diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index fd2b06d..d50945d 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -640,26 +640,36 @@ def progressive_extension(
 
 def short_context_recovery(model, data, base_length, lambda_factors_base, n_hat_base):
     """
-    Recover performance on shorter context lengths.
+    This function ensures that the model maintains good performance on shorter contexts (4k and 8k)
+    even after being extended to very long contexts.
+
     Args:
-        model (nn.Module): LongRoPE model.
-        data (list): List of input sequences.
-        base_length (int): Base context window length.
-        lambda_factors_base (list): Base lambda factors.
-        n_hat_base (int): Base n_hat.
+        model (nn.Module): Extended LongRoPE model.
+        data (list): List of input sequences for fine-tuning and evaluation.
+        base_length (int): Original context window length of the model.
+        lambda_factors_base (list): Base lambda factors for the extended model.
+        n_hat_base (int): Base n_hat for the extended model.
 
     Returns:
-        nn.Module: Recovered LongRoPE model.
+        nn.Module: LongRoPE model with recovered short context performance.
     """
-    short_lengths = [base_length // 2, base_length // 4]
+    short_lengths = [4096, 8192]  # Specific lengths mentioned in the paper
 
     for length in short_lengths:
         extension_ratio = length / base_length
         lambda_factors, n_hat = search_lambda_factors(
-            model, data, extension_ratio, max_length=length
+            model,
+            data,
+            extension_ratio,
+            population_size=64,
+            num_mutations=16,
+            num_crossovers=16,
+            max_iterations=40,
         )
-        model = fine_tune(model, data, length, lambda_factors, n_hat)
+        # Fine-tune for short context recovery
+        model = fine_tune(model, data, length, lambda_factors, n_hat, steps=100)
 
+    # Store base factors for use during inference
     model.lambda_factors_base = lambda_factors_base
     model.n_hat_base = n_hat_base