diff --git a/src/irc/core/lag.c b/src/irc/core/lag.c
index ec3a3f1f..13135dd4 100644
--- a/src/irc/core/lag.c
+++ b/src/irc/core/lag.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int sig_check_lag(void)
 
 void lag_init(void)
 {
-	settings_add_int("misc", "lag_check_time", 30);
+	settings_add_int("misc", "lag_check_time", 60);
 	settings_add_int("misc", "lag_max_before_disconnect", 300);
 
 	timeout_tag = g_timeout_add(1000, (GSourceFunc) sig_check_lag, NULL);