diff --git a/.changeset/dark-memes-help.md b/.changeset/dark-memes-help.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e47f958
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dark-memes-help.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"swagger-typescript-api": patch
+---
+
+Fix default value for `no-client` option in `generateCommand` to `false`.
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 6ce068c8..dff73c5c 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ const generateCommand = defineCommand({
     "no-client": {
       type: "boolean",
       description: "do not generate an API class",
-      default: !codeGenBaseConfig.generateClient,
+      default: false,
     },
     "enum-names-as-values": {
       type: "boolean",