diff --git a/src/components/AppProvider.tsx b/src/components/AppProvider.tsx
index d35c807..12a770e 100644
--- a/src/components/AppProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AppProvider.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ const RelayMetadataSchema = z.object({
 const AppConfigSchema = z.object({
   theme: z.enum(['dark', 'light', 'system']),
   relayMetadata: RelayMetadataSchema,
-}) satisfies z.ZodType<AppConfig>;
+  useSkateRelay: z.boolean().optional(),
+}) satisfies z.ZodType<Partial<AppConfig>>;
 
 export function AppProvider(props: AppProviderProps) {
   const {
diff --git a/src/hooks/useLabProfiles.ts b/src/hooks/useLabProfiles.ts
index eb61f3a..b65eb2f 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useLabProfiles.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useLabProfiles.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function useLabProfiles(limit = 100) {
   return useQuery({
     queryKey: ['lab-profiles', limit, getQueryKeySuffix()],
     queryFn: async () => {
-      const signal = AbortSignal.timeout(10000);
+      const signal = AbortSignal.timeout(15000);
 
       console.log('[useLabProfiles] Querying for coaches and filmers...');
 
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSkateEvents.ts b/src/hooks/useSkateEvents.ts
index 965e78b..65ec16e 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSkateEvents.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSkateEvents.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export function useSkateEvents(limit = 50) {
   return useQuery({
     queryKey: ['skate-events', limit, getQueryKeySuffix()],
     queryFn: async () => {
-      const signal = AbortSignal.timeout(10000);
+      const signal = AbortSignal.timeout(15000);
 
       const events = await querySkateContent(
         [
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function useUpcomingSkateEvents(limit = 20) {
   return useQuery({
     queryKey: ['upcoming-skate-events', limit, getQueryKeySuffix()],
     queryFn: async () => {
-      const signal = AbortSignal.timeout(10000);
+      const signal = AbortSignal.timeout(15000);
 
       const events = await querySkateContent(
         [
diff --git a/src/hooks/useSkateSpots.ts b/src/hooks/useSkateSpots.ts
index e3998a1..2654fed 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSkateSpots.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSkateSpots.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { cacheSpots, getAllCachedSpots, isOffline } from '@/lib/offlineCache';
 // Spots change infrequently — cache for 5 minutes, keep for 30 minutes
 const SPOTS_STALE_TIME = 5 * 60 * 1000;   // 5 min
 const SPOTS_GC_TIME    = 30 * 60 * 1000;  // 30 min
-const QUERY_TIMEOUT    = 8000;             // 8s — fail fast, show error sooner
+const QUERY_TIMEOUT    = 15000;            // 15s — mobile cold-start needs more time
 
 export function useSkateSpots(limit = 100) {
   const { querySkateContent, getQueryKeySuffix } = useSkateRelays();