diff --git a/endpoints/rip.py b/endpoints/rip.py
index 5e358b3..7eae60b 100644
--- a/endpoints/rip.py
+++ b/endpoints/rip.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class RIP(FastAPI):
         self.task_queue = Queue(
             "dls",
             connection=self.redis_conn,
+            default_timeout=3600,
             default_result_ttl=86400,
             default_failure_ttl=86400,
         )
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ class RIP(FastAPI):
         job = self.task_queue.enqueue(
             bulk_download,
             args=(track_ids,),
-            timeout=3600,
+            job_timeout=3600,
             failure_ttl=86400,
             result_ttl=86400,
         )
diff --git a/utils/rip_background.py b/utils/rip_background.py
index 9da15ed..9185174 100644
--- a/utils/rip_background.py
+++ b/utils/rip_background.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import random
 import os
 import tarfile
 import uuid
+import re
 import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, unquote
@@ -39,6 +40,23 @@ HEADERS = {
 sr = SRUtil()
 
 
+import re
+
+def sanitize_filename(name: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Remove or replace characters not allowed in filenames.
+    Also trims whitespace and collapses consecutive spaces.
+    """
+    # Replace slashes/backslashes with a dash
+    name = name.replace("/", "-").replace("\\", "-")
+    # Remove illegal characters for most OSes
+    name = re.sub(r'[<>:"|?*\x00-\x1F]', "", name)
+    # Strip leading/trailing spaces and dots
+    name = name.strip().strip(".")
+    # Collapse multiple spaces into one
+    name = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", name)
+    return name or "Unknown"
+
 def bulk_download(track_list: list):
     """
     Full RQ-compatible bulk download job with:
@@ -103,9 +121,9 @@ def bulk_download(track_list: list):
                                 track_id,
                             )
                             continue
-                        artist = metadata.get("artist", "Unknown Artist")
-                        album = metadata.get("album", "Unknown Album")
-                        title = metadata.get("song", "Unknown Song")
+                        artist = sanitize_filename(metadata.get("artist", "Unknown Artist"))
+                        album = sanitize_filename(metadata.get("album", "Unknown Album"))
+                        title = sanitize_filename(metadata.get("song", "Unknown Song"))
 
                         logging.critical("Got metadata: %s/%s/%s", artist, album, title)
 
@@ -138,7 +156,7 @@ def bulk_download(track_list: list):
                 per_track_meta.append(track_info)
                 if job:
                     job.meta["progress"] = int((i + 1) / total * 100)
-                    job.meta["tracks"] = per_track_meta
+                    job.meta["tracks"] = track_list
                     job.save_meta()
 
                 # Throttle between downloads