diff --git a/README b/README
index 292f0ca4..fc0f6662 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ VARIABLES
 	      Displays the number of messages in your global IMAP inbox by de-
 	      fault. You can define  individual	 IMAP  inboxes	seperately  by
 	      passing arguments to this object. Arguments are: "host user pass
-	      [-i interval] [-p port] [-e command]". Default port is 110,  de-
+	      [-i interval] [-p port] [-e command]". Default port is 143,  de-
 	      fault interval is 5 minutes. If the password is supplied as '*',
 	      you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
 
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ VARIABLES
 	      Displays the number of unseen messages in your global IMAP inbox
 	      by default. You can define individual IMAP inboxes seperately by
 	      passing arguments to this object. Arguments are: "host user pass
-	      [-i  interval] [-p port] [-e command]". Default port is 110, de-
+	      [-i  interval] [-p port] [-e command]". Default port is 143, de-
 	      fault interval is 5 minutes. If the password is supplied as '*',
 	      you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
 
diff --git a/doc/conky.1 b/doc/conky.1
index e6330214..ab381134 100644
--- a/doc/conky.1
+++ b/doc/conky.1
@@ -688,11 +688,11 @@ if MOUNTPOINT is mounted, display everything between if_mounted and the matching
 
 .TP 
 \fB\*(T<\fBimap_messages\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(args)\fR\*(T> 
-Displays the number of messages in your global IMAP inbox by default. You can define individual IMAP inboxes seperately by passing arguments to this object. Arguments are: "host user pass [-i interval] [-p port] [-e command]". Default port is 110, default interval is 5 minutes. If the password is supplied as '*', you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
+Displays the number of messages in your global IMAP inbox by default. You can define individual IMAP inboxes seperately by passing arguments to this object. Arguments are: "host user pass [-i interval] [-p port] [-e command]". Default port is 143, default interval is 5 minutes. If the password is supplied as '*', you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
 
 .TP 
 \fB\*(T<\fBimap_unseen\fR\*(T>\fR \*(T<\fB(args)\fR\*(T> 
-Displays the number of unseen messages in your global IMAP inbox by default. You can define individual IMAP inboxes seperately by passing arguments to this object. Arguments are: "host user pass [-i interval] [-p port] [-e command]". Default port is 110, default interval is 5 minutes. If the password is supplied as '*', you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
+Displays the number of unseen messages in your global IMAP inbox by default. You can define individual IMAP inboxes seperately by passing arguments to this object. Arguments are: "host user pass [-i interval] [-p port] [-e command]". Default port is 143, default interval is 5 minutes. If the password is supplied as '*', you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
 
 .TP 
 \fB\*(T<\fBkernel\fR\*(T>\fR 
diff --git a/doc/variables.xml b/doc/variables.xml
index b63604eb..d94939d3 100644
--- a/doc/variables.xml
+++ b/doc/variables.xml
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@
 	<option>(args)</option>
 	</term>
 	<listitem>
-		Displays the number of messages in your global IMAP inbox by default.  You can define individual IMAP inboxes seperately by passing arguments to this object.  Arguments are: "host user pass [-i interval] [-p port] [-e command]".  Default port is 110, default interval is 5 minutes.  If the password is supplied as '*', you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
+		Displays the number of messages in your global IMAP inbox by default.  You can define individual IMAP inboxes seperately by passing arguments to this object.  Arguments are: "host user pass [-i interval] [-p port] [-e command]".  Default port is 143, default interval is 5 minutes.  If the password is supplied as '*', you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
 	<para></para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@
 	<option>(args)</option>
 	</term>
 	<listitem>
-		Displays the number of unseen messages in your global IMAP inbox by default.  You can define individual IMAP inboxes seperately by passing arguments to this object.  Arguments are: "host user pass [-i interval] [-p port] [-e command]".  Default port is 110, default interval is 5 minutes.  If the password is supplied as '*', you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
+		Displays the number of unseen messages in your global IMAP inbox by default.  You can define individual IMAP inboxes seperately by passing arguments to this object.  Arguments are: "host user pass [-i interval] [-p port] [-e command]".  Default port is 143, default interval is 5 minutes.  If the password is supplied as '*', you will be prompted to enter the password when Conky starts.
 	<para></para></listitem>
 </varlistentry>