diff --git a/openbox/config.c b/openbox/config.c
index 61b786fb..42a9433d 100644
--- a/openbox/config.c
+++ b/openbox/config.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static void parse_focus(ObParseInst *i, xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr node,
     if ((n = parse_find_node("focusLastOnDesktop", node)))
         config_focus_last_on_desktop = parse_bool(doc, n);
     if ((n = parse_find_node("focusDelay", node)))
-        config_focus_delay = parse_int(doc, n);
+        config_focus_delay = parse_int(doc, n) * 1000;
 }
 
 static void parse_theme(ObParseInst *i, xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr node,
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static void parse_dock(ObParseInst *i, xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr node, void *d)
     if ((n = parse_find_node("autoHide", node)))
         config_dock_hide = parse_bool(doc, n);
     if ((n = parse_find_node("hideTimeout", node)))
-        config_dock_hide_timeout = parse_int(doc, n);
+        config_dock_hide_timeout = parse_int(doc, n) * 1000;
 }
 
 static void parse_menu(ObParseInst *i, xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr node, void *d)
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ void config_startup(ObParseInst *i)
     config_dock_y = 0;
     config_dock_orient = OB_ORIENTATION_VERT;
     config_dock_hide = FALSE;
-    config_dock_hide_timeout = 3000;
+    config_dock_hide_timeout = 300;
 
     parse_register(i, "dock", parse_dock, NULL);