diff --git a/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/chat/SpamHandler.java b/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/chat/SpamHandler.java
index ba285dde5..6b1b1c9b4 100644
--- a/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/chat/SpamHandler.java
+++ b/Plugins/Mineplex.Core/src/mineplex/core/chat/SpamHandler.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.PacketPlayInChat;
 
 public class SpamHandler implements IPacketHandler
 {
+	private static final int DETECTION_THRESHOLD = 30;
+	
 	private final Cache<String, Integer> _recentChat = CacheBuilder.newBuilder().expireAfterWrite(500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS).build();
 	
 	public SpamHandler()
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ public class SpamHandler implements IPacketHandler
 		
 		_recentChat.put(mapKey, newValue);
 		
-		if (newValue >= 10)
+		if (newValue >= DETECTION_THRESHOLD)
 		{
 			SlackAPI.getInstance().sendMessage(SlackTeam.DEVELOPER, "#spam-alert", new SlackMessage("Spambot Alert System", "heavy_exclamation_mark", "A spambot threat was detected on " + UtilServer.getRegion().name() + " " + UtilServer.getServerName() + ": MSG=\"" + message + "\" & OCCURRENCES=" + newValue), true);
 			return true;