diff --git a/templates/monitrc.j2 b/templates/monitrc.j2
index edd80e1..6a9492b 100644
--- a/templates/monitrc.j2
+++ b/templates/monitrc.j2
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 ##
 ## Start Monit in the background (run as a daemon):
 #
-# check services seconds intervals (default 30)
-set daemon {{ monit.check_interval }}
+#
+set daemon {{ monit.check_interval | default('30') }}
 #   with start delay 240    # optional: delay the first check by 4-minutes (by
 #                           # default Monit check immediately after Monit start)
 #
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ set log syslog
 ## enable SSL for the HTTP interface.
 #
 set httpd port 2812 and
-    use address localhost  # only accept connection from localhost
+    use address localhost  # only accept connection from localhost (drop if you use M/Monit)
     allow localhost        # allow localhost to connect to the server and
     allow admin:monit      # require user 'admin' with password 'monit'
     #with ssl {            # enable SSL/TLS and set path to server certificate
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ set httpd port 2812 and
 ## performed should a test fail.
 #
 #  check system $HOST
-#    if loadavg (1min) > 4 then alert
-#    if loadavg (5min) > 2 then alert
+#    if loadavg (1min) per core > 2 for 5 cycles then alert
+#    if loadavg (5min) per core > 1.5 for 10 cycles then alert
 #    if cpu usage > 95% for 10 cycles then alert
 #    if memory usage > 75% then alert
 #    if swap usage > 25% then alert
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ set httpd port 2812 and
 #    if cpu > 80% for 5 cycles then restart
 #    if totalmem > 200.0 MB for 5 cycles then restart
 #    if children > 250 then restart
-#    if loadavg(5min) greater than 10 for 8 cycles then stop
 #    if disk read > 500 kb/s for 10 cycles then alert
 #    if disk write > 500 kb/s for 10 cycles then alert
 #    if failed host www.tildeslash.com port 80 protocol http and request "/somefile.html" then restart