diff --git a/lib/consts.js b/lib/consts.js
index 9573d406..bfd7dc6f 100644
--- a/lib/consts.js
+++ b/lib/consts.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // mongdb query TTL limits
     DB_MAX_TIME_USERS: 1 * 1000,
     DB_MAX_TIME_MAILBOXES: 800,
-    DB_MAX_TIME_MESSAGES: 10 * 1000,
+    DB_MAX_TIME_MESSAGES: 60 * 1000,
 
     // what is the max username part after wildcard
     MAX_ALLOWED_WILDCARD_LENGTH: 32,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c809bb7..4809c227 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "wildduck",
-    "version": "1.20.7",
+    "version": "1.20.8",
     "description": "IMAP/POP3 server built with Node.js and MongoDB",
     "main": "server.js",
     "scripts": {