diff --git a/TODO-SHADOW b/TODO-SHADOW
index 447dc22..c99443d 100644
--- a/TODO-SHADOW
+++ b/TODO-SHADOW
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ Todo list for ShadowIRCd 6.2
 * pure TS6 compat mode for linking with charybdis/ratbox/etc.
 * TBAN equivalent (like a extban?) (?)
 * ELINE - command to make users kline/dline/xline exempt on-the-fly
+* Add a configuration option to set the ident_timeout time.
diff --git a/include/defaults.h b/include/defaults.h
index 5edd8b8..6584065 100644
--- a/include/defaults.h
+++ b/include/defaults.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #define CLIENT_FLOOD_MIN     10
 #define LINKS_DELAY_DEFAULT  300
 #define MAX_TARGETS_DEFAULT 4	/* default for max_targets */
-#define IDENT_TIMEOUT 10
+#define IDENT_TIMEOUT 5
 #define MIN_JOIN_LEAVE_TIME  60
 #define MAX_JOIN_LEAVE_COUNT  25
 #define OPER_SPAM_COUNTDOWN   5