diff --git a/src/commit_pipeline.hpp b/src/commit_pipeline.hpp
index 8c4dce5..fd50ed5 100644
--- a/src/commit_pipeline.hpp
+++ b/src/commit_pipeline.hpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ private:
 
   // Lock-free pipeline configuration
   static constexpr int lg_size = 16; // Ring buffer size (2^16 slots)
-  static constexpr auto wait_strategy = WaitStrategy::WaitIfStageEmpty;
+  static constexpr auto wait_strategy = WaitStrategy::WaitIfUpstreamIdle;
 
   // 4-stage pipeline: sequence -> resolve -> persist -> release
   StaticThreadPipeline<PipelineEntry, wait_strategy, 1, 1, 1, 2> pipeline_;