diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c6a4e51..3d3bf63 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v2.14.0
+* Changed `requiredAccountAge` to be in hours instead of days
+
 ## v2.13.0
 * Added `requiredAccountAge` and `accountAgeDeniedMessage` options for restricting how new accounts can message modmail
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 881713d..6622df8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,5 +85,5 @@ These go in `config.json`. See also `config.example.json`.
 |typingProxyReverse|false|If enabled, any time a moderator is typing in a modmail thread, the user will see the bot "typing" in their DMs|
 |mentionRole|"here"|Role that is mentioned when new threads are created or the bot is mentioned. Accepted values are "here", "everyone", or a role id as a string. Set to null to disable these pings entirely.|
 |pingOnBotMention|true|If enabled, the bot will mention staff (see mentionRole above) on the inbox server when the bot is mentioned on the main server.|
-|requiredAccountAge|null|Required account age for contacting modmail (in days). If the account is not old enough, a new thread will not be created and the bot will reply with `accountAgeDeniedMessage` (if set) instead.|
+|requiredAccountAge|None|Required account age for contacting modmail (in hours). If the account is not old enough, a new thread will not be created and the bot will reply with `accountAgeDeniedMessage` (if set) instead.|
 |accountAgeDeniedMessage|"Your Discord account is not old enough to contact modmail."|See `requiredAccountAge` above|
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 2f9e3a4..856a514 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const defaultConfig = {
   "greetingMessage": null,
   "greetingAttachment": null,
 
-  "requiredAccountAge": null, // Amount of days
+  "requiredAccountAge": null, // In hours
   "accountAgeDeniedMessage": "Your Discord account is not old enough to contact modmail.",
 
   "relaySmallAttachmentsAsAttachments": false,
diff --git a/src/data/threads.js b/src/data/threads.js
index f30fc47..f4564f9 100644
--- a/src/data/threads.js
+++ b/src/data/threads.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ async function createNewThreadForUser(user, quiet = false) {
   // Check the config for a requirement of account age to contact modmail,
   // if the account is too young, return an optional message without making a new thread
   if (config.requiredAccountAge) {
-    if (user.createdAt > moment() - config.requiredAccountAge * 86400000){
+    if (user.createdAt > moment() - config.requiredAccountAge * 3600000){
       if (config.accountAgeDeniedMessage) {
         const privateChannel = await user.getDMChannel();
         await privateChannel.createMessage(config.accountAgeDeniedMessage);