diff --git a/docs/content/middlewares/http/circuitbreaker.md b/docs/content/middlewares/http/circuitbreaker.md
index c1ead36b6..77d308f14 100644
--- a/docs/content/middlewares/http/circuitbreaker.md
+++ b/docs/content/middlewares/http/circuitbreaker.md
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ Here is the list of supported operators:
 
 ### Fallback mechanism
 
-The fallback mechanism returns a `HTTP 503 Service Unavailable` to the client instead of calling the target service.
-This behavior cannot be configured.
+By default the fallback mechanism returns a `HTTP 503 Service Unavailable` to the client instead of calling the target service.
+The response code can be configured.
 
 ### `CheckPeriod`
 
diff --git a/docs/content/reference/routing-configuration/http/middlewares/circuitbreaker.md b/docs/content/reference/routing-configuration/http/middlewares/circuitbreaker.md
index dfd2be843..2597c04de 100644
--- a/docs/content/reference/routing-configuration/http/middlewares/circuitbreaker.md
+++ b/docs/content/reference/routing-configuration/http/middlewares/circuitbreaker.md
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ Here is the list of supported operators:
 
 ### Fallback mechanism
 
-The fallback mechanism returns a `HTTP 503 Service Unavailable` to the client instead of calling the target service.  
-This behavior cannot be configured.
+By default the fallback mechanism returns a `HTTP 503 Service Unavailable` to the client instead of calling the target service.  
+The response code can be configured.
 
 ## State