diff --git a/README b/README
index 2c97589dd..04f8bf033 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ Unbound README
 * ./configure && make && make install
 * on BSDs and Solaris use gmake (GNU make).
 * You can use libevent if you want. libevent is useful when using 
-  many (10000) outgoing ports. By default 16 ports are used and the
-  builtin alternative is equally capable and a little faster.
+  many (10000) outgoing ports. By default max 256 ports are opened at
+  the same time and the builtin alternative is equally capable and a 
+  little faster.
 * More detailed README, README.svn, README.tests in doc directory
 * manual pages can be found in doc directory, and are installed, unbound(8).
 * example configuration file doc/example.conf
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 166e700c1..a422f922b 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+29 May 2009: Wouter
+	- fixup doc bug in README reported by Matthew Dempsky.
+
 28 May 2009: Wouter
 	- update iana port list
 	- update ldns lib tarball