diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index afd3f08..19fe571 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -147,9 +147,12 @@ sudo apt install -y clang mold pkg-config libssl-dev \
 mise trust
 mise install              # Install all dev tools
 mise run install-e2e      # Install Chrome for Testing + ChromeDriver
+uv tool install prek      # Install prek (git hook runner) as a standalone tool
 prek install              # Install git hooks
 ```
 
+> **Note:** `prek` is a standalone binary installed via [`uv`](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) and must be on `PATH`. If it is missing, `prek run -av` cannot invoke `cargo fmt -- --check` and reports `failed to run cargo fmt -- --check` — this is the missing `prek`/toolchain, not a formatting error. Installing `prek` resolves it.
+
 ## Contributing
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/src/presentation/cli/tokens.rs b/src/presentation/cli/tokens.rs
index ed38b30..008ce8e 100644
--- a/src/presentation/cli/tokens.rs
+++ b/src/presentation/cli/tokens.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pub async fn create_token(client: &BrewlogClient, cmd: CreateTokenCommand) -> Re
         result = rx => {
             result.context("callback server closed without receiving a token")?
         }
-        () = tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(120)) => {
+        () = tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_mins(2)) => {
             return Err(anyhow!("timed out waiting for browser authentication (2 minutes)"));
         }
     };