# Why Shorten the Expiration Date of Accelerators? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 1, 2019, 4:04am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-shorten-the-expiration-date-of-accelerators/198697 "2019-11-01T04:04:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![Doorn\_en\_Distel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/doorn_en_distel/32/168091_2.png) [@Doorn\_en\_Distel](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Doorn_en_Distel)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-shorten-the-expiration-date-of-accelerators/198697/7 "2019-11-01T15:00:40Z")
> [@Communard\_Proudhon](#): > > I tried to use it at 0300 on 11/1 eve time and it was expired, could not consume. That sucks. I had hoped my reply would have given you the opportunity to use it in a last ditch effort. As to the general gist of your post: I agree. It’s only because I was made aware of an expiry date on these accelerators earlier ( [Friendly reminder to make sure you have Biology trained up before tomorrow](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/friendly-reminder-to-make-sure-you-have-biology-trained-up-before-tomorrow/177404) ), I was careful enough not to let these go to waste in the first place. CCP could at least be MUCH more up front about these limits when they hand them out. Up to the point they get consumed the moment they are issued. Though that would probably mess up things as well… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/why-shorten-the-expiration-date-of-accelerators/198697)._