diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9beb418..7d342cf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ user_info = "I'm a test user for the irc crate."
 version = "irc:git:Rust"
 source = "https://github.com/aatxe/irc"
 ping_time = 180
-ping_timeout = 10
+ping_timeout = 20
 burst_window_length = 8
 max_messages_in_burst = 15
 should_ghost = false
diff --git a/src/client/data/config.rs b/src/client/data/config.rs
index 45a4ee3..1f2216a 100644
--- a/src/client/data/config.rs
+++ b/src/client/data/config.rs
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ impl Config {
 
     /// Gets the amount of time in seconds for the client to disconnect after not receiving a ping
     /// response.
-    /// This defaults to 10 seconds when not specified.
+    /// This defaults to 20 seconds when not specified.
     pub fn ping_timeout(&self) -> u32 {
         self.ping_timeout.as_ref().cloned().unwrap_or(20)
     }