diff --git a/src/rust/lqosd/src/node_manager/ws/ticker.rs b/src/rust/lqosd/src/node_manager/ws/ticker.rs
index 4e84c1b1..9dacdf48 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqosd/src/node_manager/ws/ticker.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqosd/src/node_manager/ws/ticker.rs
@@ -12,32 +12,35 @@ mod queue_stats_total;
 mod network_tree;
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::Duration;
+use tokio::time::timeout;
 use crate::node_manager::ws::publish_subscribe::PubSub;
 
 /// Runs a periodic tick to feed data to the node manager.
 pub(super) async fn channel_ticker(channels: Arc<PubSub>) {
     let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(1));
+    interval.set_missed_tick_behavior(tokio::time::MissedTickBehavior::Skip);
     loop {
         interval.tick().await; // Once per second
 
-        tokio::join!(
-            cadence::cadence(channels.clone()),
-            throughput::throughput(channels.clone()),
-            rtt_histogram::rtt_histo(channels.clone()),
-            flow_counter::flow_count(channels.clone()),
-            top_10::top_10_downloaders(channels.clone()),
-            top_10::worst_10_downloaders(channels.clone()),
-            top_10::worst_10_retransmit(channels.clone()),
-            top_flows::top_flows_bytes(channels.clone()),
-            top_flows::top_flows_rate(channels.clone()),
-            flow_endpoints::endpoints_by_country(channels.clone()),
-            flow_endpoints::ether_protocols(channels.clone()),
-            flow_endpoints::ip_protocols(channels.clone()),
-            system_info::cpu_info(channels.clone()),
-            system_info::ram_info(channels.clone()),
-            tree_summary::tree_summary(channels.clone()),
-            queue_stats_total::queue_stats_totals(channels.clone()),
-            network_tree::network_tree(channels.clone()),
+        let _ = tokio::join!(
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), cadence::cadence(channels.clone())),
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), throughput::throughput(channels.clone())),
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), rtt_histogram::rtt_histo(channels.clone())),
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), flow_counter::flow_count(channels.clone())),
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), top_10::top_10_downloaders(channels.clone())),
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), top_10::worst_10_downloaders(channels.clone())),
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), top_10::worst_10_retransmit(channels.clone())),
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), top_flows::top_flows_bytes(channels.clone())),
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), top_flows::top_flows_rate(channels.clone())),
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), flow_endpoints::endpoints_by_country(channels.clone())),
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), flow_endpoints::ether_protocols(channels.clone())),
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), flow_endpoints::ip_protocols(channels.clone())),
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), system_info::cpu_info(channels.clone())),
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), system_info::ram_info(channels.clone())),
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), tree_summary::tree_summary(channels.clone())),
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), queue_stats_total::queue_stats_totals(channels.clone())),
+            timeout(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.9), network_tree::network_tree(channels.clone())),
         );
     }
 }
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