diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2b480fce..e8a7acaf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ htmlcov
 .mr.developer.cfg
 .project
 .pydevproject
+.idea
 
 # Complexity
 output/*.html
diff --git a/gargoyle/manager.py b/gargoyle/manager.py
index 96641c62..079b5e9a 100644
--- a/gargoyle/manager.py
+++ b/gargoyle/manager.py
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ def make_gargoyle():
         kwargs['remote_timeout'] = settings.GARGOYLE_REMOTE_CACHE_TIMEOUT
     if hasattr(settings, 'GARGOYLE_MAX_LOCAL_TIMEOUT_JITTER'):
         kwargs['max_local_timeout_jitter'] = settings.GARGOYLE_MAX_LOCAL_TIMEOUT_JITTER
+    if hasattr(settings, 'GARGOYLE_LOCAL_CACHE_TIMEOUT'):
+        kwargs['timeout'] = settings.GARGOYLE_LOCAL_CACHE_TIMEOUT
 
     return SwitchManager(Switch, **kwargs)