diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/SettingsPanel.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/SettingsPanel.svelte
index 3de3af1..b6f6efb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/SettingsPanel.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/SettingsPanel.svelte
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
                           type="range"
                           bind:value={config.processing.blur.min_sharpness}
                           min="10"
-                          max="50"
+                          max="150"
                           step="1"
                         />
                         <span class="value">{Number(config.processing.blur.min_sharpness).toFixed(0)}</span>
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index a97bf29..d28e3c1 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ impl Default for BlurConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             enabled: true,
-            min_sharpness: 100.0,
+            min_sharpness: 75.0,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/pipeline/mod.rs b/src/pipeline/mod.rs
index 5f5d562..7fb84e8 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/mod.rs
+++ b/src/pipeline/mod.rs
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ impl Pipeline {
     /// 2. DecodeImageStep - Load and orient the image (always)
     /// 3. CropAndResizeStep - Extract face region with padding and resize to output size (always)
     /// 4. BrightnessStep - Filter by luminance on face region within cropped image (if enabled)
-    /// 5. BlurStep - Filter blurry images using gradient magnitude (if enabled)
-    /// 6. HeadPoseStep - Filter non-frontal faces (if enabled)
+    /// 5. HeadPoseStep - Filter non-frontal faces (if enabled)
+    /// 6. BlurStep - Filter blurry images using gradient magnitude (if enabled)
     /// 7. LandmarksStep - Detect 68 facial landmarks (always)
     /// 8. EyeFilterStep - Filter closed eyes by EAR (if enabled)
     /// 9. AlignmentStep - Align face based on eye positions and resize to final output (always)
@@ -127,16 +127,16 @@ impl Pipeline {
             pipeline.add_step(Box::new(BrightnessStep));
         }
 
-        // Optional: Blur detection
-        if config.processing.blur.enabled {
-            pipeline.add_step(Box::new(BlurStep));
-        }
-
         // Optional: Head pose validation
         if config.processing.head_pose.enabled {
             pipeline.add_step(Box::new(HeadPoseStep));
         }
 
+        // Optional: Blur detection
+        if config.processing.blur.enabled {
+            pipeline.add_step(Box::new(BlurStep));
+        }
+
         // Core: Always detect landmarks (required for alignment)
         pipeline.add_step(Box::new(LandmarksStep));
 
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ impl Pipeline {
         pipeline.add_step(Box::new(DecodeImageStep));
         pipeline.add_step(Box::new(CropAndResizeStep));
         pipeline.add_step(Box::new(BrightnessStep));
-        pipeline.add_step(Box::new(BlurStep));
         pipeline.add_step(Box::new(HeadPoseStep));
+        pipeline.add_step(Box::new(BlurStep));
         pipeline.add_step(Box::new(LandmarksStep));
         pipeline.add_step(Box::new(EyeFilterStep));
         pipeline.add_step(Box::new(AlignmentStep));