diff --git a/hbd/server/settings.py b/hbd/server/settings.py
index 8fa6433..fdb900e 100644
--- a/hbd/server/settings.py
+++ b/hbd/server/settings.py
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ def get_settings_sections(config: dict, threshold_checker=None) -> list:
             "fields": [
                 field("interval",  "Heartbeat interval", "duration",
                       "Expected time between heartbeat messages from each client.", editable=True),
-                field("grace",     "Grace multiplier",   "number",
-                      "A host is marked overdue after interval × grace seconds of silence.", editable=True),
+                field("grace",     "Grace period",        "number",
+                      "Extra seconds to wait after a missed heartbeat before sending notifications.", editable=True),
                 field("threshold_renotify_interval", "Re-notify interval", "duration",
                       "How often to re-send notifications for ongoing threshold alerts.", editable=True),
                 field("autosave_interval", "Autosave interval", "duration",