diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 350a09d..bcff310 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ For reference information, see [[https://orgmode.com][Org-mode website]]
     :config
     (setq org-alert-notification-title "org-mode agenda"
           org-alert-notify-cutoff 30
-          org-alert-notify-after-event-cutoff 0)
+          org-alert-notify-after-event-cutoff 5)
     (org-alert-enable))
 #+end_src
 ** org-journal