diff --git a/lib/internal/async_hooks.js b/lib/internal/async_hooks.js
index 7e29d53606a2b3..2cd4137fd08b40 100644
--- a/lib/internal/async_hooks.js
+++ b/lib/internal/async_hooks.js
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ function getDefaultTriggerAsyncId() {
   var defaultTriggerAsyncId = async_id_fields[kDefaultTriggerAsyncId];
   // Reset value after it's been called so the next constructor doesn't
   // inherit it by accident.
-  async_id_fields[kDefaultTriggerAsyncId] = 0;
+  async_id_fields[kDefaultTriggerAsyncId] = -1;
   // If defaultTriggerAsyncId isn't set, use the executionAsyncId
-  if (defaultTriggerAsyncId <= 0)
+  if (defaultTriggerAsyncId < 0)
     defaultTriggerAsyncId = async_id_fields[kExecutionAsyncId];
   return defaultTriggerAsyncId;
 }
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ function emitInitScript(asyncId, type, triggerAsyncId, resource) {
   } else {
     // If a triggerAsyncId was passed, any kDefaultTriggerAsyncId still must be
     // null'd.
-    async_id_fields[kDefaultTriggerAsyncId] = 0;
+    async_id_fields[kDefaultTriggerAsyncId] = -1;
   }
 
   emitInitNative(asyncId, type, triggerAsyncId, resource);
diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
index b7da5bd3801f5a..f8a1fa39618610 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
 
       // It's possible that kDefaultTriggerAsyncId was set for a constructor
       // call that threw and was never cleared. So clear it now.
-      async_id_fields[kDefaultTriggerAsyncId] = 0;
+      async_id_fields[kDefaultTriggerAsyncId] = -1;
 
       if (exceptionHandlerState.captureFn !== null) {
         exceptionHandlerState.captureFn(er);
diff --git a/src/env-inl.h b/src/env-inl.h
index a692e8e08e452d..2d4c0c18e96b5d 100644
--- a/src/env-inl.h
+++ b/src/env-inl.h
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ inline Environment::AsyncHooks::AsyncHooks(v8::Isolate* isolate)
   // and flag changes won't be included.
   fields_[kCheck] = 1;
 
+  // kDefaultTriggerAsyncId should be -1, this indicates that there is no
+  // specified default value and it should fallback to the executionAsyncId.
+  // 0 is not used as the magic value, because that indicates a missing context
+  // which is different from a default context.
+  async_id_fields_[AsyncHooks::kDefaultTriggerAsyncId] = -1;
+
   // kAsyncIdCounter should start at 1 because that'll be the id the execution
   // context during bootstrap (code that runs before entering uv_run()).
   async_id_fields_[AsyncHooks::kAsyncIdCounter] = 1;
@@ -450,9 +456,9 @@ inline double Environment::trigger_async_id() {
 inline double Environment::get_default_trigger_async_id() {
   double default_trigger_async_id =
     async_hooks()->async_id_fields()[AsyncHooks::kDefaultTriggerAsyncId];
-  async_hooks()->async_id_fields()[AsyncHooks::kDefaultTriggerAsyncId] = 0;
+  async_hooks()->async_id_fields()[AsyncHooks::kDefaultTriggerAsyncId] = -1;
   // If defaultTriggerAsyncId isn't set, use the executionAsyncId
-  if (default_trigger_async_id <= 0)
+  if (default_trigger_async_id < 0)
     default_trigger_async_id = execution_async_id();
   return default_trigger_async_id;
 }