diff --git a/artifactory.py b/artifactory.py
index 0e71e2e..080a79f 100755
--- a/artifactory.py
+++ b/artifactory.py
@@ -1887,7 +1887,7 @@ def creator(self):
         """
         return self._accessor.creator(self)
 
-    def is_dir(self, follow_symlinks=False):
+    def is_dir(self, *, follow_symlinks=True):
         """
         Whether this path is a directory.
         """