diff --git a/src/board/UBBoardController.cpp b/src/board/UBBoardController.cpp
index ae78a5af..5d3a9a0c 100644
--- a/src/board/UBBoardController.cpp
+++ b/src/board/UBBoardController.cpp
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ void UBBoardController::adjustDisplayViews()
 
 int UBBoardController::autosaveTimeoutFromSettings()
 {
-    int value = UBSettings::settings()->timerInterval->get().toInt();
+    int value = UBSettings::settings()->autoSaveInterval->get().toInt();
     int minute = 60 * 1000;
 
     return value * minute;
@@ -1773,8 +1773,8 @@ void UBBoardController::autosaveTimeout()
 
 void UBBoardController::appMainModeChanged(UBApplicationController::MainMode md)
 {
-    int timerInterval = autosaveTimeoutFromSettings();
-    if (!timerInterval) {
+    int autoSaveInterval = autosaveTimeoutFromSettings();
+    if (!autoSaveInterval) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@ void UBBoardController::appMainModeChanged(UBApplicationController::MainMode md)
     }
 
     if (md == UBApplicationController::Board) {
-        mAutosaveTimer->start(timerInterval);
+        mAutosaveTimer->start(autoSaveInterval);
     } else if (mAutosaveTimer->isActive()) {
         mAutosaveTimer->stop();
     }
diff --git a/src/core/UBSettings.cpp b/src/core/UBSettings.cpp
index 5f4fba9f..73ac1370 100644
--- a/src/core/UBSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/UBSettings.cpp
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void UBSettings::init()
 
     boardShowToolsPalette = new UBSetting(this, "Board", "ShowToolsPalette", "false");
     magnifierDrawingMode = new UBSetting(this, "Board", "MagnifierDrawingMode", "0");
-    timerInterval = new UBSetting(this, "Board", "Timer interval", "5");
+    autoSaveInterval = new UBSetting(this, "Board", "AutoSaveIntervalInMinutes", "3");
 
     svgViewBoxMargin = new UBSetting(this, "SVG", "ViewBoxMargin", "50");
 
diff --git a/src/core/UBSettings.h b/src/core/UBSettings.h
index 9de4c801..b37c7af1 100644
--- a/src/core/UBSettings.h
+++ b/src/core/UBSettings.h
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ class UBSettings : public QObject
         UBSetting* libIconSize;
 
         UBSetting* magnifierDrawingMode;
-        UBSetting* timerInterval;
+        UBSetting* autoSaveInterval;
 
     public slots: