diff --git a/config/example.yaml b/config/example.yaml
index d28e1a9..34a543b 100644
--- a/config/example.yaml
+++ b/config/example.yaml
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ chain:
 #     state_file: /data/pool-clean.json
 #     refresh: 300
 #     test_interval: 120
-#     test_timeout: 8
-#     max_fails: 3
+#     test_timeout: 12
+#     max_fails: 5
 #   mitm:                             # MITM-capable proxies
 #     sources:
 #       - url: http://10.200.1.250:8081/proxies/all
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ chain:
 #     state_file: /data/pool-mitm.json
 #     refresh: 300
 #     test_interval: 120
-#     test_timeout: 8
-#     max_fails: 3
+#     test_timeout: 12
+#     max_fails: 5
 
 # Single proxy pool (legacy, still supported -- becomes pool "default"):
 # proxy_pool: