diff --git a/docs/chat-chain-changes/2026-06-20-pr1686-goal-evaluate-timeout.md b/docs/chat-chain-changes/2026-06-20-pr1686-goal-evaluate-timeout.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df47f527
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/chat-chain-changes/2026-06-20-pr1686-goal-evaluate-timeout.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+date: 2026-06-20
+pr: 1686
+feature: Goal auto-continuation evaluation timeout
+impact: Goal judge evaluation now waits up to 120 seconds instead of 5 seconds, preventing slow remote LLM services from timing out before continuation can be queued.
+---
diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/hermes/run-chat/handle-bridge-run.ts b/packages/server/src/services/hermes/run-chat/handle-bridge-run.ts
index 63a2247e..a87ce000 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/services/hermes/run-chat/handle-bridge-run.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/hermes/run-chat/handle-bridge-run.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import type { AuthenticatedUser } from '../../../middleware/user-auth'
 const BRIDGE_USAGE_FLUSH_DELAY_MS = 200
 const BRIDGE_TITLE_EVENT_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 500
 const BRIDGE_TITLE_EVENT_POLL_TIMEOUT_MS = 45_000
-const BRIDGE_GOAL_EVALUATE_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000
+const BRIDGE_GOAL_EVALUATE_TIMEOUT_MS = 120_000
 
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