diff --git a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
index f307850f..8f6dd73f 100644
--- a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ _getattr_controlfile(struct stat     *st_,
   st_->st_mtime   = now;
   st_->st_ctime   = now;
 
-  timeout_->entry = 60;
-  timeout_->attr  = 60;
+  timeout_->entry = cfg.cache_entry;
+  timeout_->attr  = cfg.cache_attr;
 
   return 0;
 }