diff --git a/src/me/ryanhamshire/GriefPrevention/PlayerEventHandler.java b/src/me/ryanhamshire/GriefPrevention/PlayerEventHandler.java
index c4aa4bd..b3a9dc9 100644
--- a/src/me/ryanhamshire/GriefPrevention/PlayerEventHandler.java
+++ b/src/me/ryanhamshire/GriefPrevention/PlayerEventHandler.java
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ class PlayerEventHandler implements Listener
         {
             //FEATURE: when players get trapped in a nether portal, send them back through to the other side
             CheckForPortalTrapTask task = new CheckForPortalTrapTask(player, event.getFrom());
-            GriefPrevention.instance.getServer().getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(GriefPrevention.instance, task, 1200L);  //after 1 minute
+            GriefPrevention.instance.getServer().getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(GriefPrevention.instance, task, 600L);  //after 30 seconds
             portalReturnMap.put(player.getUniqueId(), event.getFrom());
         
             //FEATURE: if the player teleporting doesn't have permission to build a nether portal and none already exists at the destination, cancel the teleportation