diff --git a/cacholote/clean.py b/cacholote/clean.py
index b812c4f..2e5a93c 100644
--- a/cacholote/clean.py
+++ b/cacholote/clean.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def clean_cache_files(
     )
 
 
-def clean_invalid_cache_entries(check_expiration=True, try_decode=True) -> None:
+def clean_invalid_cache_entries(check_expiration=True, try_decode=False) -> None:
     """Clean invalid cache entries.
 
     Parameters