diff --git a/tasmota/xdrv_05_irremote.ino b/tasmota/xdrv_05_irremote.ino
index 0cacb2161..0da389171 100644
--- a/tasmota/xdrv_05_irremote.ino
+++ b/tasmota/xdrv_05_irremote.ino
@@ -176,7 +176,10 @@ void IrSendInit(void)
 \*********************************************************************************************/
 
 const bool IR_RCV_SAVE_BUFFER = false;         // false = do not use buffer, true = use buffer for decoding
-const uint32_t IR_TIME_AVOID_DUPLICATE = 500;  // Milliseconds
+
+#ifndef IR_TIME_AVOID_DUPLICATE
+#define IR_TIME_AVOID_DUPLICATE = 50           // Milliseconds
+#endif  // IR_TIME_AVOID_DUPLICATE
 
 #include <IRrecv.h>