diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bebbc28..c5f4e0a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ No modules.
 | <a name="input_timeout"></a> [timeout](#input\_timeout) | Time in seconds to wait for any individual kubernetes operation (like Jobs for hooks). Defaults to `300` seconds | `number` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_values"></a> [values](#input\_values) | List of values in raw yaml to pass to helm. Values will be merged, in order, as Helm does with multiple `-f` options | `list(string)` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_verify"></a> [verify](#input\_verify) | Verify the package before installing it. Helm uses a provenance file to verify the integrity of the chart; this must be hosted alongside the chart. For more information see the Helm Documentation. Defaults to `false` | `bool` | `null` | no |
-| <a name="input_wait"></a> [wait](#input\_wait) | Will wait until all resources are in a ready state before marking the release as successful. It will wait for as long as `timeout`. Defaults to `true` | `bool` | `null` | no |
+| <a name="input_wait"></a> [wait](#input\_wait) | Will wait until all resources are in a ready state before marking the release as successful. If set to `true`, it will wait for as long as `timeout`. If set to `null` fallback on `300s` timeout.  Defaults to `false` | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_wait_for_jobs"></a> [wait\_for\_jobs](#input\_wait\_for\_jobs) | If wait is enabled, will wait until all Jobs have been completed before marking the release as successful. It will wait for as long as `timeout`. Defaults to `false` | `bool` | `null` | no |
 
 ## Outputs
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 5f5e057..ab09aaf 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ variable "disable_openapi_validation" {
 }
 
 variable "wait" {
-  description = "Will wait until all resources are in a ready state before marking the release as successful. It will wait for as long as `timeout`. Defaults to `true`"
+  description = "Will wait until all resources are in a ready state before marking the release as successful. If set to `true`, it will wait for as long as `timeout`. If set to `null` fallback on `300s` timeout.  Defaults to `false`"
   type        = bool
-  default     = null
+  default     = false
 }
 
 variable "wait_for_jobs" {