diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c4df8f9..7b7ceeb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Every argument is optional.
 | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `github-token`      | PAT (Personal Access Token) for authorizing the repository.<br>_Defaults to **\${{ github.token }}**_                                                                                                                                   |
 | `kustomize-version` | Semver of kustomize to use. Examples: `10.x`, `10.15.1`, `>=10.15.0`<br>_Defaults to **\***_                                                                                                                                            |
-| `fail-fast`         | When github rate limits us, fail immediately or retry after the timeout that github wishes from us? Note: When setting this to `false` (which is the default!), a github workflow might accrue a long (and possibly expensive) runtime. |
+| `fail-fast`         | When github rate limits us, fail immediately or retry after the timeout that github wishes from us? <br>Note: When this is set to `false`, a github workflow might accrue a long (and possibly expensive) runtime.<br>_Defaults to **true**_ |
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 7006ac5..a3e7356 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ inputs:
   fail-fast:
     description: 'Fail quickly on github rate limit. "false" or "true".'
     required: false
-    default: 'false'
+    default: 'true'
 runs:
   using: 'node16'
   main: 'dist/index.js'