diff --git a/docs/configuration.asciidoc b/docs/configuration.asciidoc
index cab52c193..20cf2564c 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/configuration.asciidoc
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ _Default:_ `false`
 _Default:_ `false`
 
 |`sniffEndpoint`
-|`string` - Max request timeout for each request. +
+|`string` - Endpoint to ping during a sniff. +
 _Default:_ `'_nodes/_all/http'`
 
 |`sniffOnConnectionFault`