diff --git a/postgresql/cutover/cutover.sh b/postgresql/cutover/cutover.sh
index 4bbc25a..06ac7a1 100644
--- a/postgresql/cutover/cutover.sh
+++ b/postgresql/cutover/cutover.sh
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ log "--- Phase 2: confirm streaming lag = 0 (cascade replica: ${REPLICA_HOST}) -
 # and requires literal state=streaming AND (lag=0 or lag absent).
 log "Note: ${REPLICA_HOST} is bootstrapping via a full basebackup from ${LEADER_HOST} — an extra hop beyond Phase 1's basebackup, so this window is deliberately longer than Phase 1's."
 CONSECUTIVE_ZERO=0
-PHASE2_MAX_WAIT=6000
+PHASE2_MAX_WAIT=2400
 PHASE2_POLL_INTERVAL=15
 waited=0
 REPLICA_ROLE=""