diff --git a/src/clj_http/core.clj b/src/clj_http/core.clj
index dacc77bf..9c6fd6c8 100644
--- a/src/clj_http/core.clj
+++ b/src/clj_http/core.clj
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 (defmethod get-cookie-policy :default default-cookie-policy
   [_] CookieSpecs/DEFAULT)
 (defmethod get-cookie-policy nil nil-cookie-policy
-  [_] CookieSpecs/DEFAULT)
+  [_] CookieSpecs/STANDARD)
 (defmethod get-cookie-policy :netscape netscape-cookie-policy
   [_] CookieSpecs/NETSCAPE)
 (defmethod get-cookie-policy :standard standard-cookie-policy