diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5520821..ae02221 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ await DailyNotification.scheduleDualNotification({
 });
 ```
 
+If `contentFetch` omits `timeout`, `retryAttempts`, or `retryDelay`, Android applies defaults when scheduling fetch work (currently 30000 ms, 3 attempts, 1000 ms between attempts; see `FetchWorker`).
+
 ### Callback Methods
 
 #### `registerCallback(name, config)`
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/org/timesafari/dailynotification/DailyNotificationPlugin.kt b/android/src/main/java/org/timesafari/dailynotification/DailyNotificationPlugin.kt
index 8d2fc93..6bbed41 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/org/timesafari/dailynotification/DailyNotificationPlugin.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/org/timesafari/dailynotification/DailyNotificationPlugin.kt
@@ -2394,15 +2394,22 @@ open class DailyNotificationPlugin : Plugin() {
     }
     
     // Helper methods
+    /**
+     * Optional int from JSON: absent or JSON-null → null (aligns with TS `ContentFetchConfig` optional fields).
+     * [FetchWorker] applies defaults (e.g. 30000 / 3 / 1000) when null.
+     */
+    private fun JSObject.optIntOrNull(key: String): Int? =
+        if (has(key) && !isNull(key)) optInt(key) else null
+
     private fun parseContentFetchConfig(configJson: JSObject): ContentFetchConfig {
         val callbacksObj = configJson.getJSObject("callbacks")
         return ContentFetchConfig(
             enabled = configJson.getBoolean("enabled") ?: true,
             schedule = configJson.getString("schedule") ?: "0 9 * * *",
             url = configJson.getString("url"),
-            timeout = configJson.getInt("timeout"),
-            retryAttempts = configJson.getInt("retryAttempts"),
-            retryDelay = configJson.getInt("retryDelay"),
+            timeout = configJson.optIntOrNull("timeout"),
+            retryAttempts = configJson.optIntOrNull("retryAttempts"),
+            retryDelay = configJson.optIntOrNull("retryDelay"),
             callbacks = CallbackConfig(
                 apiService = callbacksObj?.getString("apiService"),
                 database = callbacksObj?.getString("database"),