diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 9663e6fe..00f411a8 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -417,7 +417,9 @@ func ProcessInChannel(wg *sync.WaitGroup, scConfig *common.SCConfiguration) {
 						out.Status = channel.SUCCESS
 					}
 				}
-				scConfig.EventOutCh <- &out
+				if !common.SendToChannel(scConfig.EventOutCh, &out) {
+					log.Warningf("EventOutCh full, dropping ack for %s", d.Address)
+				}
 			} else if d.Type == channel.STATUS && d.Status == channel.NEW {
 				log.Warnf("event disabled,no action taken(can't send to a destination): logging new status check %v\n", d)
 				out := channel.DataChan{
diff --git a/pkg/common/common.go b/pkg/common/common.go
index ffd73c73..cb3adc30 100644
--- a/pkg/common/common.go
+++ b/pkg/common/common.go
@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
+const sendTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+
+// SendToChannel sends data to a channel with a timeout.
+// Returns true if the send succeeded, false if the channel was full for the
+// entire timeout duration.
+func SendToChannel(ch chan *channel.DataChan, d *channel.DataChan) bool {
+	select {
+	case ch <- d:
+		return true
+	case <-time.After(sendTimeout):
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
 // TransportType  defines transport type supported
 type TransportType int
 
@@ -309,18 +323,21 @@ func PublishEvent(scConfig *SCConfiguration, e ceevent.Event) error {
 // PublishEventViaAPI ... publish events by not using http request but direct api
 func PublishEventViaAPI(scConfig *SCConfiguration, cneEvent ceevent.Event, resourceAddress string) error {
 	if ceEvent, err := GetPublishingCloudEvent(scConfig, cneEvent); err == nil {
-		scConfig.EventOutCh <- &channel.DataChan{
+		d := &channel.DataChan{
 			Type:     channel.EVENT,
 			Status:   channel.NEW,
 			Data:     ceEvent,
 			Address:  resourceAddress, // this is the publishing address
 			ClientID: scConfig.ClientID(),
 		}
-
-		log.Debugf("event source %s sent to queue to process", ceEvent.Source())
-		log.Debugf("event sent %s", cneEvent.JSONString())
-
-		localmetrics.UpdateEventPublishedCount(ceEvent.Source(), localmetrics.SUCCESS, 1)
+		if SendToChannel(scConfig.EventOutCh, d) {
+			log.Debugf("event source %s sent to queue to process", ceEvent.Source())
+			log.Debugf("event sent %s", cneEvent.JSONString())
+			localmetrics.UpdateEventPublishedCount(ceEvent.Source(), localmetrics.SUCCESS, 1)
+		} else {
+			log.Warningf("EventOutCh full for %s, dropping event for %s", sendTimeout, resourceAddress)
+			localmetrics.UpdateEventPublishedCount(ceEvent.Source(), localmetrics.FAIL, 1)
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/common/common_test.go b/pkg/common/common_test.go
index 2e5785bf..b4bc649b 100644
--- a/pkg/common/common_test.go
+++ b/pkg/common/common_test.go
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ package common_test
 import (
 	"net"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/redhat-cne/sdk-go/pkg/channel"
+	ceevent "github.com/redhat-cne/sdk-go/pkg/event"
 	"github.com/redhat-cne/sdk-go/pkg/types"
-
+	v1pubsub "github.com/redhat-cne/sdk-go/v1/pubsub"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/redhat-cne/cloud-event-proxy/pkg/common"
@@ -61,3 +64,41 @@ func TestTransportHost_ParseTransportHost(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPublishEventViaAPI_NonBlockingWhenChannelFull(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a channel with buffer size 1 and fill it
+	eventOutCh := make(chan *channel.DataChan, 1)
+	eventOutCh <- &channel.DataChan{} // fill the buffer
+
+	pubSubAPI := v1pubsub.GetAPIInstance("/tmp/test-store")
+	pub, _ := pubSubAPI.CreatePublisher(v1pubsub.NewPubSub(
+		types.ParseURI("http://localhost/dummy"),
+		"/test/resource",
+	))
+
+	scConfig := &common.SCConfiguration{
+		EventOutCh: eventOutCh,
+		PubSubAPI:  pubSubAPI,
+	}
+
+	// Create event with matching publisher ID
+	event := ceevent.Event{ID: pub.ID}
+
+	// PublishEventViaAPI should return after the 5s timeout (not block forever)
+	// even though the channel is full
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		_ = common.PublishEventViaAPI(scConfig, event, "/test/resource")
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+		// success — returned after timeout, did not block forever
+	case <-time.After(10 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("PublishEventViaAPI blocked on full EventOutCh — should return after 5s timeout")
+	}
+
+	// Channel should still have exactly 1 item (the original, not the new one)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(eventOutCh))
+}
diff --git a/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/manager.go b/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/manager.go
index 09c88996..b900b882 100644
--- a/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/manager.go
+++ b/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/manager.go
@@ -776,7 +776,8 @@ func (p *PTPEventManager) SetInitalMetrics() {
 }
 
 func (p *PTPEventManager) TriggerLogs() error {
-	resp, err := http.Get(logsEndpoint)
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
+	resp, err := client.Get(logsEndpoint)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/ptp_operator/ptp_operator_plugin.go b/plugins/ptp_operator/ptp_operator_plugin.go
index 4d5a58f6..df8f9c08 100644
--- a/plugins/ptp_operator/ptp_operator_plugin.go
+++ b/plugins/ptp_operator/ptp_operator_plugin.go
@@ -665,12 +665,16 @@ func listenToSocket(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 }
 
 func processMessages(c net.Conn) {
-	// A new socket connection means the daemon (re)connected.
-	// Request a full state re-emit so metrics are populated after restart.
+	// Request a full state re-emit in a separate goroutine so the scanner
+	// can start reading immediately. TriggerLogs writes emit data back through
+	// this same socket connection; if we block here waiting for the HTTP response,
+	// nobody reads the socket, the kernel buffer fills, and the emit handler blocks.
 	if eventManager != nil {
-		if err := eventManager.TriggerLogs(); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to trigger logs on new connection: %v", err)
-		}
+		go func() {
+			if err := eventManager.TriggerLogs(); err != nil {
+				log.Warnf("failed to trigger logs on new connection: %v", err)
+			}
+		}()
 	}
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(c)
 	for {