1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/checks/check.cpp b/checks/check.cpp
index 047b8d051..d8d65b933 100644
--- a/checks/check.cpp
+++ b/checks/check.cpp
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
          }
       if(opts.is_set("bench-algo") || opts.is_set("benchmark") || opts.is_set("bench-type"))
          {
-         double seconds = 1.5;
+         double seconds = 5;
 
          if(opts.is_set("seconds"))
             {
             seconds = std::atof(opts.value("seconds").c_str());
-            if(seconds && (seconds < 0.1 || seconds > (5 * 60)))
+            if(seconds < 0.1 || seconds > (5 * 60)))
                {
                std::cout << "Invalid argument to --seconds\n";
                return 2;