diff --git a/docs/toml.md b/docs/toml.md
index 1b77deae8..6c75022a7 100644
--- a/docs/toml.md
+++ b/docs/toml.md
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 # Global configuration
 ################################################################
 
-# Duration to give active requests a chance to finish during hot-reloads.
-# Can be provided in a format supported by [time.ParseDuration](https://golang.org/pkg/time/#ParseDuration) or as raw
-# values (digits). If no units are provided, the value is parsed assuming
-# seconds.
+# Duration to give active requests a chance to finish before Traefik stops.
+# Can be provided in a format supported by [time.ParseDuration](https://golang.org/pkg/time/#ParseDuration) or as raw values (digits).
+# If no units are provided, the value is parsed assuming seconds.
+# Note: in this time frame no new requests are accepted.
 #
 # Optional
 # Default: "10s"
diff --git a/server/configuration.go b/server/configuration.go
index 7b78493b3..5a3bc0726 100644
--- a/server/configuration.go
+++ b/server/configuration.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type TraefikConfiguration struct {
 // GlobalConfiguration holds global configuration (with providers, etc.).
 // It's populated from the traefik configuration file passed as an argument to the binary.
 type GlobalConfiguration struct {
-	GraceTimeOut              flaeg.Duration          `short:"g" description:"Duration to give active requests a chance to finish during hot-reload"`
+	GraceTimeOut              flaeg.Duration          `short:"g" description:"Duration to give active requests a chance to finish before Traefik stops"`
 	Debug                     bool                    `short:"d" description:"Enable debug mode"`
 	CheckNewVersion           bool                    `description:"Periodically check if a new version has been released"`
 	AccessLogsFile            string                  `description:"(Deprecated) Access logs file"` // Deprecated
diff --git a/traefik.sample.toml b/traefik.sample.toml
index f02d6066b..b9ed3c33a 100644
--- a/traefik.sample.toml
+++ b/traefik.sample.toml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # Global configuration
 ################################################################
 
-# Duration to give active requests a chance to finish during hot-reloads.
-# Can be provided in a format supported by Go's time.ParseDuration function or
-# as raw values (digits). If no units are provided, the value is parsed assuming
-# seconds.
+# Duration to give active requests a chance to finish before Traefik stops.
+# Can be provided in a format supported by [time.ParseDuration](https://golang.org/pkg/time/#ParseDuration) or as raw values (digits).
+# If no units are provided, the value is parsed assuming seconds.
+# Note: in this time frame no new requests are accepted.
 #
 # Optional
 # Default: "10s"