diff --git a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Parser/PdfDocumentFactory.cs b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Parser/PdfDocumentFactory.cs
index 7d11dfd6..ad1e9be6 100644
--- a/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Parser/PdfDocumentFactory.cs
+++ b/src/UglyToad.PdfPig/Parser/PdfDocumentFactory.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
             var passwords = new List<string>();
 
-            var clipPaths = options?.ClipPaths ?? true;
+            var clipPaths = options?.ClipPaths ?? false;
 
             if (options?.Password != null)
             {