diff --git a/.changeset/refactor-continue-timeout.md b/.changeset/refactor-continue-timeout.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9605992a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/refactor-continue-timeout.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"perstack": patch
+---
+
+Extract continue timeout as named constant in start command
diff --git a/packages/perstack/src/start.ts b/packages/perstack/src/start.ts
index 5418cbfe..4a5902ca 100644
--- a/packages/perstack/src/start.ts
+++ b/packages/perstack/src/start.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ import {
   getEventsWithDetails,
   getRecentExperts,
 } from "./lib/run-manager.js"
+
+const CONTINUE_TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000
+
 export const startCommand = new Command()
   .command("start")
   .description("Start Perstack with interactive TUI")
@@ -180,7 +183,7 @@ export const startCommand = new Command()
                 resolveContinueQuery = null
                 resolve(null)
               }
-            }, 60000)
+            }, CONTINUE_TIMEOUT_MS)
           })
           if (nextQuery) {
             finalQuery = nextQuery