diff --git a/MALKHUT/malkhut/long_e2e_3h.py b/MALKHUT/malkhut/long_e2e_3h.py
index 1394508..babd252 100644
--- a/MALKHUT/malkhut/long_e2e_3h.py
+++ b/MALKHUT/malkhut/long_e2e_3h.py
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ def main():
             import traceback
             traceback.print_exc()
 
-        # Phase 2: CMA-ES every 10 cycles (memory-heavy — keep infrequent)
-        if cycle % 10 == 0 and remaining > 600 and recent_episodes >= 20:
+        # Phase 2: CMA-ES every 20 cycles (memory-heavy — keep very infrequent)
+        if cycle % 20 == 0 and remaining > 900 and recent_episodes >= 20:
             phase = f"CYCLE {cycle} — CMA-ES"
             cma_scenarios = rng.sample(all_scenarios, min(3, len(all_scenarios)))
             try:
@@ -398,11 +398,11 @@ def main():
                 cma_bests.append(best)
                 if best.score > params.w_expected_pnl * 10:
                     params = best.params
-                # Explicitly free CMA-ES state
                 del best
                 import gc; gc.collect()
             except Exception as e:
                 print(f"  CMA-ES error (cycle {cycle}): {e}", flush=True)
+                import gc; gc.collect()
 
         # Periodic report from rolling stats
         elapsed = time.time() - t_start