diff --git a/apps/bot/src/whatsapp/session.ts b/apps/bot/src/whatsapp/session.ts
index 88181d8..6cd2572 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/whatsapp/session.ts
+++ b/apps/bot/src/whatsapp/session.ts
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ export async function startSession(params: {
     auth: state,
     browser: Browsers.macOS("Safari"),
     syncFullHistory: false,
-    // Default: 60 s for the first QR, 20 s for subsequent ones (~5 refs ≈
-    // 2.5 min total before Baileys gives up). Set both legs to 60 s so
-    // the operator has the full ~5 min pairing window to scan, matching
-    // pair-handler's PAIR_TIMEOUT_MS.
-    qrTimeout: 60_000,
+    // Use Baileys' default QR cadence (60 s for the first ref, ~20 s for
+    // each subsequent ref) — that's the native WhatsApp Web cadence and
+    // each rotation just refreshes the displayed QR. The earlier "QR
+    // refresh every 5 s" bug was the session-manager reconnect loop,
+    // not the cadence.
     logger: logger.child({ accountId, component: "baileys" }) as never,
   });