diff --git a/app/Config/RateLimiter.php b/app/Config/RateLimiter.php
index 99d8b60..168aa6f 100644
--- a/app/Config/RateLimiter.php
+++ b/app/Config/RateLimiter.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class RateLimiter extends BaseConfig
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     */
     public array $userBlock = [
-        'soft_duration'   => 0,        // permanent, manual unblock only
+        'soft_duration'   => 900,        // permanent, manual unblock only
         'medium_duration' => 7200,     // 2 hours
         'hard_duration'   => 86400,    // 24 hours
         // attempts while at a block level before escalating to next