diff --git a/src/domain/interfaces/IHookConfig.ts b/src/domain/interfaces/IHookConfig.ts
index c382b272..49c688b5 100644
--- a/src/domain/interfaces/IHookConfig.ts
+++ b/src/domain/interfaces/IHookConfig.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export interface ICommitMsgConfig {
   readonly defaultLifecycle: 'permanent' | 'project' | 'session';
   /** Enable LLM enrichment for richer trailer content. Requires ANTHROPIC_API_KEY. */
   readonly enrich: boolean;
-  /** Timeout in ms for LLM enrichment call. Default: 5000. */
+  /** Timeout in ms for LLM enrichment call. Default: 8000. Must be under hook timeout (10s). */
   readonly enrichTimeout: number;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/hooks/utils/config.ts b/src/hooks/utils/config.ts
index cb44383b..8096a201 100644
--- a/src/hooks/utils/config.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/utils/config.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const DEFAULTS: IHookConfig = {
       requireType: false,
       defaultLifecycle: 'project',
       enrich: true,
-      enrichTimeout: 5000,
+      enrichTimeout: 8000,
     },
   },
 };