diff --git a/moncheck.conf.example b/moncheck.conf.example
index 7bd3be9..2e8991d 100644
--- a/moncheck.conf.example
+++ b/moncheck.conf.example
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   "db": "user=moncheck dbname=monzero",
+  "timeout": "5s",
   "wait": "5s"
 }