diff --git a/server/etc/example.conf b/server/etc/example.conf
index 854d36ca7..c8871fca2 100644
--- a/server/etc/example.conf
+++ b/server/etc/example.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 affinity = 0x02;	# Mask of cores the server should run on
 priority = 50;		# Scheduler priority for the server
 debug = 5;		# The level of verbosity for debug messages
-stats = 0.8;		# The interval in seconds fo path statistics
+stats = 3;		# The interval in seconds fo path statistics
 
 nodes = {
 	acs = {