diff --git a/app/Services/Care/DemoTenantSeeder.php b/app/Services/Care/DemoTenantSeeder.php
index 2082897..57af886 100644
--- a/app/Services/Care/DemoTenantSeeder.php
+++ b/app/Services/Care/DemoTenantSeeder.php
@@ -183,18 +183,24 @@ class DemoTenantSeeder
                 return;
             }
 
+            // Core contexts only — specialty ticket backfill is best-effort and
+            // expensive (branch × module × Queue HTTP). Specialty pages still show
+            // Care-side waiting appointments from seedSpecialtyDemoData().
             $contexts = [
                 CareQueueContexts::CONSULTATION,
                 CareQueueContexts::PHARMACY,
                 CareQueueContexts::LABORATORY,
                 CareQueueContexts::BILLING,
                 CareQueueContexts::IMAGING,
-                ...array_keys(config('care.specialty_modules', [])),
             ];
 
             foreach ($branches as $branch) {
                 foreach ($contexts as $context) {
-                    $bridge->syncMissingTickets($organization, $context, (int) $branch->id, 100);
+                    try {
+                        $bridge->syncMissingTickets($organization, $context, (int) $branch->id, 25);
+                    } catch (\Throwable) {
+                        // Continue other contexts/branches if one Queue call fails.
+                    }
                 }
             }
         } catch (\Throwable) {
@@ -573,22 +579,35 @@ class DemoTenantSeeder
 
     private function seedSpecialtyModules(Organization $organization, string $ownerRef): void
     {
+        // Pause Queue HTTP during per-module activate so Enterprise demos (many
+        // branches × specialties) do not spend minutes on remote timeouts.
+        $organization = $organization->fresh();
+        $settings = $organization->settings ?? [];
+        $queueEnabled = (bool) data_get($settings, 'queue_integration_enabled');
+        if ($queueEnabled) {
+            data_set($settings, 'queue_integration_enabled', false);
+            $organization->update(['settings' => $settings]);
+        }
+
         $service = app(SpecialtyModuleService::class);
         foreach (array_keys($service->catalog()) as $key) {
             try {
-                // Activates depts + stubs. When queue_integration_enabled and QUEUE_API_*
-                // are configured, SpecialtyModuleService creates real Queue counters.
                 $service->activate($organization->fresh(), $ownerRef, $key);
             } catch (\Throwable) {
-                // Demo seed should not fail if Queue API is unreachable; settings flag remains.
+                // Demo seed should not fail if activation hits an unexpected error.
             }
         }
 
-        if (data_get($organization->fresh()->settings, 'queue_integration_enabled')) {
+        if ($queueEnabled) {
+            $organization = $organization->fresh();
+            $settings = $organization->settings ?? [];
+            data_set($settings, 'queue_integration_enabled', true);
+            $organization->update(['settings' => $settings]);
+
             try {
                 app(CareQueueProvisioner::class)->provisionOrganization($organization->fresh());
             } catch (\Throwable) {
-                // Best-effort department queue stubs for Pro demo ticket flow.
+                // Best-effort department/specialty queue stubs for Pro demo ticket flow.
             }
         }
     }