diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 04d101e..08ec339 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=
 TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=
 
 POLL_INTERVAL_MS=60000
-SEGMENT_TIME_SEC=300
+SEGMENT_TIME_SEC=180
 API_DAEMON_PORT=4001
 
 # Signs the panel's login session cookies (frontend). Generate with:
diff --git a/apps/api-daemon/src/env.ts b/apps/api-daemon/src/env.ts
index ab877c2..bea04f4 100644
--- a/apps/api-daemon/src/env.ts
+++ b/apps/api-daemon/src/env.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export const env = {
   redisUrl: process.env.REDIS_URL ?? "redis://localhost:6379",
   sharedMediaRoot: process.env.SHARED_MEDIA_ROOT ?? "./shared-media",
   pollIntervalMs: Number(process.env.POLL_INTERVAL_MS ?? 60_000),
-  segmentTimeSec: Number(process.env.SEGMENT_TIME_SEC ?? 300),
+  segmentTimeSec: Number(process.env.SEGMENT_TIME_SEC ?? 180),
   port: Number(process.env.API_DAEMON_PORT ?? 4001),
   forceLiveUrl: process.env.FORCE_LIVE_URL ?? "",
   ytdlpPotProviderUrl: process.env.YTDLP_POT_PROVIDER_URL ?? "",
diff --git a/apps/worker/worker/signal_detection.py b/apps/worker/worker/signal_detection.py
index 56efbbc..d6c3467 100644
--- a/apps/worker/worker/signal_detection.py
+++ b/apps/worker/worker/signal_detection.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WINDOW_SEC = 1.0
 PEAK_STD_MULTIPLIER = 1.5
 CANDIDATE_PAD_SEC = 45
 CHAT_SPIKE_MULTIPLIER = 3
-SEGMENT_TIME_SEC = int(os.environ.get("SEGMENT_TIME_SEC", "300"))
+SEGMENT_TIME_SEC = int(os.environ.get("SEGMENT_TIME_SEC", "180"))
 
 stt_scoring_queue = Queue(QUEUE_NAMES["STT_SCORING"], {"connection": REDIS_URL})
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b71c331..de87d84 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ services:
       DATABASE_URL: postgresql://streamclipper:streamclipper@sc_postgres:5432/streamclipper
       SHARED_MEDIA_ROOT: /shared-media
       POLL_INTERVAL_MS: ${POLL_INTERVAL_MS:-60000}
-      SEGMENT_TIME_SEC: ${SEGMENT_TIME_SEC:-300}
+      SEGMENT_TIME_SEC: ${SEGMENT_TIME_SEC:-180}
       API_DAEMON_PORT: ${API_DAEMON_PORT:-4001}
       FORCE_LIVE_URL: ${FORCE_LIVE_URL:-}
       TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: ${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN:-}
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ services:
       REDIS_URL: redis://sc_redis:6379
       DATABASE_URL: postgresql://streamclipper:streamclipper@sc_postgres:5432/streamclipper
       SHARED_MEDIA_ROOT: /shared-media
-      SEGMENT_TIME_SEC: ${SEGMENT_TIME_SEC:-300}
+      SEGMENT_TIME_SEC: ${SEGMENT_TIME_SEC:-180}
       OPENAI_API_KEY: ${OPENAI_API_KEY:-}
       TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: ${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN:-}
       TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: ${TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID:-}