diff --git a/manifests/hub.yaml b/manifests/hub.yaml
index 4686beea..bee9a499 100644
--- a/manifests/hub.yaml
+++ b/manifests/hub.yaml
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: offsite-secret-key
                   key: OFFSITE_SECRET_KEY
+            # TEST CONFIGURATION, 2026-10-04 (guest-OS-lane brief Part G 2) — REVERTED in the same session. The ruled
+            # rule is 24h + 1 night run; the hub logs these overrides loudly at start.
+            - name: OS_APPROVE_AFTER
+              value: "2m"
+            - name: OS_APPROVE_NIGHTS
+              value: "0"
             - name: REGISTRY_USERNAME
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef: