diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index cb985ab..2aaaf12 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ addDefaults(config, {
     userCounterURL: null,
     newLeafURLs: null,
     maxRewardTimePerSegmentInSeconds: 600,
+    poiMinimumStartTime: 2,
     postgres: null,
     dumpDatabase: {
         enabled: false,
diff --git a/src/routes/postSkipSegments.ts b/src/routes/postSkipSegments.ts
index dc834d6..4e946e9 100644
--- a/src/routes/postSkipSegments.ts
+++ b/src/routes/postSkipSegments.ts
@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@ async function checkEachSegmentValid(userID: string, videoID: VideoID
         }
 
         // Check for POI segments before 1 second
-        if (getCategoryActionType(segments[i].category) === CategoryActionType.POI && startTime < 1) {
-            return { pass: false, errorMessage: "POI must be after 1 second", errorCode: 400};
+        if (getCategoryActionType(segments[i].category) === CategoryActionType.POI && startTime < config.poiMinimumStartTime) {
+            return { pass: false, errorMessage: `POI cannot be that early`, errorCode: 400};
         }
 
         if (!isVIP && segments[i].category === "sponsor" && Math.abs(startTime - endTime) < 1) {