diff --git a/inabox/deploy/config.go b/inabox/deploy/config.go
index c73f4794d..01795d65f 100644
--- a/inabox/deploy/config.go
+++ b/inabox/deploy/config.go
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@ func (env *Config) generateChurnerVars(ind int, graphUrl, logPath, grpcPort stri
 		CHURNER_GRAPH_URL:             graphUrl,
 		CHURNER_INDEXER_PULL_INTERVAL: "1s",
 
-		CHURNER_ENABLE_METRICS:    "true",
-		CHURNER_METRICS_HTTP_PORT: "9095",
+		CHURNER_ENABLE_METRICS:          "true",
+		CHURNER_METRICS_HTTP_PORT:       "9095",
+		CHURNER_CHURN_APPROVAL_INTERVAL: "900s",
 	}
 
 	env.applyDefaults(&v, "CHURNER", "churner", ind)
diff --git a/inabox/deploy/env_vars.go b/inabox/deploy/env_vars.go
index 6b73ebc6b..f701ce64d 100644
--- a/inabox/deploy/env_vars.go
+++ b/inabox/deploy/env_vars.go
@@ -424,6 +424,8 @@ type ChurnerVars struct {
 
 	CHURNER_PER_PUBLIC_KEY_RATE_LIMIT string
 
+	CHURNER_CHURN_APPROVAL_INTERVAL string
+
 	CHURNER_METRICS_HTTP_PORT string
 
 	CHURNER_CHAIN_RPC string
diff --git a/operators/churner/churner.go b/operators/churner/churner.go
index c83e39370..dd857fbba 100644
--- a/operators/churner/churner.go
+++ b/operators/churner/churner.go
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	bipMultiplier     = big.NewInt(10000)
-	secondsTillExpiry = 3600 * time.Second
+	bipMultiplier = big.NewInt(10000)
 )
 
 type ChurnRequest struct {
@@ -50,9 +49,10 @@ type churner struct {
 	Transactor  core.Transactor
 	QuorumCount uint8
 
-	privateKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey
-	logger     logging.Logger
-	metrics    *Metrics
+	privateKey            *ecdsa.PrivateKey
+	logger                logging.Logger
+	metrics               *Metrics
+	churnApprovalInterval time.Duration
 }
 
 func NewChurner(
@@ -67,14 +67,17 @@ func NewChurner(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	logger.Info("Churner created with config", "ChurnApprovalInterval", config.ChurnApprovalInterval)
+
 	return &churner{
 		Indexer:     indexer,
 		Transactor:  transactor,
 		QuorumCount: 0,
 
-		privateKey: privateKey,
-		logger:     logger.With("component", "Churner"),
-		metrics:    metrics,
+		privateKey:            privateKey,
+		logger:                logger.With("component", "Churner"),
+		metrics:               metrics,
+		churnApprovalInterval: config.ChurnApprovalInterval,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -285,8 +288,8 @@ func (c *churner) sign(ctx context.Context, operatorToRegisterAddress gethcommon
 	var salt [32]byte
 	copy(salt[:], saltKeccak256)
 
-	// set expiry to 3600s in the future
-	expiry := big.NewInt(now.Add(secondsTillExpiry).Unix())
+	// set expiry to ChurnApprovalInterval in the future
+	expiry := big.NewInt(now.Add(c.churnApprovalInterval).Unix())
 
 	// sign and return signature
 	hashToSign, err := c.Transactor.CalculateOperatorChurnApprovalDigestHash(ctx, operatorToRegisterAddress, operatorToRegisterId, operatorsToChurn, salt, expiry)
diff --git a/operators/churner/config.go b/operators/churner/config.go
index ae7832c6d..d35a72121 100644
--- a/operators/churner/config.go
+++ b/operators/churner/config.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	EigenDAServiceManagerAddr     string
 
 	PerPublicKeyRateLimit time.Duration
+	ChurnApprovalInterval time.Duration
 }
 
 func NewConfig(ctx *cli.Context) (*Config, error) {
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ func NewConfig(ctx *cli.Context) (*Config, error) {
 		BLSOperatorStateRetrieverAddr: ctx.GlobalString(flags.BlsOperatorStateRetrieverFlag.Name),
 		EigenDAServiceManagerAddr:     ctx.GlobalString(flags.EigenDAServiceManagerFlag.Name),
 		PerPublicKeyRateLimit:         ctx.GlobalDuration(flags.PerPublicKeyRateLimit.Name),
+		ChurnApprovalInterval:         ctx.GlobalDuration(flags.ChurnApprovalInterval.Name),
 		MetricsConfig: MetricsConfig{
 			HTTPPort:      ctx.GlobalString(flags.MetricsHTTPPort.Name),
 			EnableMetrics: ctx.GlobalBool(flags.EnableMetrics.Name),
diff --git a/operators/churner/flags/flags.go b/operators/churner/flags/flags.go
index e3c8ac89d..906096c49 100644
--- a/operators/churner/flags/flags.go
+++ b/operators/churner/flags/flags.go
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ var (
 		Value:    "9100",
 		EnvVar:   common.PrefixEnvVar(envPrefix, "METRICS_HTTP_PORT"),
 	}
+	ChurnApprovalInterval = cli.DurationFlag{
+		Name:     common.PrefixFlag(FlagPrefix, "churn-approval-interval"),
+		Usage:    "If this interval is N mins, the churner will only approve a new churn request N mins after the previous approval",
+		Required: false,
+		EnvVar:   common.PrefixEnvVar(envPrefix, "CHURN_APPROVAL_INTERVAL"),
+		Value:    15 * time.Minute,
+	}
 )
 
 var requiredFlags = []cli.Flag{
@@ -78,6 +85,7 @@ var requiredFlags = []cli.Flag{
 var optionalFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	PerPublicKeyRateLimit,
 	MetricsHTTPPort,
+	ChurnApprovalInterval,
 }
 
 // Flags contains the list of configuration options available to the binary.
diff --git a/operators/churner/server_test.go b/operators/churner/server_test.go
index 00fb2ad85..a6261b576 100644
--- a/operators/churner/server_test.go
+++ b/operators/churner/server_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"math/big"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/common"
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/common/geth"
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ func TestChurn(t *testing.T) {
 	// retry prior to expiry should fail
 	_, err = s.Churn(ctx, request)
 	assert.NotNil(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, err.Error(), "rpc error: code = ResourceExhausted desc = previous approval not expired, retry in 3600 seconds")
+	assert.Equal(t, err.Error(), "rpc error: code = ResourceExhausted desc = previous approval not expired, retry in 900 seconds")
 }
 
 func TestChurnWithInvalidQuorum(t *testing.T) {
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ func newTestServer(t *testing.T) *churner.Server {
 			PrivateKeyString: churnerPrivateKeyHex,
 			NumRetries:       numRetries,
 		},
+		ChurnApprovalInterval: 15 * time.Minute,
 	}
 
 	var err error
diff --git a/operators/churner/tests/churner_test.go b/operators/churner/tests/churner_test.go
index 0f5486b95..af013fe62 100644
--- a/operators/churner/tests/churner_test.go
+++ b/operators/churner/tests/churner_test.go
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ func newTestServer(t *testing.T) *churner.Server {
 		LoggerConfig:                  common.DefaultLoggerConfig(),
 		BLSOperatorStateRetrieverAddr: testConfig.EigenDA.OperatorStateRetreiver,
 		EigenDAServiceManagerAddr:     testConfig.EigenDA.ServiceManager,
+		ChurnApprovalInterval:         15 * time.Minute,
 	}
 
 	operatorTransactorChurner, err := createTransactorFromScratch(