diff --git a/namesys/namesys.go b/namesys/namesys.go
index 3fa72c332..8acc1dc2c 100644
--- a/namesys/namesys.go
+++ b/namesys/namesys.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (ns *mpns) Publish(ctx context.Context, name ci.PrivKey, value path.Path) e
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	ns.addToDHTCache(name, value, time.Now().Add(time.Hour*24))
+	ns.addToDHTCache(name, value, time.Now().Add(DefaultRecortTTL))
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/namesys/publisher.go b/namesys/publisher.go
index 795023c83..5f5a15abd 100644
--- a/namesys/publisher.go
+++ b/namesys/publisher.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ var ErrExpiredRecord = errors.New("expired record")
 var ErrUnrecognizedValidity = errors.New("unrecognized validity type")
 
 var PublishPutValTimeout = time.Minute
+var DefaultRecortTTL = 24 * time.Hour
 
 // ipnsPublisher is capable of publishing and resolving names to the IPFS
 // routing system.
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func NewRoutingPublisher(route routing.ValueStore, ds ds.Datastore) *ipnsPublish
 // and publishes it out to the routing system
 func (p *ipnsPublisher) Publish(ctx context.Context, k ci.PrivKey, value path.Path) error {
 	log.Debugf("Publish %s", value)
-	return p.PublishWithEOL(ctx, k, value, time.Now().Add(time.Hour*24))
+	return p.PublishWithEOL(ctx, k, value, time.Now().Add(DefaultRecortTTL))
 }
 
 // PublishWithEOL is a temporary stand in for the ipns records implementation