diff --git a/lib/settings-update.php b/lib/settings-update.php
index f1ae414..909378c 100644
--- a/lib/settings-update.php
+++ b/lib/settings-update.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if (!$demoMode && isset($_SESSION['loggedIn']) && $_SESSION['loggedIn'] && isset
 	$ICEcoder["indentSize"]			= intval($_POST['indentSize']);
 	$ICEcoder["pluginPanelAligned"]		= strClean($_POST['pluginPanelAligned']);
 	$ICEcoder["bugFilePaths"]		= 'array("'.str_replace(',','","',str_replace(" ","",strClean($_POST['bugFilePaths']))).'")';
-	$ICEcoder["bugFileCheckTimer"]		= intval($_POST['bugFileCheckTimer']);
+	$ICEcoder["bugFileCheckTimer"]		= intval($_POST['bugFileCheckTimer']) >= 0 ? intval($_POST['bugFileCheckTimer']) : 0;
 	$ICEcoder["bugFileMaxLines"]		= intval($_POST['bugFileMaxLines']);
 	$ICEcoder["githubAuthToken"]		= strClean($_POST['githubAuthToken']);