diff --git a/modules/config-fields-clair-matcher.adoc b/modules/config-fields-clair-matcher.adoc
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--- a/modules/config-fields-clair-matcher.adoc
+++ b/modules/config-fields-clair-matcher.adoc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Defaults to `30m`.
 
 | **.period** | String | Determines how often updates for new security advisories take place.
 
-Defaults to `30m`.
+Defaults to `6h`.
 
 | **.disable_updaters** | Boolean | Whether to run background updates or not.