diff --git a/cvm-server/server.ts b/cvm-server/server.ts
index b3d81ff..cd321f6 100644
--- a/cvm-server/server.ts
+++ b/cvm-server/server.ts
@@ -47,21 +47,16 @@ const dataPool = new SimplePool();
 
 async function queryNostr(filters: Filter[], timeoutMs = 8000): Promise<any[]> {
   // nostr-tools v2: use querySync which handles eose cleanly
-  // Run each filter separately and merge results (querySync takes a single filter)
   const allEvents: any[] = [];
   await Promise.all(
     filters.map(async (filter) => {
       try {
-        const abort = new AbortController();
-        const timer = setTimeout(() => abort.abort(), timeoutMs);
         const events = await dataPool.querySync(NOSTR_RELAYS, filter, {
           maxWait: timeoutMs,
-          abort: abort.signal,
         });
-        clearTimeout(timer);
         allEvents.push(...events);
-      } catch {
-        // ignore per-filter errors
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error("[queryNostr] error:", err);
       }
     })
   );