diff --git a/includes/defaults.inc.php b/includes/defaults.inc.php
index 43959b75e..1b58d5560 100644
--- a/includes/defaults.inc.php
+++ b/includes/defaults.inc.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ $config['show_services']           = 1;  # Enable Services on menu
 $config['ports_page_default']      = "details/"; ## eg "details/" "graphs/bits/"
 
 ### SNMP Settings
-$config['snmp']['timeout'] = 1000;         # timeout in ms
+$config['snmp']['timeout'] = 1;            # timeout in seconds
 $config['snmp']['retries'] = 5;            # how many times to retry the query
 $config['snmp']['community'][] = "public"; # Communities to try during discovery (dangerous)