diff --git a/app/models/comment.rb b/app/models/comment.rb
index 352d965..3ad6511 100644
--- a/app/models/comment.rb
+++ b/app/models/comment.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
   DOWNVOTABLE_DAYS = 7
 
   # after this many minutes old, a comment cannot be edited
-  MAX_EDIT_MINS = (60 * 4)
+  MAX_EDIT_MINS = (60 * 6)
 
   validate do
     self.comment.to_s.strip == "" &&
diff --git a/app/models/story.rb b/app/models/story.rb
index ae3e2e9..f584b2e 100644
--- a/app/models/story.rb
+++ b/app/models/story.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Story < ActiveRecord::Base
   DOWNVOTABLE_DAYS = 14
 
   # after this many minutes old, a story cannot be edited
-  MAX_EDIT_MINS = (60 * 3)
+  MAX_EDIT_MINS = (60 * 6)
 
   # days a story is considered recent, for resubmitting
   RECENT_DAYS = 30