diff --git a/Documentation/tuning.md b/Documentation/tuning.md
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@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Or you can set the values within the configuration file:
 ```toml
 [peer]
 heartbeat_interval = 100
-election_timeout = 100
+election_timeout = 500
 ```
 
 The values are specified in milliseconds.