diff --git a/django_etebase/serializers.py b/django_etebase/serializers.py
index 8cfddad..40f6068 100644
--- a/django_etebase/serializers.py
+++ b/django_etebase/serializers.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class UserSlugRelatedField(serializers.SlugRelatedField):
 class ChunksField(serializers.RelatedField):
     def to_representation(self, obj):
         obj = obj.chunk
-        if self.context.get('prefetch'):
+        if self.context.get('prefetch') == 'auto':
             with open(obj.chunkFile.path, 'rb') as f:
                 return (obj.uid, f.read())
         else:
diff --git a/django_etebase/views.py b/django_etebase/views.py
index 95031e3..9d76d08 100644
--- a/django_etebase/views.py
+++ b/django_etebase/views.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class CollectionViewSet(BaseViewSet):
 
     def get_serializer_context(self):
         context = super().get_serializer_context()
-        prefetch = self.request.query_params.get('prefetch', 'true') != 'false'
+        prefetch = self.request.query_params.get('prefetch', 'auto')
         context.update({'request': self.request, 'prefetch': prefetch})
         return context
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class CollectionItemViewSet(BaseViewSet):
 
     def get_serializer_context(self):
         context = super().get_serializer_context()
-        prefetch = self.request.query_params.get('prefetch', 'true') != 'false'
+        prefetch = self.request.query_params.get('prefetch', 'auto')
         context.update({'request': self.request, 'prefetch': prefetch})
         return context