diff --git a/contrib/systemd/copyparty.example.conf b/contrib/systemd/copyparty.example.conf
index 23558a86..a28802b2 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/copyparty.example.conf
+++ b/contrib/systemd/copyparty.example.conf
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
   # (note: enable compression by adding .xz at the end)
   q, lo: $LOGS_DIRECTORY/%Y-%m%d.log
 
-  # url to check against for vulnerable versions (default disabled); setting this will enable automatic 
-  # vulnerability checks. the notification, in case you are running a vulnerable version, is shown on the 
-  # admin panel (/?h) and only for users with admin permissions. you can choose between the value given here, 
-  # or alternatively use https://api.copyparty.eu/security-advisories, or your own custom endpoint
-  vc-url: https://api.github.com/repos/9001/copyparty/security-advisories
+  # enable version-checker by uncommenting one of the 'vc-url' lines below; this will
+  # periodically check if your copyparty version has a known security vulnerability,
+  # showing a warning on /?h (control-panel) for all users with permission 'a' or 'A'
+  #vc-url: https://api.github.com/repos/9001/copyparty/security-advisories?per_page=9
+  #vc-url: https://api.copyparty.eu/advisories
 
-  # how many seconds to wait between vulnerability checks; default is 86400 (= 1 day).
-  vc-interval: 86400
+  vc-age: 3  # how many hours to wait between each version-check
+  vc-exit  # emergency-exit if a version-check indicates that the current version is vulnerable
 
   # p: 80,443,3923   # listen on 80/443 as well (requires CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE)
   # i: 127.0.0.1     # only allow connections from localhost (reverse-proxies)