diff --git a/content/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/sudo-mode.md b/content/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/sudo-mode.md
index d8ddf50fc0..ab75f99df6 100644
--- a/content/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/sudo-mode.md
+++ b/content/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/sudo-mode.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ To maintain the security of your account when you perform a potentially sensitiv
 - Addition of a new SSH key
 - Creation of a PAT or application
 
-After you authenticate to perform a sensitive action, your session is temporarily in "sudo mode." In sudo mode, you can perform sensitive actions without authentication. {% data variables.product.product_name %} will wait a few hours before prompting you for authentication again. During this time, any sensitive action that you perform will reset the timer.
+After you authenticate to perform a sensitive action, your session is temporarily in "sudo mode." In sudo mode, you can perform sensitive actions without authentication. {% data variables.product.product_name %} has a two-hour session timeout period before prompting you for authentication again. During this time, any sensitive action that you perform will reset the timer.
 
 {% ifversion ghes %}