diff --git a/api/resolvers/wallet.js b/api/resolvers/wallet.js
index a794eb4be..d6f106b7d 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/wallet.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/wallet.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import { SELECT, itemQueryWithMeta } from './item'
 import { formatMsats, msatsToSats, msatsToSatsDecimal, satsToMsats } from '@/lib/format'
 import {
   USER_ID, INVOICE_RETENTION_DAYS,
-  PAID_ACTION_PAYMENT_METHODS
+  PAID_ACTION_PAYMENT_METHODS,
+  WALLET_CREATE_INVOICE_TIMEOUT_MS
 } from '@/lib/constants'
 import { amountSchema, validateSchema, withdrawlSchema, lnAddrSchema } from '@/lib/validate'
 import assertGofacYourself from './ofac'
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import validateWallet from '@/wallets/validate'
 import { canReceive } from '@/wallets/common'
 import performPaidAction from '../paidAction'
 import performPayingAction from '../payingAction'
+import { timeoutSignal, withTimeout } from '@/lib/time'
 
 function injectResolvers (resolvers) {
   console.group('injected GraphQL resolvers:')
@@ -65,7 +67,12 @@ function injectResolvers (resolvers) {
         wallet,
         testCreateInvoice:
           walletDef.testCreateInvoice && validateLightning && canReceive({ def: walletDef, config: data })
-            ? (data) => walletDef.testCreateInvoice(data, { logger })
+            ? (data) => withTimeout(
+                walletDef.testCreateInvoice(data, {
+                  logger,
+                  signal: timeoutSignal(WALLET_CREATE_INVOICE_TIMEOUT_MS)
+                }),
+                WALLET_CREATE_INVOICE_TIMEOUT_MS)
             : null
       }, {
         settings,
diff --git a/lib/cln.js b/lib/cln.js
index 489fb2489..7630aef06 100644
--- a/lib/cln.js
+++ b/lib/cln.js
@@ -2,30 +2,44 @@ import fetch from 'cross-fetch'
 import crypto from 'crypto'
 import { getAgent } from '@/lib/proxy'
 import { assertContentTypeJson, assertResponseOk } from './url'
+import { FetchTimeoutError } from './fetch'
+import { WALLET_CREATE_INVOICE_TIMEOUT_MS } from './constants'
 
-export const createInvoice = async ({ msats, description, expiry }, { socket, rune, cert }) => {
+export const createInvoice = async ({ msats, description, expiry }, { socket, rune, cert }, { signal }) => {
   const agent = getAgent({ hostname: socket, cert })
 
   const url = `${agent.protocol}//${socket}/v1/invoice`
-  const res = await fetch(url, {
-    method: 'POST',
-    headers: {
-      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-      Rune: rune,
-      // can be any node id, only required for CLN v23.08 and below
-      // see https://docs.corelightning.org/docs/rest#server
-      nodeId: '02cb2e2d5a6c5b17fa67b1a883e2973c82e328fb9bd08b2b156a9e23820c87a490'
-    },
-    agent,
-    body: JSON.stringify({
-      // CLN requires a unique label for every invoice
-      // see https://docs.corelightning.org/reference/lightning-invoice
-      label: crypto.randomBytes(16).toString('hex'),
-      description,
-      amount_msat: msats,
-      expiry
+
+  let res
+  try {
+    res = await fetch(url, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        Rune: rune,
+        // can be any node id, only required for CLN v23.08 and below
+        // see https://docs.corelightning.org/docs/rest#server
+        nodeId: '02cb2e2d5a6c5b17fa67b1a883e2973c82e328fb9bd08b2b156a9e23820c87a490'
+      },
+      agent,
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        // CLN requires a unique label for every invoice
+        // see https://docs.corelightning.org/reference/lightning-invoice
+        label: crypto.randomBytes(16).toString('hex'),
+        description,
+        amount_msat: msats,
+        expiry
+      }),
+      signal
     })
-  })
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err.name === 'AbortError') {
+      // XXX node-fetch doesn't throw our custom TimeoutError but throws a generic error so we have to handle that manually.
+      // see https://github.com/node-fetch/node-fetch/issues/1462
+      throw new FetchTimeoutError('POST', url, WALLET_CREATE_INVOICE_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    }
+    throw err
+  }
 
   assertResponseOk(res)
   assertContentTypeJson(res)
diff --git a/lib/constants.js b/lib/constants.js
index 066e6e6b9..5cbbf6531 100644
--- a/lib/constants.js
+++ b/lib/constants.js
@@ -191,3 +191,6 @@ export const LONG_POLL_INTERVAL = Number(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_LONG_POLL_INTER
 export const EXTRA_LONG_POLL_INTERVAL = Number(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_EXTRA_LONG_POLL_INTERVAL)
 
 export const ZAP_UNDO_DELAY_MS = 5_000
+
+export const WALLET_SEND_PAYMENT_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000
+export const WALLET_CREATE_INVOICE_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000
diff --git a/lib/fetch.js b/lib/fetch.js
index 918e86238..91f815c20 100644
--- a/lib/fetch.js
+++ b/lib/fetch.js
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
-import { TimeoutError } from '@/lib/time'
+import { TimeoutError, timeoutSignal } from '@/lib/time'
 
