diff --git a/bbolt/README.md b/bbolt/README.md
index b00a548f..b3fadc4c 100644
--- a/bbolt/README.md
+++ b/bbolt/README.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Timeout is the amount of time to wait to obtain a file lock.
 	// Only available on Darwin and Linux.
 	//
-	// Optional. Default is 0 (no timeout)
+	// Optional. Default is 60 * time.Second.
 	Timeout time.Duration
 
 	// Open database in read-only mode.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ type Config struct {
 var ConfigDefault = Config{
 	Database: "fiber.db",
 	Bucket:   "fiber_storage",
-	Timeout:  0,
+	Timeout:  60 * time.Second,
 	ReadOnly: false,
 	Reset:    false,
 }
diff --git a/bbolt/config.go b/bbolt/config.go
index 5cf21ddb..adeab712 100644
--- a/bbolt/config.go
+++ b/bbolt/config.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Timeout is the amount of time to wait to obtain a file lock.
 	// Only available on Darwin and Linux.
 	//
-	// Optional. Default is 0 (no timeout)
+	// Optional. Default is set to 60 * time.Second.
 	Timeout time.Duration
 
 	// Open database in read-only mode.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type Config struct {
 var ConfigDefault = Config{
 	Database: "fiber.db",
 	Bucket:   "fiber_storage",
-	Timeout:  0,
+	Timeout:  60 * time.Second,
 	ReadOnly: false,
 	Reset:    false,
 }