diff --git a/Configurations/master.conf b/Configurations/master.conf
index 6d6ce37..c5b5fbc 100644
--- a/Configurations/master.conf
+++ b/Configurations/master.conf
@@ -637,6 +637,10 @@
     FALLBACK_STATE_FILE="/boot/config/fallback_state.db"
     FALLBACK_ENABLED=true           # HOST2 back online
                                     # false = suppresses "not running" warnings in status scripts
+    FALLBACK_PARTNERSHIP_REQUIRED=true          # gate fallback on an active partnership
+                                                # false = standalone mode, no partnership dependency
+    FALLBACK_PARTNERSHIP_SUSPEND_AFTER=120      # minutes without active partnership before suspending
+                                                # 0 = suspend immediately when partnership goes inactive
 
 # ━━━ Failover Test ━━━
 # Controlled simulation of a failover event — run manually via fallback_test.sh.
@@ -1245,15 +1249,6 @@
     EMBY_REPORT_DAYS=7              # days to include in the report period
     EMBY_REPORT_TOP_N=10            # number of top content items to show
 
-# ━━━ Play State Sync ━━━
-# Syncs watched state and resume positions across all configured Emby and Jellyfin servers.
-# Newest LastPlayedDate wins — no data is ever lost. Users matched by name (case-insensitive).
-# Called via DAILY_MAINTENANCE_SCRIPTS. Run manually: Media/play_state_sync.sh
-    PLAY_SYNC_ENABLED=true
-    PLAY_SYNC_REMOTE=true           # true = sync across all hosts via Tailscale; false = local servers only
-    PLAY_SYNC_DAYS=90               # how many days back to look (0 = all time, slow on large libraries)
-    PLAY_SYNC_TYPES="Movie,Episode,Audio"  # item types to sync
-
 # ==============================================================================================
 # ── RESOURCE MANAGER ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # ==============================================================================================
@@ -1424,4 +1419,4 @@
 
 # ==============================================================================================
 # ──────────────────────── End Of User Variables ───────────────────────────────────────────────
-# ==============================================================================================
\ No newline at end of file
+# ==============================================================================================