diff --git a/openless-all/app/src-tauri/src/coordinator.rs b/openless-all/app/src-tauri/src/coordinator.rs
index c67fdb34..4e4fc40b 100644
--- a/openless-all/app/src-tauri/src/coordinator.rs
+++ b/openless-all/app/src-tauri/src/coordinator.rs
@@ -2377,9 +2377,14 @@ fn schedule_local_asr_release(inner: &Arc<Inner>) {
     });
 }
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+fn foundry_local_asr_release_keep_secs(inner: &Arc<Inner>) -> u32 {
+    inner.prefs.get().foundry_local_asr_keep_loaded_secs
+}
+
 #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
 fn schedule_foundry_local_asr_release(inner: &Arc<Inner>, session_id: u64) {
-    let keep_secs = inner.prefs.get().local_asr_keep_loaded_secs;
+    let keep_secs = foundry_local_asr_release_keep_secs(inner);
     let runtime = Arc::clone(&inner.foundry_local_runtime);
     let inner = Arc::clone(inner);
     tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
@@ -3247,6 +3252,19 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    #[test]
+    fn foundry_release_uses_foundry_keep_loaded_preference() {
+        let runtime = Arc::new(crate::asr::local::FoundryLocalRuntime::new());
+        let coordinator = Coordinator::new_with_foundry_runtime(runtime);
+        let mut prefs = coordinator.inner.prefs.get();
+        prefs.local_asr_keep_loaded_secs = 3;
+        prefs.foundry_local_asr_keep_loaded_secs = 7;
+        coordinator.inner.prefs.set(prefs).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(foundry_local_asr_release_keep_secs(&coordinator.inner), 7);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn resolve_ark_endpoint_rejects_blank_key_without_custom_endpoint() {
         assert_eq!(