diff --git a/internal/adapters/audio/ffmpeg_test.go b/internal/adapters/audio/ffmpeg_test.go
index 9a4a852..bb8c6c1 100644
--- a/internal/adapters/audio/ffmpeg_test.go
+++ b/internal/adapters/audio/ffmpeg_test.go
@@ -77,3 +77,35 @@ printf data > "$last"`)
 	assert.Less(t, pw, in, "input options must come BEFORE -i or ffmpeg applies them to the output")
 	assert.Less(t, fw, in)
 }
+
+func TestFFmpegToWAV_CapsTheOutputLengthWhenAMaximumIsSet(t *testing.T) {
+	// The duration limit is a CLAIM in the file's header; a file that lies about it can
+	// convert to hours of audio (adversarial review F2: a 2 h file claiming 10 s became a
+	// 120-minute WAV). The cap is an OUTPUT option, after -i, with a minute of slack.
+	rec := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "argv")
+	bin := stub(t, `printf '%s\n' "$@" > `+rec+`
+for a; do last="$a"; done
+printf data > "$last"`)
+
+	err := (&audio.FFmpeg{Bin: bin, MaxSeconds: 5400}).ToWAV(context.Background(), "/spool/in", filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "out.wav"))
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	raw, err := os.ReadFile(rec)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	joined := " " + strings.Join(strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(string(raw)), "\n"), " ") + " "
+	assert.Contains(t, joined, " -t 5460 ", "limit plus a minute of slack")
+	assert.Less(t, strings.Index(joined, " -i /spool/in "), strings.Index(joined, " -t 5460 "), "-t after -i is an output cap; before it, an input one")
+}
+
+func TestFFmpegToWAV_WithNoMaximumThereIsNoLengthCap(t *testing.T) {
+	rec := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "argv")
+	bin := stub(t, `printf '%s\n' "$@" > `+rec+`
+for a; do last="$a"; done
+printf data > "$last"`)
+
+	require.NoError(t, (&audio.FFmpeg{Bin: bin}).ToWAV(context.Background(), "/spool/in", filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "out.wav")))
+
+	raw, err := os.ReadFile(rec)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotContains(t, " "+strings.ReplaceAll(string(raw), "\n", " ")+" ", " -t ")
+}