diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 79f6652..d537278 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [0.0.1-alpha.92](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/compare/v0.0.1-alpha.91...v0.0.1-alpha.92) (2024-09-26)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* allow override of TRUSTED_FULLNODE_PORT ([954ac95](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/commit/954ac95dfdaeba5734e39ce4255893ad148ef132))
+* allow override of TRUSTED_FULLNODE_PORT ([b2a02f5](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/commit/b2a02f51da4f534b832e3c7eb0599aed10434ef7))
+
+### [0.0.1-alpha.91](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/compare/v0.0.1-alpha.90...v0.0.1-alpha.91) (2024-09-26)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add inactivity timeout to content server requests ([a3fee47](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/commit/a3fee4713107f552950aaeef0fd11e60ba894247))
+
 ### [0.0.1-alpha.90](https://github.com/DIG-Network/dig-chia-sdk/compare/v0.0.1-alpha.89...v0.0.1-alpha.90) (2024-09-26)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1b8d6b5..487a9eb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.90",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.92",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-      "version": "0.0.1-alpha.90",
+      "version": "0.0.1-alpha.92",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@dignetwork/datalayer-driver": "^0.1.25",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e172b75..142ae6b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@dignetwork/dig-sdk",
-  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.90",
+  "version": "0.0.1-alpha.92",
   "description": "",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/DigNetwork/ContentServer.ts b/src/DigNetwork/ContentServer.ts
index ef9f132..8241c81 100644
--- a/src/DigNetwork/ContentServer.ts
+++ b/src/DigNetwork/ContentServer.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class ContentServer {
   }
 
   // Method to get the payment address from the peer
-  public async getPaymentAddress(): Promise<string> {
+  public async getPaymentAddress(): Promise<string | null> {
     console.log(`Fetching payment address from peer ${this.ipAddress}...`);
 
     try {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class ContentServer {
       console.error(
         `Failed to fetch payment address from ${this.ipAddress}: ${error.message}`
       );
-      throw new Error(`Failed to fetch payment address: ${error.message}`);
+      return null;
     }
   }
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export class ContentServer {
   // Helper method to fetch content with retries and redirection handling
   private async fetchWithRetries(url: string): Promise<string> {
     let attempt = 0;
-    const maxRetries = 5;
+    const maxRetries = 1;
     const initialDelay = 2000; // 2 seconds
     const maxDelay = 10000; // 10 seconds
     const delayMultiplier = 1.5;
@@ -283,10 +283,13 @@ export class ContentServer {
     );
   }
 
-  // Core method to fetch content from a URL
+  // Core method to fetch content from a URL with a 5-second inactivity timeout
   private async fetch(url: string, maxRedirects: number = 5): Promise<string> {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       const urlObj = new URL(url);
+      const timeoutDuration = 5000; // 5 seconds
+
+      let timeout: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null; // Initialize timeout
 
       const requestOptions = {
         hostname: urlObj.hostname,
@@ -301,12 +304,54 @@ export class ContentServer {
       const request = http.request(requestOptions, (response) => {
         let data = "";
 
+        // Set timeout for inactivity
+        timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+          console.error(
+            `Request timeout: No data received for ${
+              timeoutDuration / 1000
+            } seconds.`
+          );
+          request.destroy(); // Use destroy instead of abort
+          reject(
+            new Error(
+              `Request timed out after ${
+                timeoutDuration / 1000
+              } seconds of inactivity`
+            )
+          );
+        }, timeoutDuration);
+
+        const resetTimeout = () => {
+          if (timeout) {
+            clearTimeout(timeout);
+          }
+          timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+            console.error(
+              `Request timeout: No data received for ${
+                timeoutDuration / 1000
+              } seconds.`
+            );
+            request.destroy(); // Use destroy instead of abort
+            reject(
+              new Error(
+                `Request timed out after ${
+                  timeoutDuration / 1000
+                } seconds of inactivity`
+              )
+            );
+          }, timeoutDuration);
+        };
+
         if (response.statusCode === 200) {
           response.on("data", (chunk) => {
             data += chunk;
+            resetTimeout(); // Reset the timeout every time data is received
           });
 
           response.on("end", () => {
+            if (timeout) {
+              clearTimeout(timeout);
+            }
             resolve(data);
           });
         } else if (
@@ -316,9 +361,9 @@ export class ContentServer {
           // Handle redirects
           if (maxRedirects > 0) {
             const redirectUrl = new URL(response.headers.location, url); // Resolve relative URLs based on the original URL
-
-            // Recursively follow the redirect, passing the same query params
-            // console.log(`Redirecting to: ${redirectUrl.toString()}`);
+            if (timeout) {
+              clearTimeout(timeout);
+            }
             this.fetch(redirectUrl.toString(), maxRedirects - 1)
               .then(resolve)
               .catch(reject);
@@ -326,6 +371,9 @@ export class ContentServer {
             reject(new Error("Too many redirects"));
           }
         } else {
+          if (timeout) {
+            clearTimeout(timeout);
+          }
           reject(
             new Error(
               `Failed to retrieve data from ${url}. Status code: ${response.statusCode}`
@@ -334,7 +382,10 @@ export class ContentServer {
         }
       });
 
-      request.on("error", (error) => {
+      request.on("error", (error: NodeJS.ErrnoException) => {
+        if (timeout) {
+          clearTimeout(timeout);
+        }
         console.error(`GET ${url}:`, error.message);
         reject(error);
       });
diff --git a/src/DigNetwork/DigPeer.ts b/src/DigNetwork/DigPeer.ts
index cdfc5b9..e956e70 100644
--- a/src/DigNetwork/DigPeer.ts
+++ b/src/DigNetwork/DigPeer.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ export class DigPeer {
     memos: Buffer[] = []
   ): Promise<void> {
     const paymentAddress = await this.contentServer.getPaymentAddress();
+
+    if (!paymentAddress) {
+      throw new Error("Payment address not found.");
+    }
+    
     const paymentAddressPuzzleHash = addressToPuzzleHash(paymentAddress);
     const output: Output = {
       puzzleHash: paymentAddressPuzzleHash,
diff --git a/src/blockchain/FullNodePeer.ts b/src/blockchain/FullNodePeer.ts
index 84682d7..0a9ae30 100644
--- a/src/blockchain/FullNodePeer.ts
+++ b/src/blockchain/FullNodePeer.ts
@@ -240,9 +240,17 @@ export class FullNodePeer {
     const peers = await Promise.all(
       peerIPs.map(async (ip) => {
         if (ip) {
+          // Allow override of the trusted fullnode port if the override exists
+          let port = FULLNODE_PORT;
+          if (trustedNodeIp && ip === trustedNodeIp) {
+            const trustedFullNodePort = process.env.TRUSTED_FULLNODE_PORT;
+            if (trustedFullNodePort) {
+              port = parseInt(trustedFullNodePort);
+            }
+          }
           try {
             const peer = await Peer.new(
-              `${ip}:${FULLNODE_PORT}`,
+              `${ip}:${port}`,
               false,
               certFile,
               keyFile