diff --git a/main/timing.c b/main/timing.c
index ac23d42faf..751008ecf9 100644
--- a/main/timing.c
+++ b/main/timing.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static char *timing_test(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_cli_args *
 	case CLI_INIT:
 		e->command = "timing test";
 		e->usage = "Usage: timing test <rate>\n"
-		           "   Test a timer with a specified rate, 100/sec by default.\n"
+		           "   Test a timer with a specified rate, 50/sec by default.\n"
 		           "";
 		return NULL;
 	case CLI_GENERATE: