diff --git a/impala/_thrift_api.py b/impala/_thrift_api.py
index f7da748aa..38cafdaf8 100644
--- a/impala/_thrift_api.py
+++ b/impala/_thrift_api.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ def __init__(self, uri_or_host, port=None, path=None, cafile=None, cert_file=Non
       self.__http_cookie_dict = dict()
       self.__auth_cookie_names = set()
     else:
+      self.__preserve_all_cookies = False
       if isinstance(http_cookie_names, six.string_types):
         http_cookie_names = [http_cookie_names]
       # Build a dictionary that maps cookie name to namedtuple.