diff --git a/image-recipe/configs/archipelago.service b/image-recipe/configs/archipelago.service
index eb3fd154..5c8bb957 100644
--- a/image-recipe/configs/archipelago.service
+++ b/image-recipe/configs/archipelago.service
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=5
 WatchdogSec=300
 TimeoutStartSec=300
-# Bitcoin Core needs up to 600s to flush UTXO set on shutdown
-TimeoutStopSec=660
+# Backend shuts down in <1s; 15s is generous for any cleanup
+TimeoutStopSec=15
 
 # Filesystem protection
 ProtectSystem=strict