diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index 3092bdab..cd65ff84 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import {
   COMMENT_DEPTH_LIMIT, COMMENT_TYPE_QUERY,
   USER_ID, POLL_COST, ADMIN_ITEMS, GLOBAL_SEED,
   NOFOLLOW_LIMIT, UNKNOWN_LINK_REL, SN_ADMIN_IDS,
-  BOOST_MULT
+  BOOST_MULT,
+  ITEM_EDIT_SECONDS
 } from '@/lib/constants'
 import { msatsToSats } from '@/lib/format'
 import { parse } from 'tldts'
@@ -1350,8 +1351,9 @@ export const updateItem = async (parent, { sub: subName, forward, hash, hmac, ..
     throw new GqlInputError('item is deleted')
   }
 
-  // author can edit their own item (except anon)
   const meId = Number(me?.id ?? USER_ID.anon)
+
+  // author can edit their own item (except anon)
   const authorEdit = !!me && Number(old.userId) === meId
   // admins can edit special items
   const adminEdit = ADMIN_ITEMS.includes(old.id) && SN_ADMIN_IDS.includes(meId)
@@ -1360,9 +1362,9 @@ export const updateItem = async (parent, { sub: subName, forward, hash, hmac, ..
   if (old.invoice?.hash && hash && hmac) {
     hmacEdit = old.invoice.hash === hash && verifyHmac(hash, hmac)
   }
-
   // ownership permission check
-  if (!authorEdit && !adminEdit && !hmacEdit) {
+  const ownerEdit = authorEdit || adminEdit || hmacEdit
+  if (!ownerEdit) {
     throw new GqlInputError('item does not belong to you')
   }
 
@@ -1379,12 +1381,11 @@ export const updateItem = async (parent, { sub: subName, forward, hash, hmac, ..
 
   const user = await models.user.findUnique({ where: { id: meId } })
 
-  // prevent update if it's not explicitly allowed, not their bio, not their job and older than 10 minutes
+  // edits are only allowed for own items within 10 minutes but forever if it's their bio or a job
   const myBio = user.bioId === old.id
-  const timer = Date.now() < datePivot(new Date(old.invoicePaidAt ?? old.createdAt), { minutes: 10 })
-
-  // timer permission check
-  if (!adminEdit && !myBio && !timer && !isJob(item)) {
+  const timer = Date.now() < datePivot(new Date(old.invoicePaidAt ?? old.createdAt), { seconds: ITEM_EDIT_SECONDS })
+  const canEdit = (timer && ownerEdit) || myBio || isJob(item)
+  if (!canEdit) {
     throw new GqlInputError('item can no longer be edited')
   }
 
diff --git a/components/use-can-edit.js b/components/use-can-edit.js
index bc31f17a..b97596e4 100644
--- a/components/use-can-edit.js
+++ b/components/use-can-edit.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { datePivot } from '@/lib/time'
 import { useMe } from '@/components/me'
-import { USER_ID } from '@/lib/constants'
+import { ITEM_EDIT_SECONDS, USER_ID } from '@/lib/constants'
 
 export default function useCanEdit (item) {
-  const editThreshold = datePivot(new Date(item.invoice?.confirmedAt ?? item.createdAt), { minutes: 10 })
+  const editThreshold = datePivot(new Date(item.invoice?.confirmedAt ?? item.createdAt), { seconds: ITEM_EDIT_SECONDS })
   const { me } = useMe()
 
   // deleted items can never be edited and every item has a 10 minute edit window
diff --git a/lib/constants.js b/lib/constants.js
index 995253dc..066e6e6b 100644
--- a/lib/constants.js
+++ b/lib/constants.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export const MAX_POST_TEXT_LENGTH = 100000 // 100k
 export const MAX_COMMENT_TEXT_LENGTH = 10000 // 10k
 export const MAX_TERRITORY_DESC_LENGTH = 1000 // 1k
 export const MAX_POLL_CHOICE_LENGTH = 40
+export const ITEM_EDIT_SECONDS = 600
 export const ITEM_SPAM_INTERVAL = '10m'
 export const ANON_ITEM_SPAM_INTERVAL = '0'
 export const INV_PENDING_LIMIT = 100
diff --git a/lib/item.js b/lib/item.js
index e44b53a3..33b0111e 100644
--- a/lib/item.js
+++ b/lib/item.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const defaultCommentSort = (pinned, bio, createdAt) => {
   return 'hot'
 }
 
-export const isJob = item => item.subName !== 'jobs'
+export const isJob = item => item.subName === 'jobs'
 
 // a delete directive preceded by a non word character that isn't a backtick
 const deletePattern = /\B@delete\s+in\s+(\d+)\s+(second|minute|hour|day|week|month|year)s?/gi