diff --git a/src/server/bnetserver/bnetserver.conf.dist b/src/server/bnetserver/bnetserver.conf.dist
index f88d6fd1d1d..1146fe8ec9f 100644
--- a/src/server/bnetserver/bnetserver.conf.dist
+++ b/src/server/bnetserver/bnetserver.conf.dist
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ WrongPass.BanType = 0
 
 WrongPass.Logging = 0
 
+#
+#    BanExpiryCheckInterval
+#        Description: Time (in seconds) between checks for expired bans
+#        Default:     60
+
+BanExpiryCheckInterval = 60
+
 #
 #    SourceDirectory
 #        Description: The path to your TrinityCore source directory.