diff --git a/sanic/app.py b/sanic/app.py
index 87667825..06540088 100644
--- a/sanic/app.py
+++ b/sanic/app.py
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ class Sanic:
     def run(self, host=None, port=None, debug=False, ssl=None,
             sock=None, workers=1, protocol=None,
             backlog=100, stop_event=None, register_sys_signals=True,
-            access_log=True, auto_reload=False):
+            access_log=True, **kwargs):
         """Run the HTTP Server and listen until keyboard interrupt or term
         signal. On termination, drain connections before closing.
 
@@ -667,6 +667,13 @@ class Sanic:
         :param protocol: Subclass of asyncio protocol class
         :return: Nothing
         """
+        # Default auto_reload to false
+        auto_reload = False
+        # If debug is set, default it to true
+        if debug:
+            auto_reload = True
+        # Allow for overriding either of the defaults
+        auto_reload = kwargs.get("auto_reload", auto_reload)
 
         if sock is None:
             host, port = host or "127.0.0.1", port or 8000
diff --git a/sanic/testing.py b/sanic/testing.py
index a639e16e..3a1d15c5 100644
--- a/sanic/testing.py
+++ b/sanic/testing.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class SanicTestClient:
 
     def _sanic_endpoint_test(
             self, method='get', uri='/', gather_request=True,
-            debug=False, server_kwargs={},
+            debug=False, server_kwargs={"auto_reload": False},
             *request_args, **request_kwargs):
         results = [None, None]
         exceptions = []