diff --git a/code/modules/client/client procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client procs.dm
index 175a41fa196..77d7cca6601 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client procs.dm	
+++ b/code/modules/client/client procs.dm	
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #define MIN_CLIENT_VERSION	0		//Just an ambiguously low version for now, I don't want to suddenly stop people playing.
 									//I would just like the code ready should it ever need to be used.
 #define SUGGESTED_CLIENT_VERSION	511		// only integers (e.g: 510, 511) useful here. Does not properly handle minor versions (e.g: 510.58, 511.848)
+#define SSD_WARNING_TIMER 30 // cycles, not seconds, so 30=60s
 
 	/*
 	When somebody clicks a link in game, this Topic is called first.
@@ -780,8 +781,9 @@
 		return FALSE
 	if(ssd_warning_acknowledged)
 		return FALSE
-	if(M && M.player_logged < 30) // Give it ~60 seconds, just in case they drop SSD during combat.
+	if(M && M.player_logged < SSD_WARNING_TIMER)
 		return FALSE
 	to_chat(src, "Interacting with SSD players is against server rules unless you've ahelped first for permission. If you have, <a href='byond://?src=[UID()];ssdwarning=accepted'>confirm that</A> and proceed.")
 	return TRUE
 
+#undef SSD_WARNING_TIMER
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