diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e055b3..afea2c9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Changed
-- Delay before assuming that submit of the form as failed is `autosave.submit_delay` instead of `autosave.delay` ([#139]).
+- Delay before assuming that submit of the form as failed is `autosave.submit_delay` instead of `autosave.delay` (Thanks to [@Situphen], [#139]).
 
 ## [2.9.0] - 2020-01-13
 ### Added
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97f1c3b..4911ff1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ easyMDE.value('New input for **EasyMDE**');
 - **autosave**: *Saves the text that's being written and will load it back in the future. It will forget the text when the form it's contained in is submitted.*
   - **enabled**: If set to `true`, saves the text automatically. Defaults to `false`.
   - **delay**: Delay between saves, in milliseconds. Defaults to `10000` (10s).
-  - **submit_delay**: Delay before assuming that submit of the form failed and saving the text, in milliseconds. Defaults to `10000` (10s).
+  - **submit_delay**: Delay before assuming that submit of the form failed and saving the text, in milliseconds. Defaults to `autosave.delay` or `10000` (10s).
   - **uniqueId**: You must set a unique string identifier so that EasyMDE can autosave. Something that separates this from other instances of EasyMDE elsewhere on your website.
 - **blockStyles**: Customize how certain buttons that style blocks of text behave.
   - **bold**: Can be set to `**` or `__`. Defaults to `**`.
diff --git a/src/js/easymde.js b/src/js/easymde.js
index ed980ea..e3ea9d6 100644
--- a/src/js/easymde.js
+++ b/src/js/easymde.js
@@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@ EasyMDE.prototype.autosave = function () {
                     // Restart autosaving in case the submit will be cancelled down the line
                     setTimeout(function () {
                         easyMDE.autosave();
-                    }, easyMDE.options.autosave.submit_delay || 10000);
+                    }, easyMDE.options.autosave.submit_delay || easyMDE.options.autosave.delay || 10000);
                 });
             }