-class FetchTimeoutError extends TimeoutError {
+export class FetchTimeoutError extends TimeoutError {
   constructor (method, url, timeout) {
     super(timeout)
     this.name = 'FetchTimeoutError'
-    this.message = `${method} ${url}: timeout after ${timeout / 1000}s`
+    this.message = timeout
+      ? `${method} ${url}: timeout after ${timeout / 1000}s`
+      : `${method} ${url}: timeout`
   }
 }
 
-export async function fetchWithTimeout (resource, { timeout = 1000, ...options } = {}) {
+export async function fetchWithTimeout (resource, { signal, timeout = 1000, ...options } = {}) {
   try {
     return await fetch(resource, {
       ...options,
-      signal: AbortSignal.timeout(timeout)
+      signal: signal ?? timeoutSignal(timeout)
     })
   } catch (err) {
     if (err.name === 'TimeoutError') {
       // use custom error message
-      throw new FetchTimeoutError('GET', resource, timeout)
+      throw new FetchTimeoutError(options.method ?? 'GET', resource, err.timeout)
     }
     throw err
   }
diff --git a/lib/lnurl.js b/lib/lnurl.js
index 38b172dc8..930568d64 100644
--- a/lib/lnurl.js
+++ b/lib/lnurl.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { createHash } from 'crypto'
 import { bech32 } from 'bech32'
 import { lnAddrSchema } from './validate'
+import { FetchTimeoutError } from '@/lib/fetch'
+import { WALLET_CREATE_INVOICE_TIMEOUT_MS } from './constants'
 
 export function encodeLNUrl (url) {
   const words = bech32.toWords(Buffer.from(url.toString(), 'utf8'))
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ export function lnurlPayDescriptionHash (data) {
   return createHash('sha256').update(data).digest('hex')
 }
 
-export async function lnAddrOptions (addr) {
+export async function lnAddrOptions (addr, { signal } = {}) {
   await lnAddrSchema().fields.addr.validate(addr)
   const [name, domain] = addr.split('@')
   let protocol = 'https'
@@ -35,12 +37,16 @@ export async function lnAddrOptions (addr) {
   }
   const unexpectedErrorMessage = `An unexpected error occurred fetching the Lightning Address metadata for ${addr}. Check the address and try again.`
   let res
+  const url = `${protocol}://${domain}/.well-known/lnurlp/${name}`
   try {
-    const req = await fetch(`${protocol}://${domain}/.well-known/lnurlp/${name}`)
+    const req = await fetch(url, { signal })
     res = await req.json()
   } catch (err) {
-    // If `fetch` fails, or if `req.json` fails, catch it here and surface a reasonable error
     console.log('Error fetching lnurlp', err)
+    if (err.name === 'TimeoutError') {
+      throw new FetchTimeoutError('GET', url, WALLET_CREATE_INVOICE_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    }
+    // If `fetch` fails, or if `req.json` fails, catch it here and surface a reasonable error
     throw new Error(unexpectedErrorMessage)
   }
   if (res.status === 'ERROR') {
diff --git a/lib/time.js b/lib/time.js
index 2ccd03900..cce8f7566 100644
--- a/lib/time.js
+++ b/lib/time.js
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ export class TimeoutError extends Error {
   constructor (timeout) {
     super(`timeout after ${timeout / 1000}s`)
     this.name = 'TimeoutError'
+    this.timeout = timeout
   }
 }
 
@@ -140,7 +141,9 @@ function timeoutPromise (timeout) {
     // if no timeout is specified, never settle
     if (!timeout) return
 
-    setTimeout(() => reject(new TimeoutError(timeout)), timeout)
+    // delay timeout by 100ms so any parallel promise with same timeout will throw first
+    const delay = 100
+    setTimeout(() => reject(new TimeoutError(timeout)), timeout + delay)
   })
 }
 
