diff --git a/system/config/system.yaml b/system/config/system.yaml
index c99a173a3..42cd16999 100644
--- a/system/config/system.yaml
+++ b/system/config/system.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pages:
 cache:
   enabled: true                        # Set to true to enable caching
   check:
-    method: page                       # Method to check for updates in pages: page|folder|none
+    method: file                       # Method to check for updates in pages: file|folder|none
   driver: auto                         # One of: auto|file|apc|xcache|memcache|memcached|wincache
   prefix: 'g'                          # Cache prefix string (prevents cache conflicts)
 
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Pages.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Pages.php
index 1d6dcef6a..cd13a89b9 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Pages.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Page/Pages.php
@@ -359,8 +359,8 @@ class Pages
 
             $last_modified = 0;
 
-            // how should we check for last modified? Default is by page
-            switch (strtolower($config->get('system.cache.check.method', 'page'))) {
+            // how should we check for last modified? Default is by file
+            switch (strtolower($config->get('system.cache.check.method', 'file'))) {
                 case 'none':
                 case 'off':
                     $last_modified = 0;
diff --git a/user/config/system.yaml b/user/config/system.yaml
index 43efc8222..bb0d73c73 100644
--- a/user/config/system.yaml
+++ b/user/config/system.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pages:
 cache:
   enabled: true
   check:
-    method: page
+    method: file
   driver: auto
   prefix: 'g'