diff --git a/app/models/site_setting.rb b/app/models/site_setting.rb
index ff0bbf5bf45..38a860679a7 100644
--- a/app/models/site_setting.rb
+++ b/app/models/site_setting.rb
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class SiteSetting < ActiveRecord::Base
   # Trust related
   setting(:basic_requires_topics_entered, 5)
   setting(:basic_requires_read_posts, 50)
-  setting(:basic_requires_time_spent_mins, 30)
+  setting(:basic_requires_time_spent_mins, 25)
 
   # Entropy checks
   setting(:title_min_entropy, 10)