@@ -151,3 +154,16 @@ export async function withTimeout (promise, timeout) {
 export async function callWithTimeout (fn, timeout) {
   return await Promise.race([fn(), timeoutPromise(timeout)])
 }
+
+// AbortSignal.timeout with our custom timeout error message
+export function timeoutSignal (timeout) {
+  const controller = new AbortController()
+
+  if (timeout) {
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      controller.abort(new TimeoutError(timeout))
+    }, timeout)
+  }
+
+  return controller.signal
+}
diff --git a/wallets/blink/client.js b/wallets/blink/client.js
index a27df06f5..c5a487b83 100644
--- a/wallets/blink/client.js
+++ b/wallets/blink/client.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { getScopes, SCOPE_READ, SCOPE_WRITE, getWallet, request } from '@/wallets/blink/common'
 export * from '@/wallets/blink'
 
-export async function testSendPayment ({ apiKey, currency }, { logger }) {
+export async function testSendPayment ({ apiKey, currency }, { logger, signal }) {
   logger.info('trying to fetch ' + currency + ' wallet')
 
-  const scopes = await getScopes({ apiKey })
+  const scopes = await getScopes({ apiKey }, { signal })
   if (!scopes.includes(SCOPE_READ)) {
     throw new Error('missing READ scope')
   }
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ export async function testSendPayment ({ apiKey, currency }, { logger }) {
   }
 
   currency = currency ? currency.toUpperCase() : 'BTC'
-  await getWallet({ apiKey, currency })
+  await getWallet({ apiKey, currency }, { signal })
 
   logger.ok(currency + ' wallet found')
 }
 
-export async function sendPayment (bolt11, { apiKey, currency }) {
-  const wallet = await getWallet({ apiKey, currency })
-  return await payInvoice(bolt11, { apiKey, wallet })
+export async function sendPayment (bolt11, { apiKey, currency }, { signal }) {
+  const wallet = await getWallet({ apiKey, currency }, { signal })
+  return await payInvoice(bolt11, { apiKey, wallet }, { signal })
 }
 
-async function payInvoice (bolt11, { apiKey, wallet }) {
+async function payInvoice (bolt11, { apiKey, wallet }, { signal }) {
   const out = await request({
     apiKey,
     query: `
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ async function payInvoice (bolt11, { apiKey, wallet }) {
         walletId: wallet.id
       }
     }
-  })
+  }, { signal })
 
   const status = out.data.lnInvoicePaymentSend.status
   const errors = out.data.lnInvoicePaymentSend.errors
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ async function payInvoice (bolt11, { apiKey, wallet }) {
       // at some point it should either be settled or fail on the backend, so the loop will exit
       await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
 
-      const txInfo = await getTxInfo(bolt11, { apiKey, wallet })
+      const txInfo = await getTxInfo(bolt11, { apiKey, wallet }, { signal })
       // settled
       if (txInfo.status === 'SUCCESS') {
         if (!txInfo.preImage) throw new Error('no preimage')
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ async function payInvoice (bolt11, { apiKey, wallet }) {
   throw new Error('unexpected error')
 }
 
-async function getTxInfo (bolt11, { apiKey, wallet }) {
+async function getTxInfo (bolt11, { apiKey, wallet }, { signal }) {
   let out
   try {
     out = await request({
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ async function getTxInfo (bolt11, { apiKey, wallet }) {
         paymentRequest: bolt11,
         walletId: wallet.Id
       }
-    })
+    }, { signal })
   } catch (e) {
     // something went wrong during the query,
     // maybe the connection was lost, so we just return
diff --git a/wallets/blink/common.js b/wallets/blink/common.js
index bcc35a0ef..d0e46c3d3 100644
--- a/wallets/blink/common.js
+++ b/wallets/blink/common.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { fetchWithTimeout } from '@/lib/fetch'
 import { assertContentTypeJson, assertResponseOk } from '@/lib/url'
 
 export const galoyBlinkUrl = 'https://api.blink.sv/graphql'
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ export const SCOPE_READ = 'READ'
 export const SCOPE_WRITE = 'WRITE'
 export const SCOPE_RECEIVE = 'RECEIVE'
 
-export async function getWallet ({ apiKey, currency }) {
+export async function getWallet ({ apiKey, currency }, { signal }) {
   const out = await request({
     apiKey,
     query: `
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ export async function getWallet ({ apiKey, currency }) {
           }
         }
       }`
-  })
+  }, { signal })
 
   const wallets = out.data.me.defaultAccount.wallets
   for (const wallet of wallets) {
@@ -33,14 +34,15 @@ export async function getWallet ({ apiKey, currency }) {
   throw new Error(`wallet ${currency} not found`)
 }
 
