diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a8c52f3..11dfe3a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ The options `openpdf` and `openhtml` were renamed as `open_pdf` and
 `open_html`, they now are strings and there with a minor change in how they
 behave.
 
-The option `nvim_wd` was renamed as `setwd` and it now is a string.
+The option `nvim_wd` was renamed as `setwd` and it now is a string and its
+default value is "no".
 
 There are two new commands:
 
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ None yet. Tell us if published a video presenting R.nvim features.
 The diagram below shows how the communication between Neovim and R works.
 ![Neovim-R communication](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jalvesaq/tmp-R-Nvim/master/nvimrcom.svg "Neovim-R communication")
 
-The black arrow represents all commands that you trigger in the editor and
+The black arrows represent all commands that you trigger in the editor and
 that you can see being pasted into R Console.
 There are three different ways of sending the commands to R Console:
 
diff --git a/doc/R.nvim.txt b/doc/R.nvim.txt
index c763eb46..893d729f 100644
--- a/doc/R.nvim.txt
+++ b/doc/R.nvim.txt
@@ -1527,23 +1527,16 @@ higher value for the variable in your config. Example:
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6.27. Start R in working directory of Neovim                           *setwd*
 
-When you are editing an R file (.R, .Rnw, .Rd, .Rmd, or .qmd) and start R, the
-R package nvimcom runs the command `setwd()` with the directory of the file
-being edited as argument, that is, the R working directory becomes the same
-directory of the R file (option `setwd` = "file"). If you want R's working
-directory to be the same as Neovim's working directory, put in your config:
+If you want that R starts in the directory of the file that you are editing,
+put in your config:
 >lua
-   setwd = "nvim"
+   setwd = "file"
 <
-This option is useful only for those who did not enable 'autochdir'.
-
-If you prefer that R.nvim does not set the working directory in any way, put
-in your config:
+If you want that R starts in Neovim's working directory, put in your config:
 >lua
-   setwd = "no"
+   setwd = "nvim"
 <
-The workding directory is not set when running R in a remote machine from a
-local Neovim.
+The default value of `setwd` is "no". See also 'autochdir'.
 
 
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diff --git a/lua/r/config.lua b/lua/r/config.lua
index 292c5895..463f7377 100644
--- a/lua/r/config.lua
+++ b/lua/r/config.lua
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ local config = {
     max_paste_lines     = 20,
     min_editor_width    = 80,
     non_r_compl         = true,
-    setwd               = "file",
+    setwd               = "no",
     nvimpager           = "split",
     objbr_allnames      = false,
     objbr_auto_start    = false,