diff --git a/clearml/config/default/sdk.conf b/clearml/config/default/sdk.conf
index 995e32aa..39f33849 100644
--- a/clearml/config/default/sdk.conf
+++ b/clearml/config/default/sdk.conf
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         iteration {
             # Max number of retries when getting frames if the server returned an error (http code 500)
             max_retries_on_server_error: 5
-            # Backoff factory for consecutive retry attempts.
+            # Backoff factor for consecutive retry attempts.
             # SDK will wait for {backoff factor} * (2 ^ ({number of total retries} - 1)) between retries.
             retry_backoff_factor_sec: 10
         }
diff --git a/docs/clearml.conf b/docs/clearml.conf
index f53835e6..5c6b52d9 100644
--- a/docs/clearml.conf
+++ b/docs/clearml.conf
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ sdk {
         iteration {
             # Max number of retries when getting frames if the server returned an error (http code 500)
             max_retries_on_server_error: 5
-            # Backoff factory for consecutive retry attempts.
+            # Backoff factor for consecutive retry attempts.
             # SDK will wait for {backoff factor} * (2 ^ ({number of total retries} - 1)) between retries.
             retry_backoff_factor_sec: 10
         }
diff --git a/docs/trains.conf b/docs/trains.conf
index f2d1ee84..de441551 100644
--- a/docs/trains.conf
+++ b/docs/trains.conf
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ sdk {
         iteration {
             # Max number of retries when getting frames if the server returned an error (http code 500)
             max_retries_on_server_error: 5
-            # Backoff factory for consecutive retry attempts.
+            # Backoff factor for consecutive retry attempts.
             # SDK will wait for {backoff factor} * (2 ^ ({number of total retries} - 1)) between retries.
             retry_backoff_factor_sec: 10
         }