diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index 28e4c476b..f10c00167 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -1443,9 +1443,9 @@ static void CheckForkWarningConditions() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main)
     if (::ChainstateActive().IsInitialBlockDownload())
         return;
 
-    // If our best fork is no longer within 72 blocks (+/- 12 hours if no one mines it)
+    // If our best fork is no longer within 288 blocks (~ 24 blocks per hour +/- 12 hours if no one mines it)
     // of our head, drop it
-    if (pindexBestForkTip && ::ChainActive().Height() - pindexBestForkTip->nHeight >= 72)
+    if (pindexBestForkTip && ::ChainActive().Height() - pindexBestForkTip->nHeight >= 288)
         pindexBestForkTip = nullptr;
 
     if (pindexBestForkTip || (pindexBestInvalid && pindexBestInvalid->nChainWork > ::ChainActive().Tip()->nChainWork + (GetBlockProof(*::ChainActive().Tip()) * 6)))
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ static void CheckForkWarningConditionsOnNewFork(CBlockIndex* pindexNewForkTip) E
     }
 
     // We define a condition where we should warn the user about as a fork of at least 7 blocks
-    // with a tip within 72 blocks (+/- 12 hours if no one mines it) of ours
+    // with a tip within 288 blocks (+/- 12 hours if no one mines it) of ours
     // We use 7 blocks rather arbitrarily as it represents just under 10% of sustained network
     // hash rate operating on the fork.
     // or a chain that is entirely longer than ours and invalid (note that this should be detected by both)
@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ static void CheckForkWarningConditionsOnNewFork(CBlockIndex* pindexNewForkTip) E
     // the 7-block condition and from this always have the most-likely-to-cause-warning fork
     if (pfork && (!pindexBestForkTip || pindexNewForkTip->nHeight > pindexBestForkTip->nHeight) &&
             pindexNewForkTip->nChainWork - pfork->nChainWork > (GetBlockProof(*pfork) * 7) &&
-            ::ChainActive().Height() - pindexNewForkTip->nHeight < 72)
+            ::ChainActive().Height() - pindexNewForkTip->nHeight < 288)
     {
         pindexBestForkTip = pindexNewForkTip;
         pindexBestForkBase = pfork;