diff --git a/config-example.properties b/config-example.properties
index 660da095..35ff1d01 100644
--- a/config-example.properties
+++ b/config-example.properties
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # maxzoom=14
 
 # Flatmap uses all available cores by default, but to override use:
-# threads=40
+# threads=4
 
 # Change how often to log progress messages:
 # loginterval=1m