diff --git a/app/controllers/api/functions.php b/app/controllers/api/functions.php
index 4792343a3e..f8675253b3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/functions.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/functions.php
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ Http::post('/v1/functions/:functionId/executions')
     ->label('sdk.request.type', Response::CONTENT_TYPE_JSON)
     ->param('functionId', '', new UID(), 'Function ID.')
     ->param('body', '', new Payload(10485760, 0), 'HTTP body of execution. Default value is empty string.', true)
-    ->param('async', false, new Boolean(), 'Execute code in the background. Default value is false.', true)
+    ->param('async', false, new Boolean(true), 'Execute code in the background. Default value is false.', true)
     ->param('path', '/', new Text(2048), 'HTTP path of execution. Path can include query params. Default value is /', true)
     ->param('method', 'POST', new Whitelist(['GET', 'POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH', 'DELETE', 'OPTIONS'], true), 'HTTP method of execution. Default value is GET.', true)
     ->param('headers', [], new AnyOf([new Assoc(), new Text(65535)], AnyOf::TYPE_MIXED), 'HTTP headers of execution. Defaults to empty.', true)