diff --git a/src/lerobot/scripts/train.py b/src/lerobot/scripts/train.py
index e5b6c33de..d0becf380 100644
--- a/src/lerobot/scripts/train.py
+++ b/src/lerobot/scripts/train.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def train(cfg: TrainPipelineConfig):
         pin_memory=device.type == "cuda",
         drop_last=False,
         persistent_workers=cfg.num_workers > 0,  # Keep workers alive between epochs
-        prefetch_factor=6,  # Maximum prefetch for video pipeline
+        prefetch_factor=3,  # Prefetch for video pipeline
         timeout=30,  # Prevent hanging on video decode errors
     )
     dl_iter = cycle(dataloader)