diff --git a/api/api_full.go b/api/api_full.go
index f2585b9276c..7199fc10425 100644
--- a/api/api_full.go
+++ b/api/api_full.go
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ type StartDealParams struct {
 	EpochPrice        types.BigInt
 	MinBlocksDuration uint64
 	DealStartEpoch    abi.ChainEpoch
-	FastRetrieval     bool
+	NoFastRetrieval   bool
 	VerifiedDeal      bool
 }
 
diff --git a/api/test/deals.go b/api/test/deals.go
index 28944508336..99890f636c4 100644
--- a/api/test/deals.go
+++ b/api/test/deals.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func startDeal(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, miner TestStorageNode, client
 		Miner:             maddr,
 		EpochPrice:        types.NewInt(1000000),
 		MinBlocksDuration: uint64(build.MinDealDuration),
-		FastRetrieval:     fastRet,
+		NoFastRetrieval:   !fastRet,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("%+v", err)
diff --git a/cli/client.go b/cli/client.go
index 0e70a6faab8..9b672ec401d 100644
--- a/cli/client.go
+++ b/cli/client.go
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ var clientDealCmd = &cli.Command{
 			EpochPrice:        types.BigInt(price),
 			MinBlocksDuration: uint64(dur),
 			DealStartEpoch:    abi.ChainEpoch(cctx.Int64("start-epoch")),
-			FastRetrieval:     cctx.Bool("fast-retrieval"),
+			NoFastRetrieval:   !cctx.Bool("fast-retrieval"),
 			VerifiedDeal:      isVerified,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ func interactiveDeal(cctx *cli.Context) error {
 				EpochPrice:        epochPrice,
 				MinBlocksDuration: uint64(epochs),
 				DealStartEpoch:    abi.ChainEpoch(cctx.Int64("start-epoch")),
-				FastRetrieval:     cctx.Bool("fast-retrieval"),
+				NoFastRetrieval:   !cctx.Bool("fast-retrieval"),
 				VerifiedDeal:      false, // TODO: Allow setting
 			})
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/node/impl/client/client.go b/node/impl/client/client.go
index 4044878599d..0fc90f59add 100644
--- a/node/impl/client/client.go
+++ b/node/impl/client/client.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (a *API) ClientStartDeal(ctx context.Context, params *api.StartDealParams)
 		Price:         params.EpochPrice,
 		Collateral:    big.Zero(),
 		Rt:            rt,
-		FastRetrieval: params.FastRetrieval,
+		FastRetrieval: !params.NoFastRetrieval,
 		VerifiedDeal:  params.VerifiedDeal,
 		StoreID:       storeID,
 	})