diff --git a/Framework/Built_In_Automation/Sequential_Actions/sequential_actions.py b/Framework/Built_In_Automation/Sequential_Actions/sequential_actions.py
index dcb56e2a..abf6d245 100755
--- a/Framework/Built_In_Automation/Sequential_Actions/sequential_actions.py
+++ b/Framework/Built_In_Automation/Sequential_Actions/sequential_actions.py
@@ -143,6 +143,78 @@ def run(self, func, args, timeout):
         return payload
 
 
+def _force_kill_hung_browser_sessions():
+    """Best-effort kill of any live Selenium chromedriver/browser process trees.
+
+    Called after an action_timeout abort, since Tear_Down_Selenium is never
+    reached for the timed-out action and driver.quit() itself can hang on the
+    same unresponsive chromedriver. Must never raise or block -- this runs
+    from inside a TimeoutError handler.
+    """
+    try:
+        import psutil
+    except Exception:
+        return
+
+    drivers = []
+    try:
+        from Framework.Built_In_Automation.Web import utils as web_utils
+        for session in web_utils.get_browser_sessions().values():
+            if isinstance(session, dict) and session.get("selenium_driver") is not None:
+                drivers.append(session["selenium_driver"])
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    try:
+        from Framework.Built_In_Automation.Web.Selenium import BuiltInFunctions
+        for detail in BuiltInFunctions.selenium_details.values():
+            if isinstance(detail, dict) and detail.get("driver") is not None:
+                drivers.append(detail["driver"])
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+
+    seen_pids = set()
+    for driver in drivers:
+        try:
+            pid = driver.service.process.pid
+        except Exception:
+            continue
+        if pid is None or pid in seen_pids:
+            continue
+        seen_pids.add(pid)
+        _kill_process_tree(pid)
+
+
+def _kill_process_tree(pid):
+    try:
+        import psutil
+        root = psutil.Process(pid)
+    except Exception:
+        return
+
+    try:
+        procs = root.children(recursive=True) + [root]
+    except Exception:
+        procs = [root]
+
+    for proc in procs:
+        try:
+            proc.terminate()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+    try:
+        _gone, alive = psutil.wait_procs(procs, timeout=5)
+    except Exception:
+        alive = procs
+
+    for proc in alive:
+        try:
+            proc.kill()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+
 def _get_action_timeout():
     """Resolve the `action_timeout` shared variable to seconds (float).
 
@@ -193,6 +265,7 @@ async def _run_action_with_timeout(run_function, data_set):
         # thread won't block shutdown) and create a fresh worker for the next
         # action so its queues start clean.
         _action_worker = None
+        _force_kill_hung_browser_sessions()
         CommonUtil.ExecLog(
             sModuleInfo,
             "Action exceeded the action_timeout of %s second(s) and was aborted. "
@@ -204,6 +277,7 @@ async def _run_action_with_timeout(run_function, data_set):
         try:
             return await asyncio.wait_for(result, timeout=timeout)
         except TimeoutError:
+            _force_kill_hung_browser_sessions()
             CommonUtil.ExecLog(
                 sModuleInfo,
                 "Action exceeded the action_timeout of %s second(s) and was aborted. "
diff --git a/Framework/MainDriverApi.py b/Framework/MainDriverApi.py
index f5daff51..4c0cf84f 100644
--- a/Framework/MainDriverApi.py
+++ b/Framework/MainDriverApi.py
@@ -722,9 +722,10 @@ async def run_all_test_steps_in_a_test_case(
                     )
 
             CommonUtil.CreateJsonReport(stepInfo=after_execution_dict)
-            with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor() as executor:
-                thr = executor.submit(upload_step_report, run_id, test_case, this_step["step_sequence"], this_step["step_id"], after_execution_dict)
-                CommonUtil.SaveThread("step_report", thr)
+            executor = concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor()
+            thr = executor.submit(upload_step_report, run_id, test_case, this_step["step_sequence"], this_step["step_id"], after_execution_dict)
+            CommonUtil.SaveThread("step_report", thr)
+            executor.shutdown(wait=False)
 
             StepSeq += 1
             CommonUtil.step_index += 1
diff --git a/Framework/Utilities/RequestFormatter.py b/Framework/Utilities/RequestFormatter.py
index 2c979e1e..2b27af96 100644
--- a/Framework/Utilities/RequestFormatter.py
+++ b/Framework/Utilities/RequestFormatter.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ def renew_token():
     r = session.post(
         url=form_uri("/zsvc/auth/v1/renew"),
         verify=False,
+        timeout=70,
     )
 
     data = {}
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ def login():
         url=form_uri("/zsvc/auth/v1/login"),
         json=payload,
         verify=False,
+        timeout=70,
     )