diff --git a/files/db.empty b/files/db.empty
index ae446f5..e0c5f90 100644
--- a/files/db.empty
+++ b/files/db.empty
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 $TTL	86400
 @	IN	SOA	localhost. root.localhost. (
 			      1		; Serial
-			 604800		; Refresh
-			  86400		; Retry
-			2419200		; Expire
-			  86400 )	; Negative Cache TTL
+			     60		; Refresh
+			     30		; Retry
+			    300		; Expire
+			     10 )	; Negative Cache TTL
 ;
 @	IN	NS	localhost.
diff --git a/templates/zone.conf.erb b/templates/zone.conf.erb
index 207bf68..98a4fcf 100644
--- a/templates/zone.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/zone.conf.erb
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ zone "<%= @_domain %>" {
 <%-   else -%>
 	file "<%= @cachedir %>/<%= @name %>/<%= @_domain %>";
 <%-   end -%>
+<%-   unless @zone_type == 'stub' -%>
 	notify <%= @ns_notify ? 'yes' : 'no' %>;
+<%-   end -%>
 <%-   if @also_notify and @also_notify != '' -%>
 	also-notify {
 <%-     Array(@also_notify).each do |server| -%>