diff --git a/etc/linspector.conf b/etc/linspector.conf
index 4d071b4..ef06fc6 100644
--- a/etc/linspector.conf
+++ b/etc/linspector.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 [linspector]
+; default monitor polling interval in seconds
 default_interval = 300
+; minimum monitor polling interval in seconds
 minimum_interval = 10
-delta_range = 10
+; the time range in which all monitors are being sdcheduled in seconds
+delta_range = 60
+; number of errors until executing notifications
+notification_error_threshold = 5
+; "decrease" error countor or "reset" to 0 when a service is healthy again
+notification_error_mode = decrease
 
 start_scheduler = true
 ; the scheduler mode. process or thread (default: thread)