-export async function request ({ apiKey, query, variables = {} }) {
-  const res = await fetch(galoyBlinkUrl, {
+export async function request ({ apiKey, query, variables = {} }, { signal }) {
+  const res = await fetchWithTimeout(galoyBlinkUrl, {
     method: 'POST',
     headers: {
       'Content-Type': 'application/json',
       'X-API-KEY': apiKey
     },
-    body: JSON.stringify({ query, variables })
+    body: JSON.stringify({ query, variables }),
+    signal
   })
 
   assertResponseOk(res)
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ export async function request ({ apiKey, query, variables = {} }) {
   return res.json()
 }
 
-export async function getScopes ({ apiKey }) {
+export async function getScopes ({ apiKey }, { signal }) {
   const out = await request({
     apiKey,
     query: `
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ export async function getScopes ({ apiKey }) {
           scopes
         }
       }`
-  })
+  }, { signal })
   const scopes = out?.data?.authorization?.scopes
   return scopes || []
 }
diff --git a/wallets/blink/server.js b/wallets/blink/server.js
index 31d3a2708..0d1f2748f 100644
--- a/wallets/blink/server.js
+++ b/wallets/blink/server.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import { withTimeout } from '@/lib/time'
 import { getScopes, SCOPE_READ, SCOPE_RECEIVE, SCOPE_WRITE, getWallet, request } from '@/wallets/blink/common'
 import { msatsToSats } from '@/lib/format'
 export * from '@/wallets/blink'
 
-export async function testCreateInvoice ({ apiKeyRecv, currencyRecv }) {
-  const scopes = await getScopes({ apiKey: apiKeyRecv })
+export async function testCreateInvoice ({ apiKeyRecv, currencyRecv }, { signal }) {
+  const scopes = await getScopes({ apiKey: apiKeyRecv }, { signal })
   if (!scopes.includes(SCOPE_READ)) {
     throw new Error('missing READ scope')
   }
@@ -15,17 +14,17 @@ export async function testCreateInvoice ({ apiKeyRecv, currencyRecv }) {
     throw new Error('missing RECEIVE scope')
   }
 
-  const timeout = 15_000
   currencyRecv = currencyRecv ? currencyRecv.toUpperCase() : 'BTC'
-  return await withTimeout(createInvoice({ msats: 1000, expiry: 1 }, { apiKeyRecv, currencyRecv }), timeout)
+  return await createInvoice({ msats: 1000, expiry: 1 }, { apiKeyRecv, currencyRecv }, { signal })
 }
 
 export async function createInvoice (
   { msats, description, expiry },
-  { apiKeyRecv: apiKey, currencyRecv: currency }) {
+  { apiKeyRecv: apiKey, currencyRecv: currency },
+  { signal }) {
   currency = currency ? currency.toUpperCase() : 'BTC'
 
-  const wallet = await getWallet({ apiKey, currency })
+  const wallet = await getWallet({ apiKey, currency }, { signal })
 
   if (currency !== 'BTC') {
     throw new Error('unsupported currency ' + currency)
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ export async function createInvoice (
         walletId: wallet.id
       }
     }
-  })
+  }, { signal })
 
   const res = out.data.lnInvoiceCreate
   const errors = res.errors
diff --git a/wallets/cln/server.js b/wallets/cln/server.js
index a41c8fd71..2916e944b 100644
--- a/wallets/cln/server.js
+++ b/wallets/cln/server.js
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ import { createInvoice as clnCreateInvoice } from '@/lib/cln'
 
 export * from '@/wallets/cln'
 
-export const testCreateInvoice = async ({ socket, rune, cert }) => {
-  return await createInvoice({ msats: 1000, expiry: 1, description: '' }, { socket, rune, cert })
+export const testCreateInvoice = async ({ socket, rune, cert }, { signal }) => {
+  return await createInvoice({ msats: 1000, expiry: 1, description: '' }, { socket, rune, cert }, { signal })
 }
 
 export const createInvoice = async (
   { msats, description, expiry },
-  { socket, rune, cert }
-) => {
+  { socket, rune, cert },
+  { signal }) => {
   const inv = await clnCreateInvoice(
     {
       msats,
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ export const createInvoice = async (
       socket,
       rune,
       cert
-    })
+    },
+    { signal })
 
   return inv.bolt11
 }
diff --git a/wallets/config.js b/wallets/config.js
index 49e47c905..4253024f5 100644
--- a/wallets/config.js
+++ b/wallets/config.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { REMOVE_WALLET } from '@/fragments/wallet'
 import { useWalletLogger } from '@/wallets/logger'
 import { useWallets } from '.'
 import validateWallet from './validate'
+import { WALLET_SEND_PAYMENT_TIMEOUT_MS } from '@/lib/constants'
+import { timeoutSignal, withTimeout } from '@/lib/time'
 
