diff --git a/contracts/escrow/src/lib.rs b/contracts/escrow/src/lib.rs
index 39f9460..9fc13f9 100644
--- a/contracts/escrow/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contracts/escrow/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ use soroban_sdk::{
     token, Address, Env, Symbol, Vec,
 };
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// TTL constants
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+pub const MIN_TTL_LEDGERS: u32 = 2_592_000; // 30 days at 1s/ledger
+pub const MAX_TTL_LEDGERS: u32 = 2_592_000; // 30 days
+pub const SHORT_TTL_LEDGERS: u32 = 604_800; // 7 days
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Storage keys
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -125,6 +133,10 @@ fn get_admin(env: &Env) -> Result<Address, ContractError> {
         .ok_or(ContractError::Unauthorized)
 }
 
+fn bump_instance_ttl(env: &Env) {
+    env.storage().instance().extend_ttl(MIN_TTL_LEDGERS, MAX_TTL_LEDGERS);
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Contract
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -276,6 +288,14 @@ impl EscrowContract {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Admin utility to manually extend a trade's TTL.
+    pub fn bump_trade(env: Env, trade_id: u64) {
+        bump_instance_ttl(&env);
+        let admin = get_admin(&env);
+        admin.require_auth();
+        env.storage().persistent().extend_ttl(&DataKey::Trade(trade_id), MIN_TTL_LEDGERS, MAX_TTL_LEDGERS);
+    }
+
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
     // deposit_to_escrow
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -430,6 +450,9 @@ impl EscrowContract {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            if all_released {
+                env.storage().persistent().extend_ttl(&DataKey::Trade(trade_id), SHORT_TTL_LEDGERS, SHORT_TTL_LEDGERS);
+            }
             if all_released {
                 trade.status = TradeStatus::Completed;
                 env.storage()