diff --git a/config/environments/development.js.example b/config/environments/development.js.example
index 050cfc45..8d5bb5a9 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/development.js.example
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ var config = {
     ,redis: {
         host: '127.0.0.1',
         port: 6379,
-        idleTimeoutMillis: 1,
-        reapIntervalMillis: 1
+        idleTimeoutMillis: 1, // idle time before dropping connection
+        reapIntervalMillis: 1 // time between cleanups
     }
     ,sqlapi: {
         protocol: 'http',
diff --git a/config/environments/production.js.example b/config/environments/production.js.example
index e7a76715..fb9ef4b3 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.js.example
+++ b/config/environments/production.js.example
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ var config = {
     }
     ,redis: {
         host: '127.0.0.1',
-        port: 6379
+        port: 6379,
+        idleTimeoutMillis: 30000, // idle time before dropping connection
+        reapIntervalMillis: 1000 // time between cleanups
     }
     ,sqlapi: {
         protocol: 'https',