diff --git a/pulsar/__init__.py b/pulsar/__init__.py
index fad33cd..c7369da 100644
--- a/pulsar/__init__.py
+++ b/pulsar/__init__.py
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ def create_producer(self, topic,
                         max_pending_messages=1000,
                         max_pending_messages_across_partitions=50000,
                         block_if_queue_full=False,
-                        batching_enabled=False,
+                        batching_enabled=True,
                         batching_max_messages=1000,
                         batching_max_allowed_size_in_bytes=128*1024,
                         batching_max_publish_delay_ms=10,
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ def create_producer(self, topic,
 
             SNAPPY is supported since Pulsar 2.4. Consumers will need to be at least at that release in order to
             be able to receive messages compressed with SNAPPY.
-        batching_enabled: bool, default=False
+        batching_enabled: bool, default=True
             When automatic batching is enabled, multiple calls to `send` can result in a single batch to be sent to the
             broker, leading to better throughput, especially when publishing small messages.
             All messages in a batch will be published as a single batched message. The consumer will be delivered
diff --git a/tests/pulsar_test.py b/tests/pulsar_test.py
index bb62d99..c76ef40 100755
--- a/tests/pulsar_test.py
+++ b/tests/pulsar_test.py
@@ -146,18 +146,21 @@ def test_producer_send_async(self):
 
         sent_messages = []
 
+        event = threading.Event()
         def send_callback(producer, msg):
             sent_messages.append(msg)
+            if len(sent_messages) >= 3:
+                event.set()
 
         producer.send_async(b"hello", send_callback)
         producer.send_async(b"hello", send_callback)
         producer.send_async(b"hello", send_callback)
 
-        i = 0
-        while len(sent_messages) < 3 and i < 100:
-            time.sleep(0.1)
-            i += 1
+        event.wait(3000)
         self.assertEqual(len(sent_messages), 3)
+        for i in range(0, len(sent_messages)):
+            msg_id = sent_messages[i]
+            self.assertEqual(msg_id.batch_index(), i)
         client.close()
 
     def test_producer_send(self):