
-      )
+      page.go_to("/visit_timeout")
 
       expect(last_exchange.pending?).to be true
     end
diff --git a/spec/page_spec.rb b/spec/page_spec.rb
index ddf56c1c..429e9f42 100644
--- a/spec/page_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/page_spec.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
       it "reports pending connection for image" do
         with_timeout(2) do
+          allow(browser.options).to receive(:pending_connection_errors).and_return(true)
           expect { browser.go_to("/visit_timeout") }.to raise_error(
             Ferrum::PendingConnectionsError,
             %r{Request to http://.*/visit_timeout reached server, but there are still pending connections: http://.*/really_slow}
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
 
       it "reports pending connection for main frame" do
         with_timeout(0.5) do
+          allow(browser.options).to receive(:pending_connection_errors).and_return(true)
           expect { browser.go_to("/really_slow") }.to raise_error(
             Ferrum::PendingConnectionsError,
             %r{Request to http://.*/really_slow reached server, but there are still pending connections: http://.*/really_slow}
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@
 
   describe "#timeout=" do
     it "supports to change timeout dynamically" do
+      allow(browser.options).to receive(:pending_connection_errors).and_return(true)
       page.timeout = 4
       expect { page.go_to("/really_slow") }.not_to raise_error