diff --git a/src/core/CNShared.cpp b/src/core/CNShared.cpp
index d9d4e14..98c2f18 100644
--- a/src/core/CNShared.cpp
+++ b/src/core/CNShared.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void CNShared::pruneLoginMetadata(CNServer *serv, time_t currTime) {
         auto& sk = it->first;
         auto& lm = it->second;
 
-        if (lm->timestamp + CNSHARED_TIMEOUT > currTime) {
+        if (currTime > lm->timestamp + CNSHARED_TIMEOUT) {
             std::cout << "[WARN] Pruning hung connection attempt" << std::endl;
 
             // deallocate object and remove map entry
diff --git a/src/core/CNShared.hpp b/src/core/CNShared.hpp
index 98fc495..8fa291c 100644
--- a/src/core/CNShared.hpp
+++ b/src/core/CNShared.hpp
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 #include "Player.hpp"
 
 /*
- * Connecions time out after 15 minutes, checked every 30 seconds.
+ * Connecions time out after 5 minutes, checked every 30 seconds.
  */
-#define CNSHARED_TIMEOUT 900000
+#define CNSHARED_TIMEOUT 300000
 #define CNSHARED_PERIOD 30000
 
 struct LoginMetadata {