diff --git a/artemis-protocols/artemis-amqp-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/protocol/amqp/converter/message/InboundTransformer.java b/artemis-protocols/artemis-amqp-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/protocol/amqp/converter/message/InboundTransformer.java
index 9c40cd80c7..1316ab79c3 100644
--- a/artemis-protocols/artemis-amqp-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/protocol/amqp/converter/message/InboundTransformer.java
+++ b/artemis-protocols/artemis-amqp-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/protocol/amqp/converter/message/InboundTransformer.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public abstract class InboundTransformer {
             jms.setBooleanProperty(JMS_AMQP_HEADER_DURABLE, true);
             jms.setJMSDeliveryMode(header.getDurable().booleanValue() ? DeliveryMode.PERSISTENT : DeliveryMode.NON_PERSISTENT);
          } else {
-            jms.setJMSDeliveryMode(Message.DEFAULT_DELIVERY_MODE);
+            jms.setJMSDeliveryMode(DeliveryMode.NON_PERSISTENT);
          }
 
          if (header.getPriority() != null) {