diff --git a/DEFAULT_CONFIG.json5 b/DEFAULT_CONFIG.json5
index 1af50b7c2d..a2731b9525 100644
--- a/DEFAULT_CONFIG.json5
+++ b/DEFAULT_CONFIG.json5
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
   /// Configure internal transport parameters
   transport: {
     unicast: {
-      /// Timeout in milliseconds when accepting a link
+      /// Timeout in milliseconds when opening a link
       open_timeout: 10000,
       /// Timeout in milliseconds when accepting a link
       accept_timeout: 10000,
diff --git a/commons/zenoh-config/src/lib.rs b/commons/zenoh-config/src/lib.rs
index 27ce06f653..30bd9a7c81 100644
--- a/commons/zenoh-config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/commons/zenoh-config/src/lib.rs
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ validated_struct::validator! {
             pub unicast: TransportUnicastConf {
                 /// Timeout in milliseconds when opening a link (default: 10000).
                 open_timeout: u64,
-                /// Timeout in milliseconds when opening a link (default: 10000).
+                /// Timeout in milliseconds when accepting a link (default: 10000).
                 accept_timeout: u64,
                 /// Number of links that may stay pending during accept phase (default: 100).
                 accept_pending: usize,