diff --git a/source/tutorial/configure-sharded-cluster-balancer.txt b/source/tutorial/configure-sharded-cluster-balancer.txt
index 1c122dbd630..7010dadcf6a 100644
--- a/source/tutorial/configure-sharded-cluster-balancer.txt
+++ b/source/tutorial/configure-sharded-cluster-balancer.txt
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ following command:
    use config
    db.settings.update(
       { "_id" : "balancer" },
-      { $set : { "_secondaryThrottle" : true } },
+      { $set : { "_secondaryThrottle" : false } },
       { upsert : true }
    )
 
 The effects of changing the ``_secondaryThrottle`` value may not be
-immediate. To ensure an immediate effect, stop the balancer and restart
-it with the selected value of ``_secondaryThrottle``. See
+immediate. To ensure an immediate effect, stop and restart the balancer 
+to enable the selected value of ``_secondaryThrottle``. See
 :doc:`/tutorial/manage-sharded-cluster-balancer` for details.