diff --git a/lib/baseClient.js b/lib/baseClient.js
index 31c7f76a..aeb97038 100644
--- a/lib/baseClient.js
+++ b/lib/baseClient.js
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Client.prototype.createTopics = function (topics, isAsync, cb) {
 
   if (typeof isAsync === 'function' && typeof cb === 'undefined') {
     cb = isAsync;
-    isAsync = true;
+    isAsync = false;
   }
 
   try {
diff --git a/test/test.offset.js b/test/test.offset.js
index 98aaec4f..f77f6f97 100644
--- a/test/test.offset.js
+++ b/test/test.offset.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe('Offset', function () {
     client = new Client();
     producer = new Producer(client);
     producer.on('ready', function () {
-      producer.createTopics(['_exist_topic_3_test'], true, function (err) {
+      producer.createTopics(['_exist_topic_3_test'], false, function (err) {
         done(err);
       });
     });