diff --git a/categories/settings.py b/categories/settings.py
index 9888bb9..1c812ac 100644
--- a/categories/settings.py
+++ b/categories/settings.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 
-ALLOW_SLUG_CHANGE = getattr(settings, 'CATEGORIES_ALLOW_SLUG_CHANGE', False)
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+ALLOW_SLUG_CHANGE = getattr(settings, 'CATEGORIES_ALLOW_SLUG_CHANGE', False)
+
+CACHE_VIEW_LENGTH = getattr(settings, 'CATEGORIES_CACHE_VIEW_LENGTH', 3600)
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diff --git a/categories/views.py b/categories/views.py
index 1f06885..c681f05 100644
--- a/categories/views.py
+++ b/categories/views.py
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.views.decorators.cache import cache_page
 from django.template.loader import select_template
 from categories.models import Category
+from settings import CACHE_VIEW_LENGTH
 
-@cache_page(3600)
+@cache_page(CACHE_VIEW_LENGTH)
 def category_detail(request, path, with_stories=False, 
     template_name='categories/category_detail.html'):
     path_items = path.strip('/').split('/')