 export function useWalletConfigurator (wallet) {
   const { me } = useMe()
@@ -43,7 +45,13 @@ export function useWalletConfigurator (wallet) {
           clientConfig = Object.assign(clientConfig, transformedConfig)
         }
         if (wallet.def.testSendPayment && validateLightning) {
-          transformedConfig = await wallet.def.testSendPayment(clientConfig, { logger })
+          transformedConfig = await withTimeout(
+            wallet.def.testSendPayment(clientConfig, {
+              logger,
+              signal: timeoutSignal(WALLET_SEND_PAYMENT_TIMEOUT_MS)
+            }),
+            WALLET_SEND_PAYMENT_TIMEOUT_MS
+          )
           if (transformedConfig) {
             clientConfig = Object.assign(clientConfig, transformedConfig)
           }
diff --git a/wallets/lightning-address/server.js b/wallets/lightning-address/server.js
index f7e51356a..cb9edf84d 100644
--- a/wallets/lightning-address/server.js
+++ b/wallets/lightning-address/server.js
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
+import { fetchWithTimeout } from '@/lib/fetch'
 import { msatsSatsFloor } from '@/lib/format'
 import { lnAddrOptions } from '@/lib/lnurl'
 import { assertContentTypeJson, assertResponseOk } from '@/lib/url'
 
 export * from '@/wallets/lightning-address'
 
-export const testCreateInvoice = async ({ address }) => {
-  return await createInvoice({ msats: 1000 }, { address })
+export const testCreateInvoice = async ({ address }, { signal }) => {
+  return await createInvoice({ msats: 1000 }, { address }, { signal })
 }
 
 export const createInvoice = async (
   { msats, description },
-  { address }
+  { address },
+  { signal }
 ) => {
-  const { callback, commentAllowed } = await lnAddrOptions(address)
+  const { callback, commentAllowed } = await lnAddrOptions(address, { signal })
   const callbackUrl = new URL(callback)
 
   // most lnurl providers suck nards so we have to floor to nearest sat
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ export const createInvoice = async (
   }
 
   // call callback with amount and conditionally comment
-  const res = await fetch(callbackUrl.toString())
+  const res = await fetchWithTimeout(callbackUrl.toString(), { signal })
 
   assertResponseOk(res)
   assertContentTypeJson(res)
diff --git a/wallets/lnbits/client.js b/wallets/lnbits/client.js
index 61abe48d9..a850a0e63 100644
--- a/wallets/lnbits/client.js
+++ b/wallets/lnbits/client.js
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
+import { fetchWithTimeout } from '@/lib/fetch'
 import { assertContentTypeJson } from '@/lib/url'
 
 export * from '@/wallets/lnbits'
 
-export async function testSendPayment ({ url, adminKey, invoiceKey }, { logger }) {
+export async function testSendPayment ({ url, adminKey, invoiceKey }, { signal, logger }) {
   logger.info('trying to fetch wallet')
 
   url = url.replace(/\/+$/, '')
-  await getWallet({ url, adminKey, invoiceKey })
+  await getWallet({ url, adminKey, invoiceKey }, { signal })
 
   logger.ok('wallet found')
 }
 
-export async function sendPayment (bolt11, { url, adminKey }) {
+export async function sendPayment (bolt11, { url, adminKey }, { signal }) {
   url = url.replace(/\/+$/, '')
 
-  const response = await postPayment(bolt11, { url, adminKey })
+  const response = await postPayment(bolt11, { url, adminKey }, { signal })
 
-  const checkResponse = await getPayment(response.payment_hash, { url, adminKey })
+  const checkResponse = await getPayment(response.payment_hash, { url, adminKey }, { signal })
   if (!checkResponse.preimage) {
     throw new Error('No preimage')
   }
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ export async function sendPayment (bolt11, { url, adminKey }) {
   return checkResponse.preimage
 }
 
-async function getWallet ({ url, adminKey, invoiceKey }) {
+async function getWallet ({ url, adminKey, invoiceKey }, { signal }) {
   const path = '/api/v1/wallet'
 
   const headers = new Headers()
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ async function getWallet ({ url, adminKey, invoiceKey }) {
   headers.append('Content-Type', 'application/json')
   headers.append('X-Api-Key', adminKey || invoiceKey)
 
-  const res = await fetch(url + path, { method: 'GET', headers })
+  const res = await fetchWithTimeout(url + path, { method: 'GET', headers, signal })
 
   assertContentTypeJson(res)
   if (!res.ok) {
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ async function getWallet ({ url, adminKey, invoiceKey }) {
   return wallet
 }
 
