diff --git a/changedetectionio/flask_app.py b/changedetectionio/flask_app.py
index 945f268e..d389c1a5 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/flask_app.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/flask_app.py
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ def changedetection_app(config=None, datastore_o=None):
                                  emailprefix=os.getenv('NOTIFICATION_MAIL_BUTTON_PREFIX', False),
                                  form=form,
                                  hide_remove_pass=os.getenv("SALTED_PASS", False),
-                                 min_system_recheck_seconds=int(os.getenv('MINIMUM_SECONDS_RECHECK_TIME', 20)),
+                                 min_system_recheck_seconds=int(os.getenv('MINIMUM_SECONDS_RECHECK_TIME', 3)),
                                  settings_application=datastore.data['settings']['application']
                                  )
 
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ def ticker_thread_check_time_launch_checks():
 
     proxy_last_called_time = {}
 
-    recheck_time_minimum_seconds = int(os.getenv('MINIMUM_SECONDS_RECHECK_TIME', 20))
+    recheck_time_minimum_seconds = int(os.getenv('MINIMUM_SECONDS_RECHECK_TIME', 3))
     logger.debug(f"System env MINIMUM_SECONDS_RECHECK_TIME {recheck_time_minimum_seconds}")
 
     # Spin up Workers that do the fetching
diff --git a/changedetectionio/model/Watch.py b/changedetectionio/model/Watch.py
index efea88e7..e262ac4e 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/model/Watch.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/model/Watch.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from loguru import logger
 # file:// is further checked by ALLOW_FILE_URI
 SAFE_PROTOCOL_REGEX='^(http|https|ftp|file):'
 
-minimum_seconds_recheck_time = int(os.getenv('MINIMUM_SECONDS_RECHECK_TIME', 60))
+minimum_seconds_recheck_time = int(os.getenv('MINIMUM_SECONDS_RECHECK_TIME', 3))
 mtable = {'seconds': 1, 'minutes': 60, 'hours': 3600, 'days': 86400, 'weeks': 86400 * 7}
 
 from changedetectionio.notification import (
diff --git a/changedetectionio/templates/settings.html b/changedetectionio/templates/settings.html
index 72f1f638..e72c7818 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/templates/settings.html
+++ b/changedetectionio/templates/settings.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                 <fieldset>
                     <div class="pure-control-group">
                         {{ render_field(form.requests.form.time_between_check, class="time-check-widget") }}
-                        <span class="pure-form-message-inline">Default recheck time for all watches, system minimum is {{min_system_recheck_seconds}} seconds.</span>
+                        <span class="pure-form-message-inline">Default recheck time for all watches, current system minimum is <i>{{min_system_recheck_seconds}}</i> seconds (<a href="https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/wiki/Misc-system-settings#enviroment-variables">more info</a>).</span>
                     </div>
                     <div class="pure-control-group">
                         {{ render_field(form.requests.form.jitter_seconds, class="jitter_seconds") }}
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a69ab3e9..4cf17605 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ services:
   #      - FETCH_WORKERS=10
   #
   #        Absolute minimum seconds to recheck, overrides any watch minimum, change to 0 to disable
-  #      - MINIMUM_SECONDS_RECHECK_TIME=20
+  #      - MINIMUM_SECONDS_RECHECK_TIME=3
       # Comment out ports: when using behind a reverse proxy , enable networks: etc.
       ports:
         - 5000:5000