diff --git a/docs/configuration.asciidoc b/docs/configuration.asciidoc
index 6316826b3cc..da9d0707d29 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/configuration.asciidoc
@@ -511,7 +511,8 @@ TCP for logstash input.
 
 ===== timeout
 
-Logstash connection timeout waiting for responses from logstash server.
+Logstash connection timeout in seconds waiting for responses from logstash
+server. Default is 30 (seconds).
 
 ===== max_retries
 
diff --git a/docs/gettingstarted.asciidoc b/docs/gettingstarted.asciidoc
index ce8e27b7e33..1e6827f9cfd 100644
--- a/docs/gettingstarted.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/gettingstarted.asciidoc
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/getting-started-with-logstash.h
 
 In this setup, the Beat shippers send events to Logstash. Logstash receives
 these events using the
-https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-input-beats[Beats
+https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-inputs-beats.html[Beats
 input plugin] and then sends the transaction to Elasticsearch using the
 http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/plugins-outputs-elasticsearch.html[Elasticsearch
 output plugin]. The Elasticsearch plugin of Logstash uses the bulk API, making