diff --git a/SocketIO-MacTests/SocketEngineTest.swift b/SocketIO-MacTests/SocketEngineTest.swift
index b797e04..b44e885 100644
--- a/SocketIO-MacTests/SocketEngineTest.swift
+++ b/SocketIO-MacTests/SocketEngineTest.swift
@@ -82,8 +82,10 @@ class SocketEngineTest: XCTestCase {
             XCTAssertEqual(data[0] as? String, "lïne one\nlīne \rtwo", "Failed string test")
             expect.fulfill()
         }
-
+        
+        engine = SocketEngine(client: client, url: URL(string: "http://localhost")!, config: [.doubleEncodeUTF8(true)])
         engine.parsePollingMessage("41:42[\"stringTest\",\"lïne one\\nlīne \\rtwo\"]")
+        
         waitForExpectations(timeout: 3, handler: nil)
     }
 
diff --git a/Source/SocketEngine.swift b/Source/SocketEngine.swift
index 7fa489e..3bf4ae6 100644
--- a/Source/SocketEngine.swift
+++ b/Source/SocketEngine.swift
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public final class SocketEngine : NSObject, URLSessionDelegate, SocketEnginePoll
     public private(set) var closed = false
     public private(set) var connected = false
     public private(set) var cookies: [HTTPCookie]?
-    public private(set) var doubleEncodeUTF8 = true
+    public private(set) var doubleEncodeUTF8 = false
     public private(set) var extraHeaders: [String: String]?
     public private(set) var fastUpgrade = false
     public private(set) var forcePolling = false