diff --git a/octodns/processor/filter.py b/octodns/processor/filter.py
index e02bc84..4723073 100644
--- a/octodns/processor/filter.py
+++ b/octodns/processor/filter.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class ZoneNameFilter(BaseProcessor):
         class: octodns.processor.filter.ZoneNameFilter
         # If true a ValidationError will be throw when such records are
         # encouterd, if false the records will just be ignored/omitted.
-        # (default: false)
+        # (default: true)
 
     zones:
       exxampled.com.:
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class ZoneNameFilter(BaseProcessor):
           - azure
     '''
 
-    def __init__(self, name, error=False):
+    def __init__(self, name, error=True):
         super().__init__(name)
         self.error = error
 
diff --git a/tests/test_octodns_processor_filter.py b/tests/test_octodns_processor_filter.py
index 0a1b6dd..9857926 100644
--- a/tests/test_octodns_processor_filter.py
+++ b/tests/test_octodns_processor_filter.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class TestIgnoreRootNsFilter(TestCase):
 
 class TestZoneNameFilter(TestCase):
     def test_ends_with_zone(self):
-        zone_name_filter = ZoneNameFilter('zone-name')
+        zone_name_filter = ZoneNameFilter('zone-name', error=False)
 
         zone = Zone('unit.tests.', [])