diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/UserService.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/UserService.java
index bf0777c9fc24c304279a8b35f77a05e479ebb2a9..7fba2f8ae692847dc865f325051409bf63260128 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/UserService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/UserService.java
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ public class UserService implements IUserService {
 		if (null == tries) {
 			tries = 0;
 		}
-		if (tries < 5) {
+		if (tries < loginTryLimit) {
 			loginTries.put(addr, ++tries);
-			if (5 == tries) {
+			if (loginTryLimit == tries) {
 				LOGGER.info("Temporarily banned {} from login.", new Object[] {addr});
 				loginBans.add(addr);
 			}