diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a78ae8..d88c723 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ Configuration is environment-only; every variable has a working default.
 |---|---|---|
 | `NOITU_ADDR` | `:8080` | Listen address |
 | `NOITU_DB_PATH` | `data/noitu.db` | Derived dictionary, loaded read-only at startup |
-| `NOITU_TURN_LIMIT` | `20s` | Turn deadline, identical for bot and PvP games |
+| `NOITU_TURN_LIMIT` | `30s` | Turn deadline, identical for bot and PvP games |
 | `NOITU_GRACE` | `30s` | How long a disconnected player's seat is held for a reconnect |
 | `NOITU_ALLOWED_ORIGINS` | *(unset)* | Comma-separated origin allowlist. Unset means same-origin only |
 | `NOITU_WEB_DIR` | *(unset)* | Built frontend to serve. Unset serves the API alone |
diff --git a/docs/deployment.md b/docs/deployment.md
index 4b9a68c..9ad3e4c 100644
--- a/docs/deployment.md
+++ b/docs/deployment.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ so the image runs with nothing set.
 |---|---|---|
 | `NOITU_ADDR` | `:8080` | Listen address |
 | `NOITU_DB_PATH` | `data/noitu.db` | Derived dictionary, opened read-only at startup |
-| `NOITU_TURN_LIMIT` | `20s` | Turn deadline, identical for bot and online games |
+| `NOITU_TURN_LIMIT` | `30s` | Turn deadline, identical for bot and online games |
 | `NOITU_GRACE` | `30s` | How long a disconnected player's seat is held for a reconnect |
 | `NOITU_ALLOWED_ORIGINS` | *(unset)* | Comma-separated origin allowlist. Unset means same-origin only |
 | `NOITU_WEB_DIR` | *(unset)* | Built frontend to serve. Unset serves the API alone |
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ seconds. A proxy that closes idle connections sooner will cut players off mid
 game, and it will look like a client bug because the server logs a clean close.
 
 **Turn response buffering off.** A proxy that buffers will hold frames until it
-has enough to flush, which turns a 20-second turn into a guess.
+has enough to flush, which turns a 30-second turn into a guess.
 
 nginx:
 
diff --git a/server/cmd/noitu-server/main.go b/server/cmd/noitu-server/main.go
index 7ee4420..a25b7ff 100644
--- a/server/cmd/noitu-server/main.go
+++ b/server/cmd/noitu-server/main.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	defaultAddr      = ":8080"
 	defaultDBPath    = "data/noitu.db"
-	defaultTurnLimit = 20 * time.Second
+	defaultTurnLimit = 30 * time.Second
 	defaultGrace     = 30 * time.Second
 
 	// shutdownGrace bounds how long in-flight requests get once a signal