diff --git a/dvc/repo/fetch.py b/dvc/repo/fetch.py
index 94d3c9002..8d7fb0d96 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/fetch.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/fetch.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 def fetch(
     self,
     target=None,
-    jobs=1,
+    jobs=None,
     remote=None,
     all_branches=False,
     show_checksums=False,
diff --git a/dvc/repo/pull.py b/dvc/repo/pull.py
index 7496fa56b..380bc86a3 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/pull.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/pull.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 def pull(
     self,
     target=None,
-    jobs=1,
+    jobs=None,
     remote=None,
     all_branches=False,
     show_checksums=False,
diff --git a/dvc/repo/push.py b/dvc/repo/push.py
index 09ddca34c..8787a07c9 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/push.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/push.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 def push(
     self,
     target=None,
-    jobs=1,
+    jobs=None,
     remote=None,
     all_branches=False,
     show_checksums=False,
diff --git a/dvc/repo/status.py b/dvc/repo/status.py
index a3a2c7e0f..7b880e9e6 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/status.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/status.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def _local_status(self, target=None, with_deps=False):
 def _cloud_status(
     self,
     target=None,
-    jobs=1,
+    jobs=None,
     remote=None,
     show_checksums=False,
     all_branches=False,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def _cloud_status(
 def status(
     self,
     target=None,
-    jobs=1,
+    jobs=None,
     cloud=False,
     remote=None,
     show_checksums=False,