diff --git a/doc/admin-guide/files/records.config.en.rst b/doc/admin-guide/files/records.config.en.rst
index 899f7a5ad55..dae647dbf0f 100644
--- a/doc/admin-guide/files/records.config.en.rst
+++ b/doc/admin-guide/files/records.config.en.rst
@@ -1246,8 +1246,8 @@ HTTP Connection Timeouts
    :overridable:
 
    Specifies how long |TS| keeps connections to clients open for a
-   subsequent request after a transaction ends. A value of ``0`` will disable
-   the no activity timeout.
+   subsequent request after a transaction ends. A value of ``0`` will set
+   `proxy.config.net.default_inactivity_timeout` as the timeout.
 
    See :ref:`admin-performance-timeouts` for more discussion on |TS| timeouts.
 
@@ -1256,8 +1256,8 @@ HTTP Connection Timeouts
    :overridable:
 
    Specifies how long |TS| keeps connections to origin servers open
-   for a subsequent transfer of data after a transaction ends. A value of
-   ``0`` will disable the no activity timeout.
+   for a subsequent transfer of data after a transaction ends. A value of ``0`` will
+   set `proxy.config.net.default_inactivity_timeout` as the timeout.
 
    See :ref:`admin-performance-timeouts` for more discussion on |TS| timeouts.
 
diff --git a/mgmt/RecordsConfig.cc b/mgmt/RecordsConfig.cc
index b7c7fdc8bc7..41d13b21965 100644
--- a/mgmt/RecordsConfig.cc
+++ b/mgmt/RecordsConfig.cc
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ static const RecordElement RecordsConfig[] =
   ,
   {RECT_CONFIG, "proxy.config.ssl.server.dhparams_file", RECD_STRING, nullptr, RECU_RESTART_TS, RR_NULL, RECC_NULL, nullptr, RECA_NULL}
   ,
-  {RECT_CONFIG, "proxy.config.ssl.handshake_timeout_in", RECD_INT, "0", RECU_RESTART_TS, RR_NULL, RECC_INT, "[0-65535]", RECA_NULL}
+  {RECT_CONFIG, "proxy.config.ssl.handshake_timeout_in", RECD_INT, "30", RECU_RESTART_TS, RR_NULL, RECC_INT, "[0-65535]", RECA_NULL}
   ,
   {RECT_CONFIG, "proxy.config.ssl.cert.load_elevated", RECD_INT, "0", RECU_RESTART_TS, RR_NULL, RECC_INT, "[0-1]", RECA_READ_ONLY}
   ,