diff --git a/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/index.html b/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/index.html
index 8d9e1d6..6bb5066 100644
--- a/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/index.html
+++ b/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/index.html
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 
 <script src="js/config.js"></script>
 <script src="js/icons.js?v=20260818-7"></script>
-<script src="js/api.js?v=20260817-4"></script>
+<script src="js/api.js?v=20260819-2"></script>
 <script src="js/chart.js?v=20260819-1"></script>
 <script src="js/xterm.min.js"></script>
 <script src="js/xterm-addon-fit.min.js"></script>
diff --git a/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/js/api.js b/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/js/api.js
index a7f8df4..c3c2abb 100644
--- a/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/js/api.js
+++ b/payload/user/remote_access/pager-webui/www/js/api.js
@@ -3,13 +3,32 @@
 const PagerAPI = (() => {
   let apiBase = '';
   let on401 = null;
+  // Reads are polled and must never hang a page's refresh loop; writes have
+  // server-side timeouts up to 45s (radio deploys) so they get no client
+  // abort.
+  const GET_TIMEOUT_MS = 20000;
   async function request(method, path, body) {
     const opts = { method, headers: {}, credentials: 'include' };
     if (body !== undefined) {
       opts.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json';
       opts.body = JSON.stringify(body);
     }
-    const res = await fetch(apiBase + path, opts);
+    const ctl = new AbortController();
+    const timer = method === 'GET' ? setTimeout(() => ctl.abort(), GET_TIMEOUT_MS) : null;
+    if (timer) opts.signal = ctl.signal;
+    let res;
+    try {
+      res = await fetch(apiBase + path, opts);
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (timer && e && e.name === 'AbortError') {
+        const error = new Error('Request timed out');
+        error.status = 0;
+        throw error;
+      }
+      throw e;
+    } finally {
+      if (timer) clearTimeout(timer);
+    }
     if (res.status === 401) {
       if (on401) on401();
       throw new Error('unauthorized');