diff --git a/src/controller.cpp b/src/controller.cpp
index 28e0d28..acb290f 100644
--- a/src/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/controller.cpp
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ void Controller::getInfoThenRefresh(bool force)
         int difficulty           = reply["difficulty"].get<json::number_integer_t>();
         int num_halvings         = 1; // number of halvings that have occured already
         int blocks_until_halving = (num_halvings*1680000 + 340000) - curBlock;
-        int blocktime            = 30;
+        int blocktime            = 36;
         int halving_days         = (blocks_until_halving * blocktime) / (60 * 60 * 24) ;
         int longestchain         = reply["longestchain"].get<json::number_integer_t>();
         int notarized            = reply["notarized"].get<json::number_integer_t>();