diff --git a/pipeline/config/thresholds.yaml b/pipeline/config/thresholds.yaml
index 2edd10f..7dc54c1 100644
--- a/pipeline/config/thresholds.yaml
+++ b/pipeline/config/thresholds.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ inference:
   max_frame_num: 1024
   mode: streaming
   keyframe_interval: 1
+  min_frames_for_inference: 32   # fewer frames → RoPE/attention mismatch errors
+  inference_timeout_s: 10800     # 3h (was 7200=2h, GX029818 timed out with 493 frames)
 
 align:
   max_translation_m: 500         # sanity check on alignment