diff --git a/backend/src/api/controllers/result.ts b/backend/src/api/controllers/result.ts
index 43384df86..606395612 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/controllers/result.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/controllers/result.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ import {
 import { MonkeyRequest } from "../types";
 import { getFunbox, checkCompatibility } from "@monkeytype/funbox";
 import { tryCatch } from "@monkeytype/util/trycatch";
+import { getCachedConfiguration } from "../../init/configuration";
 
 try {
   if (!anticheatImplemented()) throw new Error("undefined");
@@ -491,12 +492,18 @@ export async function addResult(
   const stopOnLetterTriggered =
     completedEvent.stopOnLetter && completedEvent.acc < 100;
 
+  const minTimeTyping = (await getCachedConfiguration(true)).leaderboards
+    .minTimeTyping;
+
+  const userEligibleForLeaderboard =
+    user.banned !== true &&
+    user.lbOptOut !== true &&
+    (isDevEnvironment() || (user.timeTyping ?? 0) > minTimeTyping);
+
   const validResultCriteria =
     canFunboxGetPb(completedEvent) &&
     !completedEvent.bailedOut &&
-    user.banned !== true &&
-    user.lbOptOut !== true &&
-    (isDevEnvironment() || (user.timeTyping ?? 0) > 7200) &&
+    userEligibleForLeaderboard &&
     !stopOnLetterTriggered;
 
   const selectedBadgeId = user.inventory?.badges?.find((b) => b.selected)?.id;
@@ -579,19 +586,11 @@ export async function addResult(
 
   const weeklyXpLeaderboardConfig = req.ctx.configuration.leaderboards.weeklyXp;
   let weeklyXpLeaderboardRank = -1;
-  const eligibleForWeeklyXpLeaderboard =
-    user.banned !== true &&
-    user.lbOptOut !== true &&
-    (isDevEnvironment() || (user.timeTyping ?? 0) > 7200);
 
   const weeklyXpLeaderboard = WeeklyXpLeaderboard.get(
     weeklyXpLeaderboardConfig
   );
-  if (
-    eligibleForWeeklyXpLeaderboard &&
-    xpGained.xp > 0 &&
-    weeklyXpLeaderboard
-  ) {
+  if (userEligibleForLeaderboard && xpGained.xp > 0 && weeklyXpLeaderboard) {
     weeklyXpLeaderboardRank = await weeklyXpLeaderboard.addResult(
       weeklyXpLeaderboardConfig,
       {
diff --git a/backend/src/dal/leaderboards.ts b/backend/src/dal/leaderboards.ts
index a5da921b7..a724c4de1 100644
--- a/backend/src/dal/leaderboards.ts
+++ b/backend/src/dal/leaderboards.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ export async function update(
 }> {
   const key = `lbPersonalBests.${mode}.${mode2}.${language}`;
   const lbCollectionName = `leaderboards.${language}.${mode}.${mode2}`;
+  const minTimeTyping = (await getCachedConfiguration(true)).leaderboards
+    .minTimeTyping;
   const lb = db.collection<DBUser>("users").aggregate<LeaderboardEntry>(
     [
       {
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ export async function update(
             $ne: true,
           },
           timeTyping: {
-            $gt: isDevEnvironment() ? 0 : 7200,
+            $gt: isDevEnvironment() ? 0 : minTimeTyping,
           },
         },
       },
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/pages/leaderboards.ts b/frontend/src/ts/pages/leaderboards.ts
index f3eed90e2..3addecd66 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/pages/leaderboards.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/pages/leaderboards.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import {
   endOfDay,
   endOfWeek,
   format,
+  formatDuration,
+  intervalToDuration,
   startOfDay,
   startOfWeek,
   subDays,
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ import {
   LanguageSchema,
 } from "@monkeytype/contracts/schemas/languages";
 import { isSafeNumber } from "@monkeytype/util/numbers";
+import * as ServerConfiguration from "../ape/server-configuration";
 
 const LeaderboardTypeSchema = z.enum(["allTime", "weekly", "daily"]);
 type LeaderboardType = z.infer<typeof LeaderboardTypeSchema>;
@@ -629,13 +632,18 @@ function fillUser(): void {
     return;
   }
 
+  const minTimeTyping =
+    ServerConfiguration.get()?.leaderboards.minTimeTyping ?? 7200;
+
   if (
     isAuthenticated() &&
     !isDevEnvironment() &&
-    (DB.getSnapshot()?.typingStats?.timeTyping ?? 0) < 7200
+    (DB.getSnapshot()?.typingStats?.timeTyping ?? 0) < minTimeTyping
   ) {
     $(".page.pageLeaderboards .bigUser").html(
-      '<div class="warning">Your account must have 2 hours typed to be placed on the leaderboard.</div>'
+      `<div class="warning">Your account must have ${formatDuration(
+        intervalToDuration({ start: 0, end: minTimeTyping * 1000 })
+      )} typed to be placed on the leaderboard.</div>`
     );
     return;
   }