Vacation setting

I've been having trouble with my vacation settings automatically kicking in.  It seems when I get down on time for my online games it kicks in and then I have to turn it off.  Then I notice that my times are reset.

I don't know why it is doing this and don't want my opponents to think that I'm somehow trying to game the system.

Anyone know how to solve this?

Thats your automatic timeout protection kicking in.  Its a perk that premium members get with your membership.  When you're first put on vacation (once you've reached around 45 minutes left to make a move), 24 hours is taken from your total vacation bank. When you come off of vacation- that 24 hours is added to your game time.

Hope that helps explain it :) 

Where is the vacation setting?

Vacation settings can be found in online chess settings, however auto-timeout protection is automatically enabled on all premium accounts.

http://www.chess.com/home/echess_settings