diff --git a/PBot/LagChecker.pm b/PBot/LagChecker.pm
index 2e09088d..bdce8185 100644
--- a/PBot/LagChecker.pm
+++ b/PBot/LagChecker.pm
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ sub initialize {
   $self->{ping_send_time} = undef;     # when last ping was sent
 
   # maximum number of lag history entries to retain
-  $self->{pbot}->{registry}->add_default('text', 'lagchecker', 'lag_history_max',      $conf{lag_history_max}      //  3);
-  # lagging is true if lag_average reaches or exceeds this threshold, in seconds
-  $self->{pbot}->{registry}->add_default('text', 'lagchecker', 'lag_threshold',        $conf{lag_threadhold}       //  2);
+  $self->{pbot}->{registry}->add_default('text', 'lagchecker', 'lag_history_max',      $conf{lag_history_max}      // 3);
+  # lagging is true if lag_average reaches or exceeds this threshold, in milliseconds
+  $self->{pbot}->{registry}->add_default('text', 'lagchecker', 'lag_threshold',        $conf{lag_threshhold}       // 2000);
   # how often to send PING, in seconds
   $self->{pbot}->{registry}->add_default('text', 'lagchecker', 'lag_history_interval', $conf{lag_history_interval} // 10);
 
diff --git a/data/registry b/data/registry
index 03570297..695e4b22 100644
--- a/data/registry
+++ b/data/registry
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
       },
       "lag_threshold" : {
          "type" : "text",
-         "value" : "2"
+         "value" : "2000"
       }
    },
    "messagehistory" : {