diff --git a/tableauserverclient/server/request_options.py b/tableauserverclient/server/request_options.py
index 549b41a28..530d7d1f0 100644
--- a/tableauserverclient/server/request_options.py
+++ b/tableauserverclient/server/request_options.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def _append_view_filters(self, params):
 
 
 class CSVRequestOptions(_FilterOptionsBase):
-    def __init__(self, maxage=None):
+    def __init__(self, maxage=-1):
         super(CSVRequestOptions, self).__init__()
         self.max_age = maxage
 
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ def max_age(self):
         return self._max_age
 
     @max_age.setter
-    @property_is_int(range=(0, 240))
+    @property_is_int(range=(0, 240), allowed=[-1])
     def max_age(self, value):
         self._max_age = value
 
     def apply_query_params(self, url):
         params = []
-        if self.max_age != 0:
+        if self.max_age != -1:
             params.append('maxAge={0}'.format(self.max_age))
 
         self._append_view_filters(params)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class ImageRequestOptions(_FilterOptionsBase):
     class Resolution:
         High = 'high'
 
-    def __init__(self, imageresolution=None, maxage=None):
+    def __init__(self, imageresolution=None, maxage=-1):
         super(ImageRequestOptions, self).__init__()
         self.image_resolution = imageresolution
         self.max_age = maxage
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def max_age(self):
         return self._max_age
 
     @max_age.setter
-    @property_is_int(range=(0, 240))
+    @property_is_int(range=(0, 240), allowed=[-1])
     def max_age(self, value):
         self._max_age = value
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def apply_query_params(self, url):
         params = []
         if self.image_resolution:
             params.append('resolution={0}'.format(self.image_resolution))
-        if self.max_age != 0:
+        if self.max_age != -1:
             params.append('maxAge={0}'.format(self.max_age))
 
         self._append_view_filters(params)
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class Orientation:
         Portrait = "portrait"
         Landscape = "landscape"
 
-    def __init__(self, page_type=None, orientation=None, maxage=0):
+    def __init__(self, page_type=None, orientation=None, maxage=-1):
         super(PDFRequestOptions, self).__init__()
         self.page_type = page_type
         self.orientation = orientation
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def max_age(self):
         return self._max_age
 
     @max_age.setter
-    @property_is_int(range=(0, 240))
+    @property_is_int(range=(0, 240), allowed=[-1])
     def max_age(self, value):
         self._max_age = value
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def apply_query_params(self, url):
         if self.orientation:
             params.append('orientation={0}'.format(self.orientation))
 
-        if self.max_age != 0:
+        if self.max_age != -1:
             params.append('maxAge={0}'.format(self.max_age))
 
         self._append_view_filters(params)
diff --git a/test/test_view.py b/test/test_view.py
index 576bc0fca..1bd88995a 100644
--- a/test/test_view.py
+++ b/test/test_view.py
@@ -170,6 +170,18 @@ def test_populate_csv(self):
             csv_file = b"".join(single_view.csv)
             self.assertEqual(response, csv_file)
 
+    def test_populate_csv_default_maxage(self):
+        with open(POPULATE_CSV, 'rb') as f:
+            response = f.read()
+        with requests_mock.mock() as m:
+            m.get(self.baseurl + '/d79634e1-6063-4ec9-95ff-50acbf609ff5/data', content=response)
+            single_view = TSC.ViewItem()
+            single_view._id = 'd79634e1-6063-4ec9-95ff-50acbf609ff5'
+            self.server.views.populate_csv(single_view)
+
+            csv_file = b"".join(single_view.csv)
+            self.assertEqual(response, csv_file)
+
     def test_populate_image_missing_id(self):
         single_view = TSC.ViewItem()
         single_view._id = None