diff --git a/README b/README
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--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -232,8 +232,9 @@ proxy and passthrough mode to set the upstream pool and is mandatory.
 blocks.
 
 "blockpoll" : This is the frequency in milliseconds for how often to check for
-new network blocks and is 5000 by default. It is intended to be a backup only
-for when the notifier is not set up or a sanity check for it.
+new network blocks and is 100 by default. It is intended to be a backup only
+for when the notifier is not set up and only polls if the "notify" field is
+not set on a btcd.
 
 "update_interval" : This is the frequency that stratum updates are sent out to
 miners and is set to 30 seconds by default to help perpetuate transactions for