diff --git a/src/me/ryanhamshire/GriefPrevention/PlayerEventHandler.java b/src/me/ryanhamshire/GriefPrevention/PlayerEventHandler.java
index ce21e6f..c4aa4bd 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, 200L);
+            GriefPrevention.instance.getServer().getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(GriefPrevention.instance, task, 1200L);  //after 1 minute
             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