diff --git a/conversations.php b/conversations.php
index 4797f6d..de6d0a4 100644
--- a/conversations.php
+++ b/conversations.php
@@ -712,7 +712,11 @@
                     const icon = type === 'success' ? '✅' : (type === 'danger' ? '⚠️' : (type === 'warning' ? '⚠' : 'ℹ️'));
                     toast.innerHTML = `<span class="nt-icon">${icon}</span><div style="flex:1; font-size:13px">${message}</div>`;
                     container.appendChild(toast);
-                    setTimeout(() => { if (toast.parentNode) toast.remove(); }, type === 'success' ? 4000 : 8000);
+                    // Ensure a sensible minimum duration (3s) so very short toasts don't disappear instantly
+                    const _minToastDuration = 3000;
+                    let _dur = (type === 'success') ? 4000 : 8000;
+                    _dur = Math.max(_dur, _minToastDuration);
+                    setTimeout(() => { if (toast.parentNode) toast.remove(); }, _dur);
                 } catch (e) {
                     // fallback to alert if DOM fails
                     try { alert(message); } catch (e2) { /* ignore */ }
@@ -839,7 +843,10 @@
                 container.appendChild(toast);
 
                 // Auto remove (shorter for compact notifications)
-                const timeout = notification.cool ? 15000 : 8000;
+                const _minToastDuration = 3000;
+                let timeout = notification.duration ? Number(notification.duration) : (notification.cool ? 15000 : 8000);
+                if (!isFinite(timeout) || timeout <= 0) timeout = (notification.cool ? 15000 : 8000);
+                timeout = Math.max(timeout, _minToastDuration);
                 setTimeout(() => { if (toast.parentNode) toast.remove(); }, timeout);
             }