diff --git a/lib/game/api/game.js b/lib/game/api/game.js
index 257ac40..f73c648 100644
--- a/lib/game/api/game.js
+++ b/lib/game/api/game.js
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ router.post('/place-spawn', auth.tokenAuth, jsonResponse((request) => {
     }))) : q.when())
     .then(() => db['rooms.objects'].removeWhere({$and: [{room: request.body.room}, {user: {$ne: null}}, {type: {$in: _.keys(C.CONSTRUCTION_COST)}}]}))
     .then(() => db['rooms.objects'].update({$and: [{room: request.body.room}, {type: 'controller'}, {level: 0}]},
-        {$set: {user: ""+request.user._id, level: 1, progress: 0, downgradeTime: null, safeMode: gameTime + 20000}}))
+        {$set: {user: ""+request.user._id, level: 1, progress: 0, downgradeTime: null, safeMode: gameTime + C.SAFE_MODE_DURATION }}))
     .then(() => db['rooms.objects'].update({$and: [{room: request.body.room}, {type: 'source'}]},
         {$set: {invaderHarvested: 0}}))
     .then(() => db['rooms.objects'].insert(objectsToInsert))