diff --git a/app/models/site_setting.rb b/app/models/site_setting.rb
index 206949111..7ec5a1a7d 100644
--- a/app/models/site_setting.rb
+++ b/app/models/site_setting.rb
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class SiteSetting < ActiveRecord::Base
   # Trust related
   setting(:basic_requires_topics_entered, 5)
   setting(:basic_requires_read_posts, 50)
-  setting(:basic_requires_time_spent_mins, 20)
+  setting(:basic_requires_time_spent_mins, 15)
 
   # Entropy checks
   setting(:title_min_entropy, 10)