diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 06991ae..de289eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -918,6 +918,9 @@ Interactive menu for downloading and managing wordlists from Weakpass.com via Bi
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 ### Version History
 
+Version 2.9.4
+  - Fixed torrent add timeout: increased watch-dir polling window from 10s to 30s to give transmission's scanner (which runs every ~10s) enough time to pick up new .torrent files
+
 Version 2.9.3
   - Routed `.torrent` metadata files through a daemon-watched temp directory instead of the wordlist directory; actual wordlist content still lands in the configured wordlist directory
   - Suppressed `transmission-daemon` stdout/stderr so daemon log messages no longer appear in the terminal
diff --git a/hate_crack/api.py b/hate_crack/api.py
index 34c94bf..5adffdc 100644
--- a/hate_crack/api.py
+++ b/hate_crack/api.py
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class TransmissionSession:
     def add(self, torrent_path: str) -> int:
         before_ids = {e["id"] for e in self.list()}
         shutil.copy2(torrent_path, self._watch_dir)
-        deadline = time.monotonic() + 10.0
+        deadline = time.monotonic() + 30.0
         while time.monotonic() < deadline:
             after_entries = self.list()
             new_ids = [e["id"] for e in after_entries if e["id"] not in before_ids]