diff --git a/notify.py b/notify.py
index 6a76bbd..8775905 100755
--- a/notify.py
+++ b/notify.py
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@ import berserk, subprocess
 
 # Change ACCESS TOKEN according to your need
 ACCESS_TOKEN=""
-
+NOTIFY_DURATION=5*60 # Notification duration in seconds
 
 # Notify using notify-send
 def notify_send(summary, message):
-    subprocess.Popen(['notify-send', '-u', 'critical','-t', '99999999', summary, message])
+    subprocess.Popen(['notify-send', '-u', 'critical','-t', str(NOTIFY_DURATION*1000), summary, message])
     return
 
-
 # Fetch data and notify
 session = berserk.TokenSession(ACCESS_TOKEN)
 client = berserk.Client(session=session)