diff --git a/files/routes/admin.py b/files/routes/admin.py
index 0ae2c91366..2eb12face3 100644
--- a/files/routes/admin.py
+++ b/files/routes/admin.py
@@ -21,18 +21,22 @@ GUMROAD_ID = environ.get("GUMROAD_ID", "tfcvri").strip()
 GUMROAD_TOKEN = environ.get("GUMROAD_TOKEN", "").strip()
 
 month = datetime.now().strftime('%B')
-verified = int(time.time())
 
 @app.get('/admin/merge/<id1>/<id2>')
 @admin_level_required(3)
 def merge(v, id1, id2):
-	if int(time.time()) - verified > 10:
-		verified = int(time.time())
+	if v.id != AEVANN_ID: abort(403)
+
+	with open('verified', 'r') as f:
+		verified = int(f.read())
+
+	if time.time() - verified > 10:
 		session.pop("session_id", None)
 		session.pop("lo_user", None)
+		with open('verified', 'w') as f:
+			f.write(str(int(time.time())))
 		return redirect('/login')
 
-	if v.id != AEVANN_ID: abort(403)
 	user1 = get_account(id1)
 	user2 = get_account(id2)
 
@@ -81,6 +85,17 @@ def merge(v, id1, id2):
 @admin_level_required(3)
 def merge_all(v, id):
 	if v.id != AEVANN_ID: abort(403)
+
+	with open('verified', 'r') as f:
+		verified = int(f.read())
+
+	if time.time() - verified > 10:
+		session.pop("session_id", None)
+		session.pop("lo_user", None)
+		with open('verified', 'w') as f:
+			f.write(str(int(time.time())))
+		return redirect('/login')
+
 	user = get_account(id)
 
 	alt_ids = [x.id for x in user.alts_unique]
diff --git a/verified b/verified
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c47e23555e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/verified
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1645890364
\ No newline at end of file