diff --git a/integration-tests/lts/primitives.test.ts b/integration-tests/lts/primitives.test.ts
index 9f3edcc08..85b87b2b0 100644
--- a/integration-tests/lts/primitives.test.ts
+++ b/integration-tests/lts/primitives.test.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe("primitives", () => {
     );
     assert.equal(
       e.std.range(upperRange).toEdgeQL(),
-      `std::range(<std::int64>{}, 8, inc_lower := true, inc_upper := false)`
+      `std::range(<std::int64>{}, 8, inc_lower := false, inc_upper := false)`
     );
     assert.equal(
       e.std.range(dateRange).toEdgeQL(),
diff --git a/packages/driver/src/datatypes/range.ts b/packages/driver/src/datatypes/range.ts
index 8592c6ed4..df6be3f75 100644
--- a/packages/driver/src/datatypes/range.ts
+++ b/packages/driver/src/datatypes/range.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class Range<
   constructor(
     private readonly _lower: T | null,
     private readonly _upper: T | null,
-    private readonly _incLower: boolean = true,
+    private readonly _incLower: boolean = _lower != null,
     private readonly _incUpper: boolean = false
   ) {}