diff --git a/nano/node/vote_cache.hpp b/nano/node/vote_cache.hpp
index fa1bcdcdc..2b9893a3c 100644
--- a/nano/node/vote_cache.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/vote_cache.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
 public:
 	std::size_t max_size{ 1024 * 128 };
 	std::size_t max_voters{ 128 };
-	std::chrono::seconds age_cutoff{ 5 * 60 };
+	std::chrono::seconds age_cutoff{ 15 * 60 };
 };
 
 /**