diff --git a/bin/vg-find b/bin/vg-find
index b3663bb..894b60c 100755
--- a/bin/vg-find
+++ b/bin/vg-find
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def main():
 
     if not DB.exists():
         sys.exit("no library yet — run vg-index first")
-    db = sqlite3.connect(DB)
+    db = sqlite3.connect(DB, timeout=30)
 
     if args.shots:
         rows = db.execute("""SELECT v.path, s.idx, s.start_s, s.end_s, s.thumb FROM shots s
diff --git a/bin/vg-index b/bin/vg-index
index 2ced750..1e321ce 100755
--- a/bin/vg-index
+++ b/bin/vg-index
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ def hb(msg, note=""):
 def open_db():
     LIB.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     THUMBS.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    db = sqlite3.connect(DB)
+    db = sqlite3.connect(DB, timeout=60)
+    db.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")  # concurrent index jobs on one node
     db.executescript("""
     CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS videos(
       id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, path TEXT UNIQUE, mtime REAL, duration REAL,
diff --git a/setup/setup_venvs.sh b/setup/setup_venvs.sh
index 8af6bc2..d94365d 100755
--- a/setup/setup_venvs.sh
+++ b/setup/setup_venvs.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ hb "2/10" "roto venv (py3.12)"
 RPY="$VG/venvs/roto/bin/python"
 
 hb "3/10" "torch+torchvision into roto (big download)"
-uv pip install --python "$RPY" torch torchvision numpy opencv-python pillow tqdm huggingface_hub imageio imageio-ffmpeg || die "torch install"
+uv pip install --python "$RPY" torch torchvision numpy opencv-python pillow tqdm huggingface_hub imageio imageio-ffmpeg hatchling editables || die "torch install"
 
 hb "4/10" "clone + install SAM2"
 if [ ! -d "$VG/tools/sam2" ]; then
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if [ -f "$VG/tools/MatAnyone/requirements.txt" ]; then
   uv pip install --python "$RPY" -r "$VG/tools/MatAnyone/requirements.txt" || echo "WARN: some MatAnyone reqs failed, continuing"
 fi
 if [ -f "$VG/tools/MatAnyone/pyproject.toml" ] || [ -f "$VG/tools/MatAnyone/setup.py" ]; then
-  uv pip install --python "$RPY" --no-build-isolation -e "$VG/tools/MatAnyone" || echo "WARN: matanyone -e install failed (will use sys.path)"
+  uv pip install --python "$RPY" --no-deps --no-build-isolation -e "$VG/tools/MatAnyone" || echo "WARN: matanyone -e install failed (will use sys.path)"
 fi
 
 hb "6/10" "patch MatAnyone video reader (torchvision >= 0.23 removed read_video)"