diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/DocumentEntryAutosaveThread.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/DocumentEntryAutosaveThread.java
index 3092280e44cfacfcca0e02a3a819b6c2ea74ac69..9f46a483d3c8f6c32e5c17fba7b6c0dc0e8a0742 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/DocumentEntryAutosaveThread.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/DocumentEntryAutosaveThread.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
  *
- * $Header: //tmp/pathsoft/artemis/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/DocumentEntryAutosaveThread.java,v 1.2 2005-02-03 15:18:51 tjc Exp $
+ * $Header: //tmp/pathsoft/artemis/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/io/DocumentEntryAutosaveThread.java,v 1.3 2005-06-03 16:05:36 tjc Exp $
  */
 
 package uk.ac.sanger.artemis.io;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import java.io.*;
  *  called #entry_name# every 120 seconds.
  *
  *  @author Kim Rutherford <kmr@sanger.ac.uk>
- *  @version $Id: DocumentEntryAutosaveThread.java,v 1.2 2005-02-03 15:18:51 tjc Exp $
+ *  @version $Id: DocumentEntryAutosaveThread.java,v 1.3 2005-06-03 16:05:36 tjc Exp $
  **/
 
 public class DocumentEntryAutosaveThread extends Thread {
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ public class DocumentEntryAutosaveThread extends Thread {
     boolean have_saved = false;
 
     try {
-      // sleep for 5 seconds before starting - there is no point in attempting
+      // sleep for 15 seconds before starting - there is no point in attempting
       // to save straight away
-      Thread.sleep (5000);
+      Thread.sleep (15000);
     } catch (InterruptedException _) {
     }