-async function postPayment (bolt11, { url, adminKey }) {
+async function postPayment (bolt11, { url, adminKey }, { signal }) {
   const path = '/api/v1/payments'
 
   const headers = new Headers()
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ async function postPayment (bolt11, { url, adminKey }) {
 
   const body = JSON.stringify({ bolt11, out: true })
 
-  const res = await fetch(url + path, { method: 'POST', headers, body })
+  const res = await fetchWithTimeout(url + path, { method: 'POST', headers, body, signal })
 
   assertContentTypeJson(res)
   if (!res.ok) {
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ async function postPayment (bolt11, { url, adminKey }) {
   return payment
 }
 
-async function getPayment (paymentHash, { url, adminKey }) {
+async function getPayment (paymentHash, { url, adminKey }, { signal }) {
   const path = `/api/v1/payments/${paymentHash}`
 
   const headers = new Headers()
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ async function getPayment (paymentHash, { url, adminKey }) {
   headers.append('Content-Type', 'application/json')
   headers.append('X-Api-Key', adminKey)
 
-  const res = await fetch(url + path, { method: 'GET', headers })
+  const res = await fetchWithTimeout(url + path, { method: 'GET', headers, signal })
 
   assertContentTypeJson(res)
   if (!res.ok) {
diff --git a/wallets/lnbits/server.js b/wallets/lnbits/server.js
index 72099055b..5bc728265 100644
--- a/wallets/lnbits/server.js
+++ b/wallets/lnbits/server.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { WALLET_CREATE_INVOICE_TIMEOUT_MS } from '@/lib/constants'
+import { FetchTimeoutError } from '@/lib/fetch'
 import { msatsToSats } from '@/lib/format'
 import { getAgent } from '@/lib/proxy'
 import { assertContentTypeJson } from '@/lib/url'
@@ -5,13 +7,14 @@ import fetch from 'cross-fetch'
 
 export * from '@/wallets/lnbits'
 
-export async function testCreateInvoice ({ url, invoiceKey }) {
-  return await createInvoice({ msats: 1000, expiry: 1 }, { url, invoiceKey })
+export async function testCreateInvoice ({ url, invoiceKey }, { signal }) {
+  return await createInvoice({ msats: 1000, expiry: 1 }, { url, invoiceKey }, { signal })
 }
 
 export async function createInvoice (
   { msats, description, descriptionHash, expiry },
-  { url, invoiceKey }) {
+  { url, invoiceKey },
+  { signal }) {
   const path = '/api/v1/payments'
 
   const headers = new Headers()
@@ -38,12 +41,23 @@ export async function createInvoice (
     hostname = 'lnbits:5000'
   }
 
-  const res = await fetch(`${agent.protocol}//${hostname}${path}`, {
-    method: 'POST',
-    headers,
-    agent,
-    body
-  })
+  let res
+  try {
+    res = await fetch(`${agent.protocol}//${hostname}${path}`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers,
+      agent,
+      body,
+      signal
+    })
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err.name === 'AbortError') {
+      // XXX node-fetch doesn't throw our custom TimeoutError but throws a generic error so we have to handle that manually.
+      // see https://github.com/node-fetch/node-fetch/issues/1462
+      throw new FetchTimeoutError('POST', url, WALLET_CREATE_INVOICE_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    }
+    throw err
+  }
 
   assertContentTypeJson(res)
   if (!res.ok) {
diff --git a/wallets/nwc/client.js b/wallets/nwc/client.js
index ea34f2c12..74691edc2 100644
--- a/wallets/nwc/client.js
+++ b/wallets/nwc/client.js
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 import { getNwc, supportedMethods, nwcTryRun } from '@/wallets/nwc'
 export * from '@/wallets/nwc'
 
-export async function testSendPayment ({ nwcUrl }) {
-  const timeout = 15_000
-
-  const supported = await supportedMethods(nwcUrl, { timeout })
+export async function testSendPayment ({ nwcUrl }, { signal }) {
+  const supported = await supportedMethods(nwcUrl, { signal })
   if (!supported.includes('pay_invoice')) {
     throw new Error('pay_invoice not supported')
   }
 }
 
-export async function sendPayment (bolt11, { nwcUrl }) {
-  const nwc = await getNwc(nwcUrl)
+export async function sendPayment (bolt11, { nwcUrl }, { signal }) {
+  const nwc = await getNwc(nwcUrl, { signal })
+  // TODO: support AbortSignal
   const result = await nwcTryRun(() => nwc.payInvoice(bolt11))
   return result.preimage
 }
diff --git a/wallets/nwc/index.js b/wallets/nwc/index.js
index 7360cba51..7ec942410 100644
--- a/wallets/nwc/index.js
+++ b/wallets/nwc/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import Nostr from '@/lib/nostr'
 import { string } from '@/lib/yup'
 import { parseNwcUrl } from '@/lib/url'
 import { NDKNwc } from '@nostr-dev-kit/ndk'
+import { TimeoutError } from '@/lib/time'
+
+const NWC_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000
 
 export const name = 'nwc'
 export const walletType = 'NWC'
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ export const card = {
   subtitle: 'use Nostr Wallet Connect for payments'
 }
 
