diff --git a/packages/extension/src/background/index.ts b/packages/extension/src/background/index.ts
index 90bc105..e1e9a64 100644
--- a/packages/extension/src/background/index.ts
+++ b/packages/extension/src/background/index.ts
@@ -245,8 +245,7 @@
 async function uploadTrackGif(buffer: RecorderBuffer, startedAt: number): Promise<string | null> {
   if (buffer.video.length) {
     const viewport = (buffer.environment?.viewport as { w?: number; h?: number } | undefined) ?? null;
-    // the WebM crop is generous (768 CSS px); the GIF fallback keeps 512 so
-    // its file size stays sane
+    // the WebM crop is generous (768 CSS px); the GIF fallback matches it
     const crop =
       viewport?.w && viewport?.h
         ? { viewport: { w: viewport.w, h: viewport.h }, startedAt, track: buildMouseTrack(buffer)?.points ?? [], size: 768 }
@@ -260,8 +259,11 @@
     }
     try {
       // video encoding failed but the screencast frames are here — cursor GIF
-      // (always a 512px square, regardless of the video crop size)
-      const gifCrop = crop ? { ...crop, size: 512 } : { size: 512, viewport: { w: 1280, h: 720 }, startedAt, track: [] };
+      // at the same 768px square as the video; fewer frames (150 vs 240) keep
+      // the heavier 768px GIF under the server's 25MB upload limit
+      const gifCrop = crop
+        ? { ...crop, size: 768, maxFrames: 150 }
+        : { size: 768, maxFrames: 150, viewport: { w: 1280, h: 720 }, startedAt, track: [] };
       const blob = await buildCursorGif(buffer.video, gifCrop);
       if (blob) return await uploadRecordingMedia(blob, "recording.gif");
       debugLog("cursor gif failed: no frames encoded");