diff --git a/src/BrockAllen.MembershipReboot/AccountService/UserAccountService.cs b/src/BrockAllen.MembershipReboot/AccountService/UserAccountService.cs
index b6583099..b35d4c6d 100644
--- a/src/BrockAllen.MembershipReboot/AccountService/UserAccountService.cs
+++ b/src/BrockAllen.MembershipReboot/AccountService/UserAccountService.cs
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ protected virtual bool IsVerificationKeyStale(TAccount account)
                 return true;
             }
 
-            if (account.VerificationKeySent < UtcNow.AddMinutes(-MembershipRebootConstants.UserAccount.VerificationKeyStaleDurationMinutes))
+            if (account.VerificationKeySent < UtcNow.AddMinutes(-Configuration.VerificationKeyStaleDurationMinutes))
             {
                 return true;
             }
diff --git a/src/BrockAllen.MembershipReboot/Configuration/MembershipRebootConfiguration.cs b/src/BrockAllen.MembershipReboot/Configuration/MembershipRebootConfiguration.cs
index 828d8f46..69322ae6 100644
--- a/src/BrockAllen.MembershipReboot/Configuration/MembershipRebootConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/BrockAllen.MembershipReboot/Configuration/MembershipRebootConfiguration.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public MembershipRebootConfiguration(SecuritySettings securitySettings)
             this.AllowAccountDeletion = securitySettings.AllowAccountDeletion;
             this.PasswordHashingIterationCount = securitySettings.PasswordHashingIterationCount;
             this.PasswordResetFrequency = securitySettings.PasswordResetFrequency;
+            this.VerificationKeyStaleDurationMinutes = securitySettings.VerificationKeyStaleDurationMinutes;
 
             this.Crypto = new DefaultCrypto();
         }
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ public MembershipRebootConfiguration(SecuritySettings securitySettings)
         public bool AllowAccountDeletion { get; set; }
         public int PasswordHashingIterationCount { get; set; }
         public int PasswordResetFrequency { get; set; }
+        public int VerificationKeyStaleDurationMinutes { get; set; }
 
         AggregateValidator<TAccount> usernameValidators = new AggregateValidator<TAccount>();
         public void RegisterUsernameValidator(params IValidator<TAccount>[] items)
diff --git a/src/BrockAllen.MembershipReboot/Configuration/SecuritySettings.cs b/src/BrockAllen.MembershipReboot/Configuration/SecuritySettings.cs
index bc63c950..38e819c3 100644
--- a/src/BrockAllen.MembershipReboot/Configuration/SecuritySettings.cs
+++ b/src/BrockAllen.MembershipReboot/Configuration/SecuritySettings.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static SecuritySettings GetConfigSection()
         private const string ALLOWACCOUNTDELETION = "allowAccountDeletion";
         private const string PASSWORDHASHINGITERATIONCOUNT = "passwordHashingIterationCount";
         private const string PASSWORDRESETFREQUENCY = "passwordResetFrequency";
+        private const string VERIFICATIONKEYSTALEDURATIONMINUTES = "verificationKeyStaleDurationMinutes";
 
         [ConfigurationProperty(MULTITENANT, DefaultValue = MembershipRebootConstants.SecuritySettingDefaults.MultiTenant)]
         public bool MultiTenant
@@ -128,5 +129,12 @@ public int PasswordResetFrequency
             get { return (int)this[PASSWORDRESETFREQUENCY]; }
             set { this[PASSWORDRESETFREQUENCY] = value; }
         }
+
+        [ConfigurationProperty(VERIFICATIONKEYSTALEDURATIONMINUTES, DefaultValue = MembershipRebootConstants.UserAccount.VerificationKeyStaleDurationMinutes)]
+        public int VerificationKeyStaleDurationMinutes
+        {
+            get { return (int)this[VERIFICATIONKEYSTALEDURATIONMINUTES]; }
+            set { this[VERIFICATIONKEYSTALEDURATIONMINUTES] = value; }
+        }
     }
 }