diff --git a/changelog/61482.fixed b/changelog/61482.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..808ed44a0c3
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+++ b/changelog/61482.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Corrected documentation and minion configuration setting for auto recover for Master IP changes
diff --git a/conf/minion b/conf/minion
index 28ac172303e..5f2a70e0517 100644
--- a/conf/minion
+++ b/conf/minion
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 
 # To auto recover minions if master changes IP address (DDNS)
 #    auth_tries: 10
-#    auth_safemode: False
+#    auth_safemode: True
 #    ping_interval: 2
 #
 # Minions won't know master is missing until a ping fails. After the ping fail,