diff --git a/app/models/story.rb b/app/models/story.rb
index 2ffdfc1..c2d56d6 100644
--- a/app/models/story.rb
+++ b/app/models/story.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Story < ActiveRecord::Base
   DOWNVOTABLE_DAYS = 14
 
   # after this many minutes old, a story cannot be edited
-  MAX_EDIT_MINS = 90
+  MAX_EDIT_MINS = (60 * 3)
 
   # days a story is considered recent, for resubmitting
   RECENT_DAYS = 30