diff --git a/app/ledger.js b/app/ledger.js
index 6cb5bac3a73..83fbe8e37f1 100644
--- a/app/ledger.js
+++ b/app/ledger.js
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ const doAction = (action) => {
         case settings.MINIMUM_VISIT_TIME:
           if (action.value <= 0) break
 
-          synopsis.options.minDuration = action.value
+          synopsis.options.minPublisherDuration = action.value
           updatePublisherInfo()
           break
 
@@ -741,8 +741,9 @@ var enable = (paymentsEnabled) => {
         value = 8 * 1000
         appActions.changeSetting(settings.MINIMUM_VISIT_TIME, value)
       }
+
       // for earlier versions of the code...
-      if ((value > 0) && (value < 1000)) synopsis.options.minDuration = value * 1000
+      if ((value > 0) && (value < 1000)) synopsis.options.minPublisherDuration = value * 1000
 
       value = getSetting(settings.MINIMUM_VISITS)
       if (!value) {
@@ -752,13 +753,10 @@ var enable = (paymentsEnabled) => {
       if (value > 0) synopsis.options.minPublisherVisits = value
 
       if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test') {
-        synopsis.options.minDuration = 0
+        synopsis.options.minDuration = 0 // TODO remove when we update publisher
         synopsis.options.minPublisherDuration = 0
         synopsis.options.minPublisherVisits = 0
       } else {
-        if (process.env.LEDGER_PUBLISHER_VISIT_DURATION) {
-          synopsis.options.minDuration = ledgerClient.prototype.numbion(process.env.LEDGER_PUBLISHER_VISIT_DURATION)
-        }
         if (process.env.LEDGER_PUBLISHER_MIN_DURATION) {
           synopsis.options.minPublisherDuration = ledgerClient.prototype.numbion(process.env.LEDGER_PUBLISHER_MIN_DURATION)
         }
@@ -1028,15 +1026,24 @@ var stickyP = (publisher) => {
 }
 
 var eligibleP = (publisher) => {
+  if (!synopsis.options.minPublisherDuration && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
+    synopsis.options.minPublisherDuration = getSetting(settings.MINIMUM_VISIT_TIME)
+  }
+
   return ((synopsis.publishers[publisher].scores[synopsis.options.scorekeeper] > 0) &&
           (synopsis.publishers[publisher].duration >= synopsis.options.minPublisherDuration) &&
           (synopsis.publishers[publisher].visits >= synopsis.options.minPublisherVisits))
 }
 
 var visibleP = (publisher) => {
-  return (((stickyP(publisher)) ||
-           ((synopsis.publishers[publisher].options.exclude !== true) && (eligibleP(publisher)))) &&
-          (!blockedP(publisher)))
+  return (
+      eligibleP(publisher) &&
+      (
+        synopsis.publishers[publisher].options.exclude !== true ||
+        stickyP(publisher)
+      )
+    ) &&
+    !blockedP(publisher)
 }
 
 var contributeP = (publisher) => {
@@ -1466,7 +1473,7 @@ var ledgerInfo = {
   passphrase: undefined,
 
   // advanced ledger settings
-  minDuration: undefined,
+  minPublisherDuration: undefined,
   minPublisherVisits: undefined,
 
   hasBitcoinHandler: false,
diff --git a/app/renderer/components/preferences/payment/advancedSettings.js b/app/renderer/components/preferences/payment/advancedSettings.js
index d961d192e03..f113c24bc4d 100644
--- a/app/renderer/components/preferences/payment/advancedSettings.js
+++ b/app/renderer/components/preferences/payment/advancedSettings.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const {StyleSheet, css} = require('aphrodite')
 
 // util
 const {changeSetting} = require('../../../lib/settingsUtil')
+const appConfig = require('../../../../../js/constants/appConfig')
 
 // components
 const Button = require('../../../../../js/components/button')
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ const settings = require('../../../../../js/constants/settings')
 
 class AdvancedSettingsContent extends ImmutableComponent {
   render () {
-    const minDuration = this.props.ledgerData.getIn(['synopsisOptions', 'minDuration'])
+    const minPublisherDuration = this.props.ledgerData.getIn(['synopsisOptions', 'minPublisherDuration'])
     const minPublisherVisits = this.props.ledgerData.getIn(['synopsisOptions', 'minPublisherVisits'])
 
     return <div className={css(paymentCommon.board)}>
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ class AdvancedSettingsContent extends ImmutableComponent {
             <SettingItem>
               <SettingDropdown
                 data-test-id='durationSelector'
-                defaultValue={minDuration || 8000}
+                defaultValue={minPublisherDuration || appConfig.defaultSettings[settings.MINIMUM_VISIT_TIME]}
                 onChange={changeSetting.bind(null, this.props.onChangeSetting, settings.MINIMUM_VISIT_TIME)}>
                 <option data-l10n-id='minimumPageTimeLow' value='5000' />
                 <option data-l10n-id='minimumPageTimeMedium' value='8000' />
diff --git a/docs/state.md b/docs/state.md
index cc4e454511d..bef79c6fc77 100644
--- a/docs/state.md
+++ b/docs/state.md
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ WindowStore
       weight: number // float indication of the ration
     }], // one entry for each publisher having a non-zero `score`
     synopsisOptions: {
-      minDuration: number, // e.g., 8000 for 8 seconds
+      minPublisherDuration: number, // e.g., 8000 for 8 seconds
       minPublisherVisits: number // e.g., 0
     }
   },
diff --git a/js/constants/appConfig.js b/js/constants/appConfig.js
index bd381ad97fe..3b4fe6ca79e 100644
--- a/js/constants/appConfig.js
+++ b/js/constants/appConfig.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ module.exports = {
     'advanced.send-crash-reports': true,
     'advanced.send-usage-statistics': false,
     'advanced.hide-excluded-sites': false,
-    'advanced.minimum-visit-time': 8,
+    'advanced.minimum-visit-time': 8000,
     'advanced.minimum-visits': 1,
     'advanced.auto-suggest-sites': true,
     'advanced.hide-lower-sites': true,