diff --git a/config/settings-default.yaml b/config/settings-default.yaml
index 002c051..6ce9db7 100644
--- a/config/settings-default.yaml
+++ b/config/settings-default.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ client-session-timeout:
 # performing this check during HTTP signature verification
 request-time-limit:
   amount:               5
-  unit:                 seconds
+  unit:                 minutes
 
 # How often to generate a new actor key for HTTP-signing requests
 actor-key-rotation: