diff --git a/docs/hyperopt.md b/docs/hyperopt.md
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@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ Because hyperopt tries a lot of combinations to find the best parameters it will
 We strongly recommend to use `screen` or `tmux` to prevent any connection loss.
 
 ```bash
-freqtrade hyperopt --config config.json --hyperopt <hyperoptname> -e 5000 --spaces all
+freqtrade hyperopt --config config.json --hyperopt <hyperoptname> -e 500 --spaces all
 ```
 
 Use `<hyperoptname>` as the name of the custom hyperopt used.