diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/Main.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/Main.java
index 959a63b99f..e65928a8df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/Main.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class Main {
                     Date buildDate = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd-HHmm").parse(Main.class.getPackage().getImplementationVendor());
 
                     Calendar deadline = Calendar.getInstance();
-                    deadline.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, -3);
+                    deadline.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_YEAR, -7);
                     if (buildDate.before(deadline.getTime())) {
                         System.err.println("*** Error, this build is outdated ***");
                         System.err.println("*** Please download a new build as per instructions from https://www.spigotmc.org/ ***");