diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e45af0d..3b4b052 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ This belongs to my larbs installation script.
 
 ## Patches
 The list below shows the currently applied patches to the master branch.
+- slock-dpms-1.4.diff (turns off the monitor after a given time)
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 1428bb0..149e68f 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ static const char *colorname[NUMCOLS] = {
 static const int failonclear = 1;
 
 /* time in seconds before the monitor shuts down */
-static const int monitortime = 5;
+static const int monitortime = 3;