diff --git a/ingest-image/package-lock.json b/ingest-image/package-lock.json
index 487df67..0f90cbb 100644
--- a/ingest-image/package-lock.json
+++ b/ingest-image/package-lock.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
                 "rimraf": "^5.0.0",
                 "sharp": "^0.32.0",
                 "strtime": "^1.1.2",
+                "undici": "^5.24.0",
                 "uuid": "^9.0.0"
             },
             "devDependencies": {
@@ -1824,6 +1825,17 @@
                 "ieee754": "^1.1.13"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/busboy": {
+            "version": "1.6.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/busboy/-/busboy-1.6.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-8SFQbg/0hQ9xy3UNTB0YEnsNBbWfhf7RtnzpL7TkBiTBRfrQ9Fxcnz7VJsleJpyp6rVLvXiuORqjlHi5q+PYuA==",
+            "dependencies": {
+                "streamsearch": "^1.1.0"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=10.16.0"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/callsites": {
             "version": "3.1.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/callsites/-/callsites-3.1.0.tgz",
@@ -3343,6 +3355,14 @@
                 "is-arrayish": "^0.3.1"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/streamsearch": {
+            "version": "1.1.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/streamsearch/-/streamsearch-1.1.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-Mcc5wHehp9aXz1ax6bZUyY5afg9u2rv5cqQI3mRrYkGC8rW2hM02jWuwjtL++LS5qinSyhj2QfLyNsuc+VsExg==",
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=10.0.0"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/streamx": {
             "version": "2.15.1",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/streamx/-/streamx-2.15.1.tgz",
@@ -3555,6 +3575,17 @@
                 "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/undici": {
+            "version": "5.24.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici/-/undici-5.24.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-OKlckxBjFl0oXxcj9FU6oB8fDAaiRUq+D8jrFWGmOfI/gIyjk/IeS75LMzgYKUaeHzLUcYvf9bbJGSrUwTfwwQ==",
+            "dependencies": {
+                "busboy": "^1.6.0"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=14.0"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/uri-js": {
             "version": "4.4.1",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uri-js/-/uri-js-4.4.1.tgz",
diff --git a/ingest-image/package.json b/ingest-image/package.json
index 2d62f36..72432e1 100644
--- a/ingest-image/package.json
+++ b/ingest-image/package.json
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
         "mime-types": "^2.1.35",
         "rimraf": "^5.0.0",
         "sharp": "^0.32.0",
-        "strtime": "^1.1.2",
-        "uuid": "^9.0.0"
+        "strtime": "^1.1.2"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "eslint": "^8.33.0",
diff --git a/ingest-image/task.js b/ingest-image/task.js
index c909a67..ef17e13 100644
--- a/ingest-image/task.js
+++ b/ingest-image/task.js
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ export default class Task {
             } else {
                 await this.copy_to_prod(md);
             }
-
         } catch (err) {
             // backstop for unforeseen errors returned by the API
             // and errors resizing/copying the image to prod buckets.
@@ -368,8 +367,13 @@ export default class Task {
 
 async function fetcher(url, body) {
     console.log('Posting metadata to API', JSON.stringify(body));
+
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    const id = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 10_000);
+
     const res = await fetch(url, {
         method: 'POST',
+        signal: controller.signal,
         headers: {
             'Content-Type': 'application/json',
             'x-api-key': APIKEY
@@ -377,6 +381,8 @@ async function fetcher(url, body) {
         body: JSON.stringify(body)
     });
 
+    clearTimeout(id);
+
     if (!res.ok) {
         const texterr = await res.text();
         let jsonerr;