diff --git a/deploy/longhorn.yaml b/deploy/longhorn.yaml
index 0008b08..c41b9c5 100644
--- a/deploy/longhorn.yaml
+++ b/deploy/longhorn.yaml
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ metadata:
 provisioner: driver.longhorn.io
 parameters:
   numberOfReplicas: "3"
-  staleReplicaTimeout: "2880"
+  staleReplicaTimeout: "2880" # 48 hours in minutes
   fromBackup: ""
 #  diskSelector: "ssd,fast"
 #  nodeSelector: "storage,fast"
diff --git a/docs/restore_statefulset.md b/docs/restore_statefulset.md
index 0fbdb5f..935495f 100644
--- a/docs/restore_statefulset.md
+++ b/docs/restore_statefulset.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ spec:
     fsType: ext4
     volumeAttributes:
       numberOfReplicas: <replicas> # must match Longhorn volume value
-      staleReplicaTimeout: '30'
+      staleReplicaTimeout: '30' # in minutes
     volumeHandle: statefulset-vol-0 # must match volume name from Longhorn
   storageClassName: longhorn # must be same name that we will use later
 ---
diff --git a/docs/storage-tags.md b/docs/storage-tags.md
index 5fce30e..4becd71 100644
--- a/docs/storage-tags.md
+++ b/docs/storage-tags.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ metadata:
 provisioner: rancher.io/longhorn
 parameters:
   numberOfReplicas: "3"
-  staleReplicaTimeout: "480"
+  staleReplicaTimeout: "480" # 8 hours in minutes
   diskSelector: "ssd"
   nodeSelector: "storage,fast"
 ```
diff --git a/examples/storageclass.yaml b/examples/storageclass.yaml
index 5aa5749..2d9f4c5 100644
--- a/examples/storageclass.yaml
+++ b/examples/storageclass.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
 provisioner: driver.longhorn.io
 parameters:
   numberOfReplicas: "3"
-  staleReplicaTimeout: "2880"
+  staleReplicaTimeout: "2880" # 48 hours in minutes
   fromBackup: ""
 #  diskSelector: "ssd,fast"
 #  nodeSelector: "storage,fast"