diff --git a/backend/app/jobs/overlay_refresh_job.rb b/backend/app/jobs/overlay_refresh_job.rb
index 18458f1..fbf0993 100644
--- a/backend/app/jobs/overlay_refresh_job.rb
+++ b/backend/app/jobs/overlay_refresh_job.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ class OverlayRefreshJob < ApplicationJob
     return self.class.cancel_chain(session_id) unless Streams::OverlayRelay.running?(session_id)
 
     Streams::Overlay::Refresh.call(session)
+    if session.platform == "youtube"
+      Streams::YoutubeRelay.ensure_publishing!(session)
+    end
     self.class.set(wait: INTERVAL).perform_later(session_id)
   end
 end
diff --git a/backend/app/jobs/youtube_broadcast_activate_job.rb b/backend/app/jobs/youtube_broadcast_activate_job.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeb3847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/jobs/youtube_broadcast_activate_job.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+class YoutubeBroadcastActivateJob < ApplicationJob
+  queue_as :default
+
+  def perform(session_id)
+    session = StreamSession.find_by(id: session_id)
+    return unless session&.platform == "youtube"
+    return if session.terminal?
+    return if session.youtube_broadcast_id.blank?
+    return unless Streams::YoutubeRelay.running?(session.id)
+
+    Youtube::BroadcastService.new(session.match.team).activate_broadcast!(session.youtube_broadcast_id)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/backend/app/services/streams/youtube_relay.rb b/backend/app/services/streams/youtube_relay.rb
index 4f838db..b1d363b 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/streams/youtube_relay.rb
+++ b/backend/app/services/streams/youtube_relay.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module Streams
         Process.detach(pid)
         store_pid(session.id, pid)
         Rails.logger.info("[YoutubeRelay] started pid=#{pid} session=#{session.id}")
+        schedule_youtube_activate(session)
         pid
       rescue Errno::ENOENT => e
         raise Error, "ffmpeg non disponibile: #{e.message}"
@@ -68,6 +69,12 @@ module Streams
 
       private
 
+      def schedule_youtube_activate(session)
+        return if session.youtube_broadcast_id.blank?
+
+        YoutubeBroadcastActivateJob.set(wait: 8.seconds).perform_later(session.id)
+      end
+
       def mediamtx_intake_url(session)
         base = ENV.fetch("MEDIAMTX_INTERNAL_RTMP_URL", "rtmp://mediamtx:1935")
         "#{base.chomp('/')}/#{session.mediamtx_overlay_path_name}"
diff --git a/backend/app/services/youtube/broadcast_service.rb b/backend/app/services/youtube/broadcast_service.rb
index 19b096b..64a508c 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/youtube/broadcast_service.rb
+++ b/backend/app/services/youtube/broadcast_service.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,28 @@ module Youtube
       raise Error, friendly_api_error(e)
     end
 
+    # Porta in onda appena c’è ingest su YouTube (non attendere scheduledStartTime).
+    def activate_broadcast!(broadcast_id)
+      return if broadcast_id.blank?
+      return if @credential.blank? || missing_oauth_config?
+
+      client = authorized_client
+      item = client.list_live_broadcasts("status", id: broadcast_id).items&.first
+      return unless item
+
+      status = item.status.life_cycle_status.to_s
+      return if status == "live"
+
+      if %w[ready created].include?(status)
+        client.transition_live_broadcast("testing", broadcast_id, "id,status")
+        status = "testing"
+      end
+      client.transition_live_broadcast("live", broadcast_id, "id,status") if status == "testing"
+    rescue Google::Apis::Error => e
+      Rails.logger.warn("[Youtube::BroadcastService] activate #{broadcast_id}: #{e.message}")
+      nil
+    end
+
     def complete_broadcast!(broadcast_id)
       return if broadcast_id.blank?
       return if @credential.blank? || missing_oauth_config?
@@ -100,10 +122,10 @@ module Youtube
       msg
     end
 
-    # YouTube richiede scheduledStartTime obbligatorio e nel futuro (non accetta date partita già passate).
+    # YouTube richiede scheduledStartTime nel futuro; per «vai subito» usiamo ~1 min (auto_start al RTMP).
     def normalize_scheduled_start_time(scheduled_at)
       now = Time.current.utc
-      minimum = now + 5.minutes
+      minimum = now + 90.seconds
       maximum = now + 7.days
 
       candidate =
diff --git a/backend/spec/services/youtube/broadcast_service_spec.rb b/backend/spec/services/youtube/broadcast_service_spec.rb
index f4cd1c5..9b725b4 100644
--- a/backend/spec/services/youtube/broadcast_service_spec.rb
+++ b/backend/spec/services/youtube/broadcast_service_spec.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ RSpec.describe Youtube::BroadcastService do
   describe "#normalize_scheduled_start_time" do
     subject(:service) { described_class.allocate }
 
-    it "usa tra 5 minuti se scheduled_at è assente" do
+    it "usa tra ~90 secondi se scheduled_at è assente" do
       travel_to Time.zone.parse("2026-06-03 20:00:00 UTC") do
         t = service.send(:normalize_scheduled_start_time, nil)
-        expect(t).to eq(Time.utc(2026, 6, 3, 20, 5, 0))
+        expect(t).to eq(Time.utc(2026, 6, 3, 20, 1, 30))
       end
     end
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ RSpec.describe Youtube::BroadcastService do
       travel_to Time.zone.parse("2026-06-03 20:00:00 UTC") do
         past = Time.zone.parse("2026-06-03 10:00:00")
         t = service.send(:normalize_scheduled_start_time, past)
-        expect(t).to eq(Time.utc(2026, 6, 3, 20, 5, 0))
+        expect(t).to eq(Time.utc(2026, 6, 3, 20, 1, 30))
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/docs/APP_YOUTUBE_LIVE.md b/docs/APP_YOUTUBE_LIVE.md
index e0e1af8..4d29945 100644
--- a/docs/APP_YOUTUBE_LIVE.md
+++ b/docs/APP_YOUTUBE_LIVE.md
@@ -64,3 +64,4 @@ Poi tocca la card o conferma dal foglio: si apre il wizard (Partita → Trasmiss
 | YouTube non selezionabile | Token canale Match Live TV sul server (`admin` → YouTube piattaforma) |
 | OAuth «app non verificata» | Utente di test Google + Avanzate |
 | Live non su YouTube | Verifica relay ffmpeg / `stream_key` in sessione |
+| YouTube «tra X minuti» | Il relay verso YouTube non era attivo; riavvia diretta dopo deploy. Con ingest attivo la live parte subito (non più +5 min). |