-export async function getNwc (nwcUrl, { timeout = 5e4 } = {}) {
+export async function getNwc (nwcUrl, { signal }) {
   const ndk = Nostr.ndk
   const { walletPubkey, secret, relayUrls } = parseNwcUrl(nwcUrl)
   const nwc = new NDKNwc({
@@ -42,7 +45,17 @@ export async function getNwc (nwcUrl, { timeout = 5e4 } = {}) {
     relayUrls,
     secret
   })
-  await nwc.blockUntilReady(timeout)
+
+  // TODO: support AbortSignal
+  try {
+    await nwc.blockUntilReady(NWC_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err.message === 'Timeout') {
+      throw new TimeoutError(NWC_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS)
+    }
+    throw err
+  }
+
   return nwc
 }
 
@@ -63,8 +76,9 @@ export async function nwcTryRun (fun) {
   }
 }
 
-export async function supportedMethods (nwcUrl, { timeout } = {}) {
-  const nwc = await getNwc(nwcUrl, { timeout })
+export async function supportedMethods (nwcUrl, { signal }) {
+  const nwc = await getNwc(nwcUrl, { signal })
+  // TODO: support AbortSignal
   const result = await nwcTryRun(() => nwc.getInfo())
   return result.methods
 }
diff --git a/wallets/nwc/server.js b/wallets/nwc/server.js
index bcb0201c4..b9cc8fd56 100644
--- a/wallets/nwc/server.js
+++ b/wallets/nwc/server.js
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-import { withTimeout } from '@/lib/time'
 import { getNwc, supportedMethods, nwcTryRun } from '@/wallets/nwc'
 export * from '@/wallets/nwc'
 
-export async function testCreateInvoice ({ nwcUrlRecv }) {
-  const timeout = 15_000
-
-  const supported = await supportedMethods(nwcUrlRecv, { timeout })
+export async function testCreateInvoice ({ nwcUrlRecv }, { signal }) {
+  const supported = await supportedMethods(nwcUrlRecv, { signal })
 
   const supports = (method) => supported.includes(method)
 
@@ -20,11 +17,12 @@ export async function testCreateInvoice ({ nwcUrlRecv }) {
     }
   }
 
-  return await withTimeout(createInvoice({ msats: 1000, expiry: 1 }, { nwcUrlRecv }), timeout)
+  return await createInvoice({ msats: 1000, expiry: 1 }, { nwcUrlRecv }, { signal })
 }
 
-export async function createInvoice ({ msats, description, expiry }, { nwcUrlRecv }) {
-  const nwc = await getNwc(nwcUrlRecv)
+export async function createInvoice ({ msats, description, expiry }, { nwcUrlRecv }, { signal }) {
+  const nwc = await getNwc(nwcUrlRecv, { signal })
+  // TODO: support AbortSignal
   const result = await nwcTryRun(() => nwc.sendReq('make_invoice', { amount: msats, description, expiry }))
   return result.invoice
 }
diff --git a/wallets/payment.js b/wallets/payment.js
index 484da3c07..043d57f89 100644
--- a/wallets/payment.js
+++ b/wallets/payment.js
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ import { useCallback } from 'react'
 import { useSendWallets } from '@/wallets'
 import { formatSats } from '@/lib/format'
 import useInvoice from '@/components/use-invoice'
-import { FAST_POLL_INTERVAL } from '@/lib/constants'
+import { FAST_POLL_INTERVAL, WALLET_SEND_PAYMENT_TIMEOUT_MS } from '@/lib/constants'
 import {
   WalletsNotAvailableError, WalletSenderError, WalletAggregateError, WalletPaymentAggregateError,
   WalletNotEnabledError, WalletSendNotConfiguredError, WalletPaymentError, WalletError, WalletReceiverError
 } from '@/wallets/errors'
 import { canSend } from './common'
 import { useWalletLoggerFactory } from './logger'
+import { timeoutSignal, withTimeout } from '@/lib/time'
 
 export function useWalletPayment () {
   const wallets = useSendWallets()
@@ -152,7 +153,12 @@ function useSendPayment () {
 
