diff --git a/src/locking/test_virtlockd.aug.in b/src/locking/test_virtlockd.aug.in
index 35095b403c..ad75286be6 100644
--- a/src/locking/test_virtlockd.aug.in
+++ b/src/locking/test_virtlockd.aug.in
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 module Test_virtlockd =
-  let conf = "log_level = 3
-log_filters=\"3:remote 4:event\"
-log_outputs=\"3:syslog:libvirtd\"
-max_clients = 10
-admin_max_clients = 10
-"
+   ::CONFIG::
 
    test Virtlockd.lns get conf =
         { "log_level" = "3" }
         { "log_filters" = "3:remote 4:event" }
-        { "log_outputs" = "3:syslog:libvirtd" }
-        { "max_clients" = "10" }
-        { "admin_max_clients" = "10" }
+        { "log_outputs" = "3:syslog:virtlockd" }
+        { "max_clients" = "1024" }
+        { "admin_max_clients" = "5" }
diff --git a/src/locking/virtlockd.conf b/src/locking/virtlockd.conf
index 1b89797344..1a2b27d0b9 100644
--- a/src/locking/virtlockd.conf
+++ b/src/locking/virtlockd.conf
@@ -53,14 +53,12 @@
 #
 
 # The maximum number of concurrent client connections to allow
-# over all sockets combined.
+# on primary socket
 # Each running virtual machine will require one open connection
 # to virtlockd. So 'max_clients' will affect how many VMs can
 # be run on a host
 #max_clients = 1024
 
-# Same processing controls, but this time for the admin interface.
-# For description of each option, be so kind to scroll few lines
-# upwards.
-
+# The maximum number of concurrent client connections to allow
+# on administrative socket
 #admin_max_clients = 5
diff --git a/src/logging/test_virtlogd.aug.in b/src/logging/test_virtlogd.aug.in
index 1eaab7be9f..744f3246af 100644
--- a/src/logging/test_virtlogd.aug.in
+++ b/src/logging/test_virtlogd.aug.in
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 module Test_virtlogd =
-  let conf = "log_level = 3
-log_filters=\"3:remote 4:event\"
-log_outputs=\"3:syslog:virtlogd\"
-max_clients = 10
-admin_max_clients = 10
-max_size = 131072
-max_backups = 3
-"
+   ::CONFIG::
 
    test Virtlogd.lns get conf =
         { "log_level" = "3" }
         { "log_filters" = "3:remote 4:event" }
         { "log_outputs" = "3:syslog:virtlogd" }
-        { "max_clients" = "10" }
-        { "admin_max_clients" = "10" }
-        { "max_size" = "131072" }
+        { "max_clients" = "1024" }
+        { "admin_max_clients" = "5" }
+        { "max_size" = "2097152" }
         { "max_backups" = "3" }
diff --git a/src/logging/virtlogd.conf b/src/logging/virtlogd.conf
index 7ef1ac324f..c22b7737ef 100644
--- a/src/logging/virtlogd.conf
+++ b/src/logging/virtlogd.conf
@@ -55,9 +55,12 @@
 #
 
 # The maximum number of concurrent client connections to allow
-# over all sockets combined.
+# on primary socket
 #max_clients = 1024
 
+# The maximum number of concurrent client connections to allow
+# on administrative socket
+#admin_max_clients = 5
 
 # Maximum file size before rolling over. Defaults to 2 MB
 #max_size = 2097152