diff --git a/services/jellyfin/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.nix b/services/jellyfin/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.nix
index 92e3341..6a167c4 100644
--- a/services/jellyfin/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.nix
+++ b/services/jellyfin/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.nix
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ lib.mkIf config.services.jellyfin.enable {
       SERVICE_BUFFER = "5000000"; # 5 Mbps reserved for other services (bps)
       DEFAULT_STREAM_BITRATE = "10000000"; # 10 Mbps fallback when bitrate unknown (bps)
       MIN_TORRENT_SPEED = "100"; # KB/s - below this, pause torrents instead
-      STREAM_BITRATE_HEADROOM = "1.1"; # multiplier per stream for bitrate fluctuations
+      STREAM_BITRATE_HEADROOM = "1.5"; # multiplier per stream for bitrate fluctuations
       # Webhook receiver: Jellyfin Webhook plugin POSTs events here to throttle immediately.
       WEBHOOK_BIND = "127.0.0.1";
       WEBHOOK_PORT = toString webhookPort;