diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/index.md b/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
index c2ee60c1d..37b4d0512 100644
--- a/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/index.md
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ cameras:
         # Required: List of x,y coordinates to define the polygon of the zone.
         # NOTE: Presence in a zone is evaluated only based on the bottom center of the objects bounding box.
         coordinates: 545,1077,747,939,788,805
-        # Optional: Set the inertia required for an object to be considered present in the zone. Allowed values are 0 < inertia < 10 (default: shown below)
+        # Optional: Number of consecutive frames required for object to be considered present in the zone. Allowed values are 1-10 (default: shown below)
         inertia: 3
         # Optional: List of objects that can trigger this zone (default: all tracked objects)
         objects:
diff --git a/frigate/config.py b/frigate/config.py
index 3f1493ccd..1ad4a45f3 100644
--- a/frigate/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config.py
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class ZoneConfig(BaseModel):
     )
     inertia: int = Field(
         default=3,
-        title="Number of frames required for object to be considered present in the zone.",
+        title="Number of consecutive frames required for object to be considered present in the zone.",
         gt=0,
         le=10,
     )