diff --git a/backend/app/services/whisper_service.py b/backend/app/services/whisper_service.py
index b478814..f0da8ef 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/whisper_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/whisper_service.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class WhisperService:
         self.min_gap_threshold = getattr(settings, 'whisper_min_gap_threshold', 0.15)
 
         # Snapping configuration
-        self.max_search_window = getattr(settings, 'whisper_max_search_window', 20.0)
+        self.max_search_window = getattr(settings, 'whisper_max_search_window', 30.0)
 
     @property
     def model(self) -> WhisperModel: