diff --git a/include/datapath.hpp b/include/datapath.hpp
index f4ac8d7..28520d4 100644
--- a/include/datapath.hpp
+++ b/include/datapath.hpp
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ namespace datapath {
 	datapath::error connect(std::shared_ptr<datapath::isocket>& socket, std::string path);
 
 	datapath::error host(std::shared_ptr<datapath::iserver>& server, std::string path,
-	                     datapath::permissions permissions, size_t max_clients);
+	                     datapath::permissions permissions, size_t max_clients = 0);
 } // namespace datapath
diff --git a/source/windows/server.cpp b/source/windows/server.cpp
index 99e7103..de0dc4f 100644
--- a/source/windows/server.cpp
+++ b/source/windows/server.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ datapath::error datapath::windows::server::close()
 }
 
 datapath::error datapath::windows::server::host(std::shared_ptr<datapath::iserver>& server, std::string path,
-                                                datapath::permissions permissions, size_t max_clients = -1)
+                                                datapath::permissions permissions, size_t max_clients)
 {
 	if (!server) {
 		server = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<datapath::iserver>(std::make_shared<datapath::windows::server>());