diff --git a/docs/exit-setup.md b/docs/exit-setup.md
index 8edfa30e0..e86a20de6 100644
--- a/docs/exit-setup.md
+++ b/docs/exit-setup.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ to configure lokinet to be an exit add into `lokinet.ini`:
     keyfile=/var/lib/lokinet/exit.private
     reachable=1
     ifaddr=10.0.0.1/16
-    hops=1
+    hops=2
     paths=8