diff --git a/xeofs/single/eof.py b/xeofs/single/eof.py
index 3075a01..1baa0fb 100644
--- a/xeofs/single/eof.py
+++ b/xeofs/single/eof.py
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def scores(self, normalized: bool = False) -> DataArray:
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        normalized : bool, default=True
+        normalized : bool, default=False
             Whether to normalize the scores by the L2 norm (singular values).
 
         Returns