diff --git a/commands/players/info.py b/commands/players/info.py
index 2ebeba6..b974351 100644
--- a/commands/players/info.py
+++ b/commands/players/info.py
@@ -31,12 +31,13 @@ async def player_name_autocomplete(
         return []
 
     try:
-        # Use the dedicated search endpoint to get matching players across ALL seasons
+        # Use the dedicated search endpoint to get matching players
+        # Search current season only for performance (all_seasons=True takes 15+ seconds)
         # Results are ordered by most recent season first
         players = await player_service.search_players(
             current,
-            limit=50,
-            all_seasons=True,  # Fetch more to ensure 25 unique names
+            limit=30,
+            all_seasons=False,  # Current season only to stay under 3-second timeout
         )
 
         # Deduplicate by player name, keeping only the first (most recent) occurrence