diff --git a/frigate/config.py b/frigate/config.py
index 4aa2fa5fd..ce57da9ea 100644
--- a/frigate/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from frigate.const import (
     AUDIO_MIN_CONFIDENCE,
     CACHE_DIR,
     DEFAULT_DB_PATH,
+    MAX_SEGMENT_CONFIG_DURATION,
     MIN_SEGMENT_DURATION,
     REGEX_CAMERA_NAME,
     YAML_EXT,
@@ -933,7 +934,7 @@ def verify_recording_segments_setup_with_reasonable_time(
         )
 
     config_duration = int(record_args[seg_arg_index + 1])
-    if config_duration < MIN_SEGMENT_DURATION or config_duration > 60:
+    if config_duration < MIN_SEGMENT_DURATION or config_duration > MAX_SEGMENT_CONFIG_DURATION:
         raise ValueError(
             f"Camera {camera_config.name} has invalid segment_time output arg, segment_time must be {MIN_SEGMENT_DURATION} <= x <= 60."
         )
diff --git a/frigate/const.py b/frigate/const.py
index 40734fb95..79d658dc4 100644
--- a/frigate/const.py
+++ b/frigate/const.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ DRIVER_INTEL_iHD = "iHD"
 
 MIN_SEGMENT_DURATION = 3
 MAX_SEGMENT_DURATION = 600
+MAX_SEGMENT_CONFIG_DURATION = 60
 MAX_PLAYLIST_SECONDS = 7200  # support 2 hour segments for a single playlist to account for cameras with inconsistent segment times
 
 # Internal Comms Topics