diff --git a/sdks/js/package.json b/sdks/js/package.json
index ee5cab9..e50c3a5 100644
--- a/sdks/js/package.json
+++ b/sdks/js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@upnd/upend",
-  "version": "0.5.4",
+  "version": "0.5.5",
   "description": "Client library to interact with the UpEnd system.",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/sdks/js/src/api.ts b/sdks/js/src/api.ts
index 3337b93..cd0b269 100644
--- a/sdks/js/src/api.ts
+++ b/sdks/js/src/api.ts
@@ -481,7 +481,10 @@ export class UpEndApi {
     const controller = options?.abortController || new AbortController();
     const timeout = options?.timeout || this.timeout;
     if (timeout > 0) {
-      setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), timeout);
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        dbg("Aborting request after %d ms", timeout);
+        controller.abort();
+      }, timeout);
     }
     return controller.signal;
   }