diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/ai_agent_autonomous_runtime_control.py b/apps/api/src/services/ai_agent_autonomous_runtime_control.py
index 88a155f57..99e39a130 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/ai_agent_autonomous_runtime_control.py
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/ai_agent_autonomous_runtime_control.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ _RUNTIME_RECEIPT_SINGLE_QUERY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 0.75
 _RUNTIME_RECEIPT_STATEMENT_TIMEOUT_MS = 700
 _LOG_CONTROLLED_WRITEBACK_CONSUMER_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 4.0
 _LOG_CONTROLLED_WRITEBACK_CONSUMER_READBACK_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS = 120.0
-_RUNTIME_RECEIPT_READBACK_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS = 60.0
+_RUNTIME_RECEIPT_READBACK_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS = 20.0
 _RUNTIME_RECEIPT_READBACK_STALE_FALLBACK_TTL_SECONDS = 300.0
 _AUXILIARY_RUNTIME_RECEIPT_QUERY_NAMES = {
     "alert_operation_counts",
diff --git a/apps/api/tests/test_awooop_runs_runtime_load_guard.py b/apps/api/tests/test_awooop_runs_runtime_load_guard.py
index ceddb8104..c5a10c102 100644
--- a/apps/api/tests/test_awooop_runs_runtime_load_guard.py
+++ b/apps/api/tests/test_awooop_runs_runtime_load_guard.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def test_priority_work_order_defaults_to_source_backed_readback() -> None:
     assert '"dedicated_runtime_readbacks"' in source
 
 
-def test_runtime_readback_caches_outlive_one_ui_poll_cycle() -> None:
+def test_consumer_readback_caches_outlive_one_ui_poll_cycle() -> None:
     consumer_source = _read(
         "apps/api/src/services/ai_agent_log_controlled_writeback_consumer_readback.py"
     )
@@ -73,4 +73,3 @@ def test_runtime_readback_caches_outlive_one_ui_poll_cycle() -> None:
         "_LOG_CONTROLLED_WRITEBACK_CONSUMER_READBACK_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS = 120.0"
         in runtime_source
     )
-    assert "_RUNTIME_RECEIPT_READBACK_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS = 60.0" in runtime_source