diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1bcfd26..5f40f74 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
 project(SQLiteCpp)
 
-# Enable the use of SQLite column metadata and Column::getName() method,
-# Require that the sqlite3 library is also compiled with this flag (default under Debian/Ubuntu).
-option(SQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA "Enable Column::getName(). Require support from sqlite3 library." ON)
+option(SQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA "Enable Column::getName(). Require support from sqlite3 library." OFF)
 if (SQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA) 
+    # Enable the use of SQLite column metadata and Column::getName() method,
+    # Require that the sqlite3 library is also compiled with this flag (default under Debian/Ubuntu, but not on Mac OS X).
     add_definitions(-DSQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA)
 endif (SQLITE_ENABLE_COLUMN_METADATA)
 
-option(SQLITE_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER "Enable the user defintion of a assertion_failed() handler." ON)
+option(SQLITE_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER "Enable the user defintion of a assertion_failed() handler." OFF)
 if (SQLITE_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER) 
-    # Enable the user defintion of a assertion_failed() handler.
+    # Enable the user defintion of a assertion_failed() handler (default to false, easier to handler for begginers).
     add_definitions(-DSQLITECPP_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER)
 endif (SQLITE_ENABLE_ASSERT_HANDLER)