diff --git a/src/docs/markdown/caddyfile/directives/reverse_proxy.md b/src/docs/markdown/caddyfile/directives/reverse_proxy.md
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--- a/src/docs/markdown/caddyfile/directives/reverse_proxy.md
+++ b/src/docs/markdown/caddyfile/directives/reverse_proxy.md
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ Active health checks perform health checking in the background on a timer. To en
- **health_interval** is a [duration value](/docs/conventions#durations) that defines how often to perform active health checks. Default: `30s`.
-- **health_timeout** is a [duration value](/docs/conventions#durations) that defines how long to wait for a reply before marking the backend as down.
+- **health_timeout** is a [duration value](/docs/conventions#durations) that defines how long to wait for a reply before marking the backend as down. Default: `5s`.
- **health_status** is the HTTP status code to expect from a healthy backend. Can be a 3-digit status code, or a status code class ending in `xx`. For example: `200` (which is the default), or `2xx`.