diff --git a/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/lib/discourse_narrative_bot/actions.rb b/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/lib/discourse_narrative_bot/actions.rb
index 321362c765..0b040134a4 100644
--- a/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/lib/discourse_narrative_bot/actions.rb
+++ b/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/lib/discourse_narrative_bot/actions.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 module DiscourseNarrativeBot
   module Actions
+    TIMEOUT_DURATION = 900 # 15 mins
+
     def discobot_user
       @discobot ||= User.find(-2)
     end
diff --git a/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/lib/discourse_narrative_bot/base.rb b/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/lib/discourse_narrative_bot/base.rb
index fd8067ba9d..349a6350f5 100644
--- a/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/lib/discourse_narrative_bot/base.rb
+++ b/plugins/discourse-narrative-bot/lib/discourse_narrative_bot/base.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ module DiscourseNarrativeBot
   class Base
     include Actions
 
-    TIMEOUT_DURATION = 900 # 15 mins
-
     class InvalidTransitionError < StandardError; end
 
     def input(input, user, post: nil, topic_id: nil, skip: false)