diff --git a/docs/content/ref/proxy.maxconn.md b/docs/content/ref/proxy.maxconn.md
index 4bc6592e1..271228e7e 100644
--- a/docs/content/ref/proxy.maxconn.md
+++ b/docs/content/ref/proxy.maxconn.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ title: "proxy.maxconn"
 `proxy.maxconn` configures the maximum number of cached
 incoming and outgoing connections.
 
-This configures the [MaxConnsPerHost](https://golang.org/pkg/net/http/#Transport.MaxConnsPerHost)
+This configures the [MaxIdleConnsPerHost](https://golang.org/pkg/net/http/#Transport.MaxIdleConnsPerHost)
 of the [http.Transport](https://golang.org/pkg/net/http/#Transport).
 
 The default is
diff --git a/fabio.properties b/fabio.properties
index 578d764ad..eede53da3 100644
--- a/fabio.properties
+++ b/fabio.properties
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
 # proxy.maxconn configures the maximum number of cached
 # incoming and outgoing connections.
 #
-# This configures the MaxConnsPerHost of the http.Transport.
+# This configures the MaxIdleConnsPerHost of the http.Transport.
 #
 # The default is
 #