diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 164863f..7b307c8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "@ztimson/zim-utils",
-	"version": "0.4.8",
+	"version": "0.4.11",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "@ztimson/zim-utils",
-			"version": "0.4.8",
+			"version": "0.4.11",
 			"hasInstallScript": true,
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 				"adm-zip": "^0.5.18",
 				"lzma1": "^0.3.0",
 				"tar": "^7.4.3",
+				"undici": "^8.11.2",
 				"zstd-codec": "^0.1.5"
 			}
 		},
@@ -106,6 +107,15 @@
 				"node": ">=18"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/undici": {
+			"version": "8.11.2",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici/-/undici-8.11.2.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-u4UB2/IrKdU6lFxumHmmo1a3fCQO5tzQllRorfoRS63txhrB7xTpSn1PftwC4qEHkOaqP95fCWW4lJzwErwzhQ==",
+			"license": "MIT",
+			"engines": {
+				"node": ">=22.19.0"
+			}
+		},
 		"node_modules/var-persist": {
 			"version": "1.0.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/var-persist/-/var-persist-1.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 76d7b6c..ebd271c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@ztimson/zim-utils",
-	"version": "0.4.11",
+	"version": "0.4.12",
 	"description": "Native, dependency-light ZIM archive reader/searcher and Kiwix catalog downloader for Node.js",
 	"author": "Zak Timson",
 	"license": "MIT",
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@ztimson/utils": "^0.30.9",
+		"adm-zip": "^0.5.18",
 		"lzma1": "^0.3.0",
 		"tar": "^7.4.3",
-		"zstd-codec": "^0.1.5",
-		"adm-zip": "^0.5.18"
+		"undici": "^8.11.2",
+		"zstd-codec": "^0.1.5"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/manager.js b/src/manager.js
index c8cdb73..9bf654f 100644
--- a/src/manager.js
+++ b/src/manager.js
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import {Readable} from 'node:stream';
 import {PromiseProgress} from '@ztimson/utils';
 import {KiwixServer} from './server.js';
 import {zimCatalog, zimCatalogInfo, CATALOG_URL} from './catalog.js';
+import {Agent} from 'undici';
+
+const agent = new Agent({headersTimeout: 0, bodyTimeout: 0});
 
 const VISIBLE_TIMEOUT = 5_000;
 const VISIBLE_POLL_INTERVAL = 200;
@@ -65,13 +68,13 @@ export class ZimManager {
 
 	/** Resolves a `.meta4` metalink URL down to the real mirror `.zim` download URL. */
 	async #resolveUrl(url) {
-		const head = await fetch(url);
+		const head = await fetch(url, {dispatcher: agent});
 		const ct = head.headers.get('content-type') || '';
 		if (!ct.includes('metalink') && !url.endsWith('.meta4')) return {res: head, url};
 		const meta = await head.text();
 		const m = meta.match(/<url[^>]*>([^<]+\.zim)<\/url>/);
 		if (!m) throw new Error('Could not resolve metalink mirror');
-		const res = await fetch(m[1]);
+		const res = await fetch(m[1], {dispatcher: agent});
 		return {res, url: m[1]};
 	}