diff --git a/datastore/backend.nim b/datastore/backend.nim
index 1fa955a..fe2969a 100644
--- a/datastore/backend.nim
+++ b/datastore/backend.nim
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type
 
 proc dbQuery*[K](
     key: K,
-    value = true,
+    value = false,
     sort = SortOrder.Ascending,
     offset = 0,
     limit = -1
diff --git a/datastore/query.nim b/datastore/query.nim
index 4f2ce60..1295ff9 100644
--- a/datastore/query.nim
+++ b/datastore/query.nim
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ proc new*(T: type QueryIter, dispose = defaultDispose): T =
 
 proc init*(T: type Query,
            key: Key,
-           value = true,
+           value = false,
            sort = SortOrder.Ascending,
            offset = 0,
            limit = -1): Query =
diff --git a/tests/datastore/sql/testsqliteds.nim b/tests/datastore/sql/testsqliteds.nim
index 86007b9..3d62da3 100644
--- a/tests/datastore/sql/testsqliteds.nim
+++ b/tests/datastore/sql/testsqliteds.nim
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ suite "queryTests":
 
   test "Key should query all keys and all it's children":
     let
-      q = dbQuery(key: key1, value: true)
+      q = dbQuery(key=key1, value=true)
 
     ds.put(key1, val1).tryGet
     ds.put(key2, val2).tryGet
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ suite "queryTests":
 
   test "query should cancel":
     let
-      q = dbQuery(key: key1, value: true)
+      q = dbQuery(key= key1, value= true)
 
     ds.put(key1, val1).tryGet
     ds.put(key2, val2).tryGet
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ suite "queryTests":
 
   test "Key should query all keys without values":
     let
-      q = dbQuery(key: key1, value: false)
+      q = dbQuery(key= key1, value= false)
 
     ds.put(key1, val1).tryGet
     ds.put(key2, val2).tryGet
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ suite "queryTests":
 
   test "Key should not query parent":
     let
-      q = dbQuery(key: key2, value: true)
+      q = dbQuery(key= key2, value= true)
 
     ds.put(key1, val1).tryGet
     ds.put(key2, val2).tryGet
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ suite "queryTests":
   test "Key should all list all keys at the same level":
     let
       queryKey = Key.init("/a").tryGet
-      q = dbQuery(key: key1, value: true)
+      q = dbQuery(key= key1, value= true)
 
     ds.put(key1, val1).tryGet
     ds.put(key2, val2).tryGet
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ suite "queryTests":
   test "Should apply limit":
     let
       key = Key.init("/a").tryGet
-      q = dbQuery(key: key1, limit: 10, value: false)
+      q = dbQuery(key= key1, limit= 10, value= false)
 
     for i in 0..<100:
       let
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ suite "queryTests":
     let
       key = Key.init("/a").tryGet
       keyId = KeyId.new $key
-      q = dbQuery(key: keyId, offset: 90)
+      q = dbQuery(key= keyId, offset= 90)
 
     for i in 0..<100:
       let