diff --git a/include/znc/IRCNetwork.h b/include/znc/IRCNetwork.h
index 728bd86e..289451ec 100644
--- a/include/znc/IRCNetwork.h
+++ b/include/znc/IRCNetwork.h
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ public:
 	CIRCNetwork(CUser *pUser, const CIRCNetwork& Network);
 	~CIRCNetwork();
 
+	enum {
+		PING_TIMEOUT = 270
+	};
+
 	void Clone(const CIRCNetwork& Network, bool bCloneName = true);
 
 	CString GetNetworkPath();
diff --git a/src/IRCNetwork.cpp b/src/IRCNetwork.cpp
index 2d179cf6..00c5787a 100644
--- a/src/IRCNetwork.cpp
+++ b/src/IRCNetwork.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ protected:
 	virtual void RunJob() {
 		CIRCSock* pIRCSock = m_pNetwork->GetIRCSock();
 
-		if (pIRCSock && pIRCSock->GetTimeSinceLastDataTransaction() >= 270) {
+		if (pIRCSock && pIRCSock->GetTimeSinceLastDataTransaction() >= CIRCNetwork::PING_TIMEOUT) {
 			pIRCSock->PutIRC("PING :ZNC");
 		}
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ protected:
 		for (size_t b = 0; b < vClients.size(); b++) {
 			CClient* pClient = vClients[b];
 
-			if (pClient->GetTimeSinceLastDataTransaction() >= 270) {
+			if (pClient->GetTimeSinceLastDataTransaction() >= CIRCNetwork::PING_TIMEOUT) {
 				pClient->PutClient("PING :ZNC");
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/User.cpp b/src/User.cpp
index 48cc871a..ee672b09 100644
--- a/src/User.cpp
+++ b/src/User.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ protected:
 		for (size_t c = 0; c < vUserClients.size(); ++c) {
 			CClient* pUserClient = vUserClients[c];
 
-			if (pUserClient->GetTimeSinceLastDataTransaction() >= 270) {
+			if (pUserClient->GetTimeSinceLastDataTransaction() >= CIRCNetwork::PING_TIMEOUT) {
 				pUserClient->PutClient("PING :ZNC");
 			}
 		}