diff --git a/tests/test_maintenance.py b/tests/test_maintenance.py
index 74030af..7bf6ab5 100644
--- a/tests/test_maintenance.py
+++ b/tests/test_maintenance.py
@@ -335,26 +335,30 @@ def test_recover_stalled_task_runs_ml_queue_uses_longer_threshold(db_sync):
     """ml-queue tasks (embed_image video branch) legitimately run
     past the default 5-min threshold. The sweep must NOT flag an
     ml-queue task that's only been running 10 min — the override
-    threshold (25 min via QUEUE_STUCK_THRESHOLD_MINUTES) protects
-    in-flight video tagging. Operator-flagged 2026-05-28 after
-    image 6288 (mp4) was marked failed at the 5-min tick mid-run."""
+    threshold (QUEUE_STUCK_THRESHOLD_MINUTES["ml"]) protects in-flight
+    video tagging. Operator-flagged 2026-05-28 after image 6288 (mp4)
+    was marked failed at the 5-min tick mid-run. Read from the table
+    rather than restated: the value moved 25 -> 40 in #4432."""
     from sqlalchemy import select
 
     from backend.app.models import TaskRun
-    from backend.app.tasks.maintenance import recover_stalled_task_runs
+    from backend.app.tasks.maintenance import (
+        QUEUE_STUCK_THRESHOLD_MINUTES,
+        recover_stalled_task_runs,
+    )
 
+    ml_threshold = QUEUE_STUCK_THRESHOLD_MINUTES["ml"]
     now = datetime.now(UTC)
     # 10-min-old ml-queue row: stale by the default 5-min rule but
-    # fresh by the 25-min ml override. Must survive the sweep.
+    # fresh by the ml override. Must survive the sweep.
     ml_fresh_id = _make_task_run(
         db_sync, status="running", queue="ml",
         started_at=now - timedelta(minutes=10),
     )
-    # 30-min-old ml-queue row: past even the ml override. Must be
-    # flagged.
+    # Past even the ml override. Must be flagged.
     ml_stale_id = _make_task_run(
         db_sync, status="running", queue="ml",
-        started_at=now - timedelta(minutes=30),
+        started_at=now - timedelta(minutes=ml_threshold + 5),
     )
     db_sync.commit()
 
@@ -431,9 +435,10 @@ def test_download_stuck_threshold_exceeds_hard_time_limit():
 def test_recover_stalled_task_runs_archive_task_uses_longer_threshold(db_sync):
     """import_archive_file shares the 'import' queue with fast
     single-file import_media_file, so it gets a per-task-name override
-    (40 min) while the import queue stays at the 5-min default. A
-    10-min-old archive task-run must survive; a 50-min-old one is
-    flagged. Operator-flagged 2026-05-28."""
+    (40 min) while the import queue keeps its short threshold (10 min
+    since #4432; import_media_file's hard limit is 6). A 10-min-old
+    archive task-run must survive; a 50-min-old one is flagged.
+    Operator-flagged 2026-05-28."""
     from sqlalchemy import select
 
     from backend.app.models import TaskRun
@@ -441,12 +446,12 @@ def test_recover_stalled_task_runs_archive_task_uses_longer_threshold(db_sync):
 
     archive_name = "backend.app.tasks.import_file.import_archive_file"
     now = datetime.now(UTC)
-    # Fast single-file import on the same queue, 10 min old → flagged
-    # by the default 5-min rule.
+    # Fast single-file import on the same queue, 15 min old → flagged
+    # by the import queue's 10-min threshold.
     media_id = _make_task_run(
         db_sync, status="running", queue="import",
         task_name="backend.app.tasks.import_file.import_media_file",
-        started_at=now - timedelta(minutes=10),
+        started_at=now - timedelta(minutes=15),
     )
     # Archive on the same queue, 10 min old → survives (40-min override).
     archive_fresh_id = _make_task_run(