diff --git a/aioamqp/__init__.py b/aioamqp/__init__.py
index 3e67936..030e7db 100644
--- a/aioamqp/__init__.py
+++ b/aioamqp/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 
 async def connect(host='localhost', port=None, login='guest', password='guest',
-            virtualhost='/', ssl=None, login_method='AMQPLAIN', insist=False,
+            virtualhost='/', ssl=None, login_method='PLAIN', insist=False,
             protocol_factory=AmqpProtocol, *, loop=None, **kwargs):
     """Convenient method to connect to an AMQP broker
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ async def connect(host='localhost', port=None, login='guest', password='guest',
 
 
 async def from_url(
-        url, login_method='AMQPLAIN', insist=False, protocol_factory=AmqpProtocol, **kwargs):
+        url, login_method='PLAIN', insist=False, protocol_factory=AmqpProtocol, **kwargs):
     """ Connect to the AMQP using a single url parameter and return the client.
 
         For instance:
diff --git a/aioamqp/protocol.py b/aioamqp/protocol.py
index ddf1285..e111dea 100644
--- a/aioamqp/protocol.py
+++ b/aioamqp/protocol.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ async def start_connection(self, host, port, login, password, virtualhost, ssl=F
         """
 
         if login_method != 'PLAIN':
-            logger.warning('only PLAIN login_method is supported, falling back to AMQPLAIN')
+            logger.warning('login_method %s is not supported, falling back to PLAIN', login_method)
 
         self._stream_writer.write(amqp_constants.PROTOCOL_HEADER)
 
diff --git a/aioamqp/tests/test_protocol.py b/aioamqp/tests/test_protocol.py
index 766a5d9..80d4187 100644
--- a/aioamqp/tests/test_protocol.py
+++ b/aioamqp/tests/test_protocol.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ async def func(*x, **y):
             connect.assert_called_once_with(
                 insist=False,
                 password='pass',
-                login_method='AMQPLAIN',
+                login_method='PLAIN',
                 login='tom',
                 host='example.com',
                 protocol_factory=AmqpProtocol,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ async def func(*x, **y):
             connect.assert_called_once_with(
                 insist=False,
                 password='pass',
-                login_method='AMQPLAIN',
+                login_method='PLAIN',
                 ssl=ssl_context,
                 login='tom',
                 host='example.com',
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 0939ca4..bd2822a 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Changelog
 Next release
 ------------
 
+ * Fix annoying auth method warning because of a wrong defined default argument (closes #214).
+
 Aioamqp 0.14.0
 --------------