diff --git a/packages/schemas/src/v3/index.schema.ts b/packages/schemas/src/v3/index.schema.ts
index 258635d5..86425497 100644
--- a/packages/schemas/src/v3/index.schema.ts
+++ b/packages/schemas/src/v3/index.schema.ts
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ const schema = {
         },
         "resyncConnectionPollingIntervalMs": {
           "type": "number",
-          "description": "The polling rate (in milliseconds) at which the db should be checked for connections that need to be re-synced. Defaults to 5 seconds.",
+          "description": "The polling rate (in milliseconds) at which the db should be checked for connections that need to be re-synced. Defaults to 1 second.",
           "minimum": 1
         },
         "reindexRepoPollingIntervalMs": {
           "type": "number",
-          "description": "The polling rate (in milliseconds) at which the db should be checked for repos that should be re-indexed. Defaults to 5 seconds.",
+          "description": "The polling rate (in milliseconds) at which the db should be checked for repos that should be re-indexed. Defaults to 1 second.",
           "minimum": 1
         },
         "maxConnectionSyncJobConcurrency": {
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ const schema = {
         },
         "repoGarbageCollectionGracePeriodMs": {
           "type": "number",
-          "description": "The grace period (in milliseconds) for garbage collection. Used to prevent deleting shards while they're being loaded."
+          "description": "The grace period (in milliseconds) for garbage collection. Used to prevent deleting shards while they're being loaded. Defaults to 10 seconds.",
+          "minimum": 1
         },
         "repoIndexTimeoutMs": {
           "type": "number",
-          "description": "The timeout (in milliseconds) for a repo indexing to timeout."
+          "description": "The timeout (in milliseconds) for a repo indexing to timeout. Defaults to 2 hours.",
+          "minimum": 1
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false
diff --git a/packages/schemas/src/v3/index.type.ts b/packages/schemas/src/v3/index.type.ts
index 45e5d7ea..b7b9c1c9 100644
--- a/packages/schemas/src/v3/index.type.ts
+++ b/packages/schemas/src/v3/index.type.ts
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ export interface Settings {
    */
   reindexIntervalMs?: number;
   /**
-   * The polling rate (in milliseconds) at which the db should be checked for connections that need to be re-synced. Defaults to 5 seconds.
+   * The polling rate (in milliseconds) at which the db should be checked for connections that need to be re-synced. Defaults to 1 second.
    */
   resyncConnectionPollingIntervalMs?: number;
   /**
-   * The polling rate (in milliseconds) at which the db should be checked for repos that should be re-indexed. Defaults to 5 seconds.
+   * The polling rate (in milliseconds) at which the db should be checked for repos that should be re-indexed. Defaults to 1 second.
    */
   reindexRepoPollingIntervalMs?: number;
   /**
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ export interface Settings {
    */
   maxRepoGarbageCollectionJobConcurrency?: number;
   /**
-   * The grace period (in milliseconds) for garbage collection. Used to prevent deleting shards while they're being loaded.
+   * The grace period (in milliseconds) for garbage collection. Used to prevent deleting shards while they're being loaded. Defaults to 10 seconds.
    */
   repoGarbageCollectionGracePeriodMs?: number;
   /**
-   * The timeout (in milliseconds) for a repo indexing to timeout.
+   * The timeout (in milliseconds) for a repo indexing to timeout. Defaults to 2 hours.
    */
   repoIndexTimeoutMs?: number;
 }