diff --git a/spring-session-data-geode/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/gemfire/AbstractGemFireOperationsSessionRepository.java b/spring-session-data-geode/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/gemfire/AbstractGemFireOperationsSessionRepository.java
index aac756c..d45cc55 100644
--- a/spring-session-data-geode/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/gemfire/AbstractGemFireOperationsSessionRepository.java
+++ b/spring-session-data-geode/src/main/java/org/springframework/session/data/gemfire/AbstractGemFireOperationsSessionRepository.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGemFireOperationsSessionRepository
 
 	private static final boolean DEFAULT_REGISTER_INTEREST_ENABLED = false;
 	private static final boolean DEFAULT_REGISTER_INTEREST_DURABILITY = false;
-	private static final boolean DEFAULT_REGISTER_INTEREST_RECEIVE_VALUES = false;
+	private static final boolean DEFAULT_REGISTER_INTEREST_RECEIVE_VALUES = true;
 
 	private static final AtomicBoolean usingDataSerialization = new AtomicBoolean(false);
 
diff --git a/spring-session-data-geode/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/data/gemfire/AbstractGemFireOperationsSessionRepositoryTests.java b/spring-session-data-geode/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/data/gemfire/AbstractGemFireOperationsSessionRepositoryTests.java
index c881e0e..5e07da1 100644
--- a/spring-session-data-geode/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/data/gemfire/AbstractGemFireOperationsSessionRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-session-data-geode/src/test/java/org/springframework/session/data/gemfire/AbstractGemFireOperationsSessionRepositoryTests.java
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ public class AbstractGemFireOperationsSessionRepositoryTests {
 		verify(this.sessionRepository, times(1)).registerInterest(eq("1"));
 		verify(this.sessionRepository, times(1)).isRegisterInterestEnabled();
 		verify(this.mockRegion, times(1))
-			.registerInterest(eq("1"), eq(InterestResultPolicy.NONE), eq(false), eq(false));
+			.registerInterest(eq("1"), eq(InterestResultPolicy.NONE), eq(false), eq(true));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ public class AbstractGemFireOperationsSessionRepositoryTests {
 		verify(this.sessionRepository, times(2)).registerInterest(eq("1"));
 		verify(this.sessionRepository, times(2)).isRegisterInterestEnabled();
 		verify(this.mockRegion, times(1))
-			.registerInterest(eq("1"), eq(InterestResultPolicy.NONE), eq(false), eq(false));
+			.registerInterest(eq("1"), eq(InterestResultPolicy.NONE), eq(false), eq(true));
 	}
 
 	@Test