diff --git a/R/metric_pulses_above_threshold.R b/R/metric_pulses_above_threshold.R
index b2142d5..c196e47 100644
--- a/R/metric_pulses_above_threshold.R
+++ b/R/metric_pulses_above_threshold.R
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 #' @param min.length The minimum length of a pulse. Can be either a
 #'  \link[lubridate]{duration} or a string. If it is a string, it needs to be a valid
 #'  \link[lubridate]{duration} string, e.g., `"1 day"` or `"10 sec"`. Defaults to 
-#'  `"8 mins"` as in Wilson et al. (2018).
+#'  `"2 mins"` as in Wilson et al. (2018).
 #' @param max.interrupt Maximum length of each episode of interruptions. Can be either a
 #'  \link[lubridate]{duration} or a string. If it is a string, it needs to be a valid
 #'  \link[lubridate]{duration} string, e.g., `"1 day"` or `"10 sec"`. Defaults to
-#'  `"2 mins"` as in Wilson et al. (2018).
+#'  `"8 mins"` as in Wilson et al. (2018).
 #' @param prop.interrupt Numeric value between `0` and `1` specifying the
 #'    maximum proportion of the total number of interruptions. Defaults to `0.25` 
 #'    as in Wilson et al. (2018).
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ pulses_above_threshold <- function(Light.vector,
                                    Time.vector,
                                    comparison = c("above", "below"),
                                    threshold,
-                                   min.length = "8 mins",
-                                   max.interrupt = "2 mins",
+                                   min.length = "2 mins",
+                                   max.interrupt = "8 mins",
                                    prop.interrupt = 0.25,
                                    epoch = "dominant.epoch",
                                    return.indices = FALSE,
diff --git a/man/pulses_above_threshold.Rd b/man/pulses_above_threshold.Rd
index 04afe3f..0e6d39b 100644
--- a/man/pulses_above_threshold.Rd
+++ b/man/pulses_above_threshold.Rd
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ pulses_above_threshold(
   Time.vector,
   comparison = c("above", "below"),
   threshold,
-  min.length = "8 mins",
-  max.interrupt = "2 mins",
+  min.length = "2 mins",
+  max.interrupt = "8 mins",
   prop.interrupt = 0.25,
   epoch = "dominant.epoch",
   return.indices = FALSE,
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ calculated.}
 \item{min.length}{The minimum length of a pulse. Can be either a
 \link[lubridate]{duration} or a string. If it is a string, it needs to be a valid
 \link[lubridate]{duration} string, e.g., \code{"1 day"} or \code{"10 sec"}. Defaults to
-\code{"8 mins"} as in Wilson et al. (2018).}
+\code{"2 mins"} as in Wilson et al. (2018).}
 
 \item{max.interrupt}{Maximum length of each episode of interruptions. Can be either a
 \link[lubridate]{duration} or a string. If it is a string, it needs to be a valid
 \link[lubridate]{duration} string, e.g., \code{"1 day"} or \code{"10 sec"}. Defaults to
-\code{"2 mins"} as in Wilson et al. (2018).}
+\code{"8 mins"} as in Wilson et al. (2018).}
 
 \item{prop.interrupt}{Numeric value between \code{0} and \code{1} specifying the
 maximum proportion of the total number of interruptions. Defaults to \code{0.25}