     logger.info(`↗ sending payment: ${formatSats(satsRequested)}`, { bolt11 })
     try {
-      const preimage = await wallet.def.sendPayment(bolt11, wallet.config, { logger })
+      const preimage = await withTimeout(
+        wallet.def.sendPayment(bolt11, wallet.config, {
+          logger,
+          signal: timeoutSignal(WALLET_SEND_PAYMENT_TIMEOUT_MS)
+        }),
+        WALLET_SEND_PAYMENT_TIMEOUT_MS)
       logger.ok(`↗ payment sent: ${formatSats(satsRequested)}`, { bolt11, preimage })
     } catch (err) {
       // we don't log the error here since we want to handle receiver errors separately
diff --git a/wallets/phoenixd/client.js b/wallets/phoenixd/client.js
index 703ef8dfe..f923aaf4a 100644
--- a/wallets/phoenixd/client.js
+++ b/wallets/phoenixd/client.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+import { fetchWithTimeout } from '@/lib/fetch'
 import { assertContentTypeJson, assertResponseOk } from '@/lib/url'
 
 export * from '@/wallets/phoenixd'
 
-export async function testSendPayment (config, { logger }) {
+export async function testSendPayment (config, { logger, signal }) {
   // TODO:
   //   Not sure which endpoint to call to test primary password
   //   see https://phoenix.acinq.co/server/api
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ export async function testSendPayment (config, { logger }) {
 
 }
 
-export async function sendPayment (bolt11, { url, primaryPassword }) {
+export async function sendPayment (bolt11, { url, primaryPassword }, { signal }) {
   // https://phoenix.acinq.co/server/api#pay-bolt11-invoice
   const path = '/payinvoice'
 
@@ -21,10 +22,11 @@ export async function sendPayment (bolt11, { url, primaryPassword }) {
   const body = new URLSearchParams()
   body.append('invoice', bolt11)
 
-  const res = await fetch(url + path, {
+  const res = await fetchWithTimeout(url + path, {
     method: 'POST',
     headers,
-    body
+    body,
+    signal
   })
 
   assertResponseOk(res)
diff --git a/wallets/phoenixd/server.js b/wallets/phoenixd/server.js
index 67f324d22..aceefd075 100644
--- a/wallets/phoenixd/server.js
+++ b/wallets/phoenixd/server.js
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
+import { fetchWithTimeout } from '@/lib/fetch'
 import { msatsToSats } from '@/lib/format'
 import { assertContentTypeJson, assertResponseOk } from '@/lib/url'
 
 export * from '@/wallets/phoenixd'
 
-export async function testCreateInvoice ({ url, secondaryPassword }) {
+export async function testCreateInvoice ({ url, secondaryPassword }, { signal }) {
   return await createInvoice(
     { msats: 1000, description: 'SN test invoice', expiry: 1 },
-    { url, secondaryPassword })
+    { url, secondaryPassword },
+    { signal })
 }
 
 export async function createInvoice (
   { msats, description, descriptionHash, expiry },
-  { url, secondaryPassword }
+  { url, secondaryPassword },
+  { signal }
 ) {
   // https://phoenix.acinq.co/server/api#create-bolt11-invoice
   const path = '/createinvoice'
@@ -24,10 +27,11 @@ export async function createInvoice (
   body.append('description', description)
   body.append('amountSat', msatsToSats(msats))
 
-  const res = await fetch(url + path, {
+  const res = await fetchWithTimeout(url + path, {
     method: 'POST',
     headers,
-    body
+    body,
+    signal
   })
 
   assertResponseOk(res)
diff --git a/wallets/server.js b/wallets/server.js
index 9edd3bd45..f14e9fb36 100644
--- a/wallets/server.js
+++ b/wallets/server.js
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import { walletLogger } from '@/api/resolvers/wallet'
 import walletDefs from '@/wallets/server'
 import { parsePaymentRequest } from 'ln-service'
 import { toPositiveBigInt, toPositiveNumber, formatMsats, formatSats, msatsToSats } from '@/lib/format'
-import { PAID_ACTION_TERMINAL_STATES } from '@/lib/constants'
-import { withTimeout } from '@/lib/time'
+import { PAID_ACTION_TERMINAL_STATES, WALLET_CREATE_INVOICE_TIMEOUT_MS } from '@/lib/constants'
+import { timeoutSignal, withTimeout } from '@/lib/time'
 import { canReceive } from './common'
 import wrapInvoice from './wrap'
 
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ async function walletCreateInvoice ({ wallet, def }, {
         expiry
       },
       wallet.wallet,
-      { logger }
-    ), 10_000)
+      {
+        logger,
+        signal: timeoutSignal(WALLET_CREATE_INVOICE_TIMEOUT_MS)
+      }
+    ), WALLET_CREATE_INVOICE_TIMEOUT_MS)
 }