diff --git a/mods/builtin_item/init.lua b/mods/builtin_item/init.lua
index 85e6949d..e65fa24e 100755
--- a/mods/builtin_item/init.lua
+++ b/mods/builtin_item/init.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 local time = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("remove_items"))
 if not time then
-	time = 900 -- set to 30 minutes the time before remove a dropped item
+	time = 1800 -- set to 30 minutes the time before remove a dropped item
 end
 
 unwalkable_nodes = {}