diff --git a/clients/discord.py b/clients/discord.py
index 0050fca..4c2ea3b 100644
--- a/clients/discord.py
+++ b/clients/discord.py
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ class DiscordClient(discord.Client):
             if cmd == message.content:
                 await self.send_message(message.channel, resp.format(user=message.author.mention))
 
-    def _guess_gifted_subs(self, nick, time):
+    def _guess_gifted_subs(self, nick, time, threshold):
         subs = self.commands.plausible_gifted_subs(time)
         choices = {i: s['receiver'] for i, s in enumerate(subs)}
-        guesses = fuzzywuzzy.process.extractWithoutOrder(nick, choices, score_cutoff=50)
+        guesses = fuzzywuzzy.process.extractWithoutOrder(nick, choices, score_cutoff=threshold)
         result = []
         for _, score, i in guesses:
             days = (time - dateutil.parser.parse(subs[i]['time'])).days
@@ -125,8 +125,9 @@ class DiscordClient(discord.Client):
                 user=message.author.mention, info_channel=info_channel.mention))
         except discord.errors.Forbidden:
             pass
+        threshold = self.config['Discord'].getint('gifted_sub_threshold')
         self.logger.info('Looking for gifted subs matching {0}'.format(message.author.display_name))
-        gifted_subs = self._guess_gifted_subs(message.author.display_name, datetime.datetime.utcnow())
+        gifted_subs = self._guess_gifted_subs(message.author.display_name, datetime.datetime.utcnow(), threshold)
         if gifted_subs:
             await self._process_gifted_subs(message.author, gifted_subs)
 
diff --git a/settings.cfg.example b/settings.cfg.example
index 7fe3c5d..022871f 100644
--- a/settings.cfg.example
+++ b/settings.cfg.example
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ announcer = 369539730989252609
 announcement_channels = 383778221004554249,352145992256061440
 # #gifted_alerts
 gifted_sub_notice_channel = 479792436080672789
+gifted_sub_threshold = 60
 
 [Twitter]
 consumer_key = __TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY__