diff --git a/security/acme-client/pkg-descr b/security/acme-client/pkg-descr
index a484ee4dc..a4e9781b0 100644
--- a/security/acme-client/pkg-descr
+++ b/security/acme-client/pkg-descr
@@ -14,10 +14,14 @@ https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/wiki/dnsapi2#151-use-selfhost-dns-api
 
 Added:
 * add support for Google CA (#3029)
+* add support for querying public DNS services (#3079)
 
 Fixed:
 * fix Selfhost DNS API (#3122)
 
+Changed:
+* change default DNS sleep time to 0 (3079)
+
 3.13
 
 Added:
diff --git a/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/AcmeClient/forms/dialogValidation.xml b/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/AcmeClient/forms/dialogValidation.xml
index 5791474e6..1c9efe004 100644
--- a/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/AcmeClient/forms/dialogValidation.xml
+++ b/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/AcmeClient/forms/dialogValidation.xml
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@
         <id>validation.dns_sleep</id>
         <label>DNS Sleep Time</label>
         <type>text</type>
-        <help>The time in seconds to wait for all the TXT records to take effect after adding them to the DNS API. Defaults to 120 seconds.
-            For public DNS validation each 10 seconds up to 20 minutes, instead of fixed DNS sleep time set value to 0.</help>
+        <help>The time in seconds to wait for all the TXT records to take effect after adding them to the DNS API. Defaults to 0 seconds, which causes Acme Client to check public DNS services every 10 seconds for up to 20 minutes. If set to a non-zero value, a fixed DNS sleep time will be used and the local DNS servers will be queried instead. A DNS sleep time of 120 seconds or more is recommended for some DNS APIs.</help>
         <hint>0 for public DNS check or 1-84600s</hint>
     </field>
     <field>
diff --git a/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/AcmeClient/AcmeClient.xml b/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/AcmeClient/AcmeClient.xml
index cfaa8e67a..118c96369 100644
--- a/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/AcmeClient/AcmeClient.xml
+++ b/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/AcmeClient/AcmeClient.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <model>
     <mount>//OPNsense/AcmeClient</mount>
-    <version>3.3.0</version>
+    <version>3.4.0</version>
     <description>A secure ACME Client plugin</description>
     <items>
         <settings>
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
                 <dns_sleep type="IntegerField">
                     <MinimumValue>0</MinimumValue>
                     <MaximumValue>84600</MaximumValue>
-                    <default>120</default>
+                    <default>0</default>
                     <ValidationMessage>Please specify a value between 0 and 84600 seconds.</ValidationMessage>
                     <Required>Y</Required>
                 </dns_sleep>