diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/JobsBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/JobsBiz.cs
index f16b6c6d..b723b42d 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/JobsBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/JobsBiz.cs
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         /// Process all jobs (stock jobs and those found in operations table)
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        internal static async Task ProcessJobsAsync(CancellationToken ctoken)
+        internal static async Task ProcessJobsAsync()
         {
             if (ActivelyProcessing)
             {
@@ -254,11 +254,11 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             ActivelyProcessing = true;
             try
             {
-                ctoken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
 
                 //Sweep jobs table
                 System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"JobsBiz processing sweeper");
-                await CoreJobSweeper.DoSweepAsync(ctoken);//run exclusively
+                await CoreJobSweeper.DoSweepAsync();//run exclusively
 
                 //BIZOBJECT DYNAMIC JOBS
                 //get a list of exclusive jobs that are due to happen
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                 {
                     try
                     {
-                        ctoken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
                         System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"JobsBiz processing exclusive biz job {j.Name}");
                         await ProcessJobAsync(j);
                     }
@@ -281,7 +280,6 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                     }
                 }
 
-                ctoken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
                 System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"JobsBiz processing exclusive license check");
                 //License check
                 long CurrentActiveCount = await UserBiz.ActiveCountAsync();
@@ -294,7 +292,6 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                     log.LogCritical(msg);
                     return;
                 }
-                ctoken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
                 //backup
                 System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"JobsBiz processing backup");
                 await CoreJobBackup.DoWorkAsync();//sb exclusive
@@ -316,16 +313,16 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                 //This area may turn out to need a re-write in future, but I think it might only involve this block and ProcessJobAsync
                 //the actual individual objects that are responsible for jobs will likely not need a signature rewrite or anything (I hope)
                 //For now I'z hoping that no job will be so slow that it can hold up all the other jobs indefinitely.
-                ctoken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
                 List<OpsJob> sharedJobs = await GetReadyJobsNotExlusiveOnlyAsync();
                 foreach (OpsJob j in sharedJobs)
                 {
                     try
                     {
-                        ctoken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
                         System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"JobsBiz processing NON-exclusive biz job {j.Name}");
                         // Task.Run(() => FireAway());
-                        Task.Run(() => ProcessJobAsync(j), ctoken);
+                        TaskUtil.Forget(Task.Run(() => ProcessJobAsync(j)));
                         //  await ProcessJobAsync(j, ct);
                     }
                     catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobSweeper.cs b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobSweeper.cs
index 0db9eaf7..f76ce747 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobSweeper.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobSweeper.cs
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         // DoSweep
         //
-        public static async Task DoSweepAsync(CancellationToken ctoken)
+        public static async Task DoSweepAsync()
         {
 
-            ctoken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+           
             //This will get triggered roughly every minute, but we don't want to sweep that frequently
             if (DateTime.UtcNow - lastSweep < SWEEP_EVERY_INTERVAL)
                 return;
@@ -43,32 +43,32 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                 //SWEEP SUCCESSFUL JOBS
                 //calculate cutoff to delete 
                 DateTime dtDeleteCutoff = DateTime.UtcNow - SUCCEEDED_JOBS_DELETE_AFTER_THIS_TIMESPAN;
-                await sweepAsync(ct, dtDeleteCutoff, JobStatus.Completed, ctoken);
+                await sweepAsync(ct, dtDeleteCutoff, JobStatus.Completed);
 
-                ctoken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+               
 
                 //SWEEP FAILED JOBS
                 //calculate cutoff to delete 
                 dtDeleteCutoff = DateTime.UtcNow - FAILED_JOBS_DELETE_AFTER_THIS_TIMESPAN;
-                await sweepAsync(ct, dtDeleteCutoff, JobStatus.Failed, ctoken);
+                await sweepAsync(ct, dtDeleteCutoff, JobStatus.Failed);
 
