diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.OutputCache/Models/CacheSettingsPart.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.OutputCache/Models/CacheSettingsPart.cs
index a30db7854..286880e56 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.OutputCache/Models/CacheSettingsPart.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.OutputCache/Models/CacheSettingsPart.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace Orchard.OutputCache.Models {
         public const string CacheKey = "CacheSettingsPart";
 
         public int DefaultCacheDuration {
-            get { return this.Retrieve(x => x.DefaultCacheDuration); }
+            get { return this.Retrieve(x => x.DefaultCacheDuration, 300); }
             set { this.Store(x => x.DefaultCacheDuration, value); }
         }