diff --git a/docs/rabbitmq.config.example b/docs/rabbitmq.config.example
index f7477abe61ed..4d376d953a6d 100644
--- a/docs/rabbitmq.config.example
+++ b/docs/rabbitmq.config.example
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 
    %% Set the default AMQP heartbeat delay (in seconds).
    %%
-   %% {heartbeat, 600},
+   %% {heartbeat, 60},
 
    %% Set the max permissible size of an AMQP frame (in bytes).
    %%