diff --git a/blocks/ORB/Common.pm b/blocks/ORB/Common.pm
index 0db8caf..b83d606 100644
--- a/blocks/ORB/Common.pm
+++ b/blocks/ORB/Common.pm
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ sub _validate_recipe {
     ($args -> {"cooksecs"}, $error) = $self -> validate_numeric("cooksecs", { required => 1,
                                                                               default  => 0,
                                                                               intonly  => 1,
-                                                                              min      => 1,
+                                                                              min      => 0,
                                                                               nicename => "{L_RECIPE_COOKTIME}"
                                                                 });
     $errors .= $self -> {"template"} -> load_template("error/error_item.tem", { "%(error)s" => $error })
@@ -511,4 +511,4 @@ sub _validate_recipe {
 }
 
 
-1;
\ No newline at end of file
+1;