-                ctoken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+               
                 //KILL STUCK JOBS
                 //calculate cutoff to delete 
                 DateTime dtRunningDeadline = DateTime.UtcNow - RUNNING_JOBS_BECOME_FAILED_AFTER_THIS_TIMESPAN;
                 await killStuckJobsAsync(ct, dtRunningDeadline);
-                ctoken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+               
                 //SWEEP INTERNAL JOB LOG
                 //calculate cutoff to delete 
                 dtDeleteCutoff = DateTime.UtcNow - INTERNAL_JOBS_LOGS_DELETE_AFTER_THIS_TIMESPAN;
                 await SweepInternalJobsLogsAsync(ct, dtDeleteCutoff);
-                ctoken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+               
             }
             lastSweep = DateTime.UtcNow;
         }
 
 
-        private static async Task sweepAsync(AyContext ct, DateTime dtDeleteCutoff, JobStatus jobStatus, CancellationToken ctoken)//AyContext ct,
+        private static async Task sweepAsync(AyContext ct, DateTime dtDeleteCutoff, JobStatus jobStatus)
         {
             // AyContext ct = ServiceProviderProvider.DBContext;
             //Get the deleteable succeeded jobs list
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    ctoken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+                   
                     await JobsBiz.RemoveJobAndLogsAsync(j.GId);
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/generator/Generate.cs b/server/AyaNova/generator/Generate.cs
index 44b2c23c..4b252801 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/generator/Generate.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/generator/Generate.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Generator
     public class GeneratorService : BackgroundService
     {
         private readonly ILogger<GeneratorService> log;
-        private const int MAXIMUM_MS_ALLOWED_FOR_PROCESSING_ALL_JOBS = 1 * 60 * 1000;//1 minutes TEST TEST TEST #####
+       // private const int MAXIMUM_MS_ALLOWED_FOR_PROCESSING_ALL_JOBS = 1 * 60 * 1000;//1 minutes TEST TEST TEST #####
 #if(DEBUG)
         private const int GENERATE_SECONDS = 5;
 #else
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Generator
                             //Capture metrics  
                             CoreJobMetricsSnapshot.DoJob();
                             //TODO: this should be big timeout and then inside the process jobs each job has it's own timeout
-                            await TaskUtil.WithTimeoutAfterStart(ctoken => JobsBiz.ProcessJobsAsync(ctoken), TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(MAXIMUM_MS_ALLOWED_FOR_PROCESSING_ALL_JOBS));
+                             await JobsBiz.ProcessJobsAsync();
                             System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine($"### GENERATE BACK FROM calling JobsBiz.ProcessJobs");
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/util/TaskUtil.cs b/server/AyaNova/util/TaskUtil.cs
index 72533501..d148b87a 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/util/TaskUtil.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/util/TaskUtil.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
@@ -8,7 +9,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
     {
         ///<summary>
         ///Usage:
-        ///await WithTimeoutAfterStart(ct => SomeOperationAsync(ct), TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(n));
+        ///await WithTimeoutAfterStart(ctoken => SomeOperationAsync(ctoken), TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(n));
+        ///in callee call this regularly    ctoken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+        ///and pass the ctoken into any time consuming system methods called in turn
         ///</summary>
         public static async Task WithTimeoutAfterStart(Func<CancellationToken, Task> operation, TimeSpan timeout)
         {
@@ -19,6 +22,25 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
             await task;
         }
 
+
+        ///<summary>
+        ///fire and forget a task but bubble up any exceptions with optional ignore some
+        ///</summary>
+        public static async void Forget(this Task task, params Type[] acceptableExceptions)
+        {
+            //https://stackoverflow.com/a/22864616/8939
+            try
+            {
+                await task.ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                // TODO: consider whether derived types are also acceptable.
+                if (!acceptableExceptions.Contains(ex.GetType()))
+                    throw;
+            }
+        }
+
     }//eoc
 
 }//eons
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