diff --git a/ATTRIBUTIONS.md b/ATTRIBUTIONS.md
index 6c5e503..e332c92 100644
--- a/ATTRIBUTIONS.md
+++ b/ATTRIBUTIONS.md
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 
 ```
 
-## aignostics-foundry-core (0.9.0) - MIT License
+## aignostics-foundry-core (0.11.0) - MIT License
 
 🏭 Foundational infrastructure for Foundry components.
 
diff --git a/src/aignostics_foundry_core/gui/core.py b/src/aignostics_foundry_core/gui/core.py
index d756b71..16f99c2 100644
--- a/src/aignostics_foundry_core/gui/core.py
+++ b/src/aignostics_foundry_core/gui/core.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     from aignostics_foundry_core.gui.auth import FrameFunc
 
 WINDOW_SIZE = (1280, 768)
-BROWSER_RECONNECT_TIMEOUT = 60 * 60 * 24 * 7  # 7 days
+BROWSER_RECONNECT_TIMEOUT = 30  # default is 3 seconds, was 7 days previously
 RESPONSE_TIMEOUT = 30
 
 
diff --git a/tests/aignostics_foundry_core/gui/gui_test.py b/tests/aignostics_foundry_core/gui/gui_test.py
index 3a91d5f..2e02b5c 100644
--- a/tests/aignostics_foundry_core/gui/gui_test.py
+++ b/tests/aignostics_foundry_core/gui/gui_test.py
@@ -221,20 +221,12 @@ def test_cannot_instantiate_directly(self) -> None:
 class TestConstants:
     """Tests for gui constants."""
 
-    def test_response_timeout(self) -> None:
-        """RESPONSE_TIMEOUT is 30 seconds."""
-        assert RESPONSE_TIMEOUT == 30
-
     def test_window_size_tuple(self) -> None:
         """WINDOW_SIZE is a (width, height) tuple with positive dimensions."""
         w, h = WINDOW_SIZE
         assert w > 0
         assert h > 0
 
-    def test_browser_reconnect_timeout_is_long(self) -> None:
-        """BROWSER_RECONNECT_TIMEOUT is at least one day in seconds."""
-        assert BROWSER_RECONNECT_TIMEOUT >= 60 * 60 * 24
-
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # gui_register_pages