diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f51ead..d74f453 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 ## unreleased
 
- * fix: permissible states not respecting guard parameters(see [issue #388](https://github.com/aasm/aasm/issues/388)) with [pull-request #389]
+ * fix: permissible states not respecting guard parameters (see [issue #388](https://github.com/aasm/aasm/issues/388)) with [pull-request #389](https://github.com/aasm/aasm/pull/389)
 
 ## 4.11.0
 
diff --git a/lib/aasm/base.rb b/lib/aasm/base.rb
index 80e77f1..7e4f845 100644
--- a/lib/aasm/base.rb
+++ b/lib/aasm/base.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module AASM
       configure :skip_validation_on_save, false
 
       # raise if the model is invalid (in ActiveRecord)
-      configure :whiny_persistence, false
+      configure :whiny_persistence, true
 
       # use requires_new for nested transactions (in ActiveRecord)
       configure :requires_new_transaction, true