Index: djangobb_forum/settings.py
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--- djangobb_forum/settings.py	(revision 449)
+++ djangobb_forum/settings.py	(revision 451)
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 DEFAULT_MARKUP = get('DJANGOBB_DEFAULT_MARKUP', 'bbcode')
 NOTICE = get('DJANGOBB_NOTICE', '')
-USER_ONLINE_TIMEOUT = get('DJANGOBB_USER_ONLINE_TIMEOUT', 15)
+USER_ONLINE_TIMEOUT = get('DJANGOBB_USER_ONLINE_TIMEOUT', 15 * 60)
 EMAIL_DEBUG = get('DJANGOBB_FORUM_EMAIL_DEBUG', False)
 POST_USER_SEARCH = get('DJANGOBB_POST_USER_SEARCH', 1)
