diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
index c554fd9..7ddf198 100644
--- a/Procfile
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #web: gunicorn api.wsgi:app --python api --log-file=-
 
 ## For debug, use below
-web: gunicorn api.wsgi:app --python api --log-file=- --log-level debug --preload --workers 1
+web: gunicorn api.wsgi:app --python api --log-file=- --log-level debug --preload --workers 1 --timeout 120
diff --git a/services/news_service.py b/services/news_service.py
index 197d0e9..4960d38 100644
--- a/services/news_service.py
+++ b/services/news_service.py
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ def save_news(json):
             return Message("Missing field")
 
     cdn_dir = "ohack.dev/news"
-    news_image = generate_and_save_image_to_cdn(cdn_dir, json["title"])
+    try:
+        news_image = generate_and_save_image_to_cdn(cdn_dir, json["title"])
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.exception(f"Image generation failed for title '{json['title']}': {e}")
+        raise
     json["image"] = f"{CDN_SERVER}/{cdn_dir}/{news_image}"
     json["last_updated"] = datetime.now().isoformat()
     news_id = upsert_news(json)