diff --git a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
index 0f89d9c5e..da2b6e29b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG_PENDING.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #### Orchestrator
 
 - \#1845 Staking actions with hints (@kyriediculous)
+- \#1873 Increase TicketParams expiration to 10 blocks (@kyriediculous)
 
 #### Transcoder
 
diff --git a/pm/recipient.go b/pm/recipient.go
index 80ac152ba..894b2b0b7 100644
--- a/pm/recipient.go
+++ b/pm/recipient.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var errInsufficientSenderReserve = errors.New("insufficient sender reserve")
 // maxWinProb = 2^256 - 1
 var maxWinProb = new(big.Int).Sub(new(big.Int).Lsh(big.NewInt(1), 256), big.NewInt(1))
 
-var paramsExpirationBlock = big.NewInt(5)
+var paramsExpirationBlock = big.NewInt(10)
 
 // Recipient is an interface which describes an object capable
 // of receiving tickets