diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/GarlicMessageBuilder.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/GarlicMessageBuilder.java
index b9f8660eb..76b109049 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/GarlicMessageBuilder.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/message/GarlicMessageBuilder.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public class GarlicMessageBuilder {
         msg.setMessageExpiration(config.getExpiration());
         
         long timeFromNow = config.getExpiration() - ctx.clock().now();
-        if (timeFromNow < 15*1000)
+        if (timeFromNow < 1*1000)
             log.error("Building a message expiring in " + timeFromNow + "ms: " + config, new Exception("created by"));
         
         if (log.shouldLog(Log.WARN))