# Pastebin dFGMLgqm
diff --git a/src/couch_replicator/src/couch_replicator_changes_reader.erl b/src/couch_replicator/src/couch_replicator_changes_reader.erl
index 2e4df5365..936162f8a 100644
--- a/src/couch_replicator/src/couch_replicator_changes_reader.erl
+++ b/src/couch_replicator/src/couch_replicator_changes_reader.erl
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ start_link(StartSeq, Db, ChangesQueue, Options) ->
     end)}.

 read_changes(Parent, StartSeq, Db, ChangesQueue, Options) ->
-    Continuous = couch_util:get_value(continuous, Options),
+    Continuous = false,
     try
         couch_replicator_api_wrap:changes_since(Db, all_docs, StartSeq,
             fun(Item) ->