diff --git a/query.js b/query.js
index 41e6ec6..b17d127 100644
--- a/query.js
+++ b/query.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* search queries for retrieving user settings from chrome storage */
-
 const popupUi = {
 	newab: true,
 	newtabInBg: true
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ const bgOptions = {
 	search: searchParams
 };
 
+const DEFAULT_CACHE_PERIOD_MINS = 30;
 const allOptions = {
 	autorun: autorun,
 	cache: { period: DEFAULT_CACHE_PERIOD_MINS },
diff --git a/reddit.js b/reddit.js
index 334bd21..4e2231a 100644
--- a/reddit.js
+++ b/reddit.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ function cachePosts(query, posts, exact) {
 	return cache(objectToStore);
 }
 
-const DEFAULT_CACHE_PERIOD_MINS = 30;
 function checkCacheValidity(data, exact) {
 	let rightStructure = data && data.time && data.posts && data.hasOwnProperty('exact');
 	if (!(rightStructure && data.exact === exact)) {