diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 4bfcd9e..8769f57 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
     "@nestjs/testing": "^9.2.1",
     "@types/bcrypt": "^5.0.0",
     "@types/cors": "^2.8.13",
-    "@types/ms": "^0.7.31",
     "@types/multer": "^1.4.7",
     "@types/node": "^18.11.17",
     "@types/passport-jwt": "^3.0.8",
diff --git a/backend/src/config/late/jwt.config.service.ts b/backend/src/config/late/jwt.config.service.ts
index 9856127..966178d 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/late/jwt.config.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/late/jwt.config.service.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ export class JwtConfigService implements JwtOptionsFactory {
       await this.prefService.getStringPreference('jwt_expires_in'),
     );
 
-    let milliseconds = ms(expiresIn);
-    if (milliseconds === undefined) {
+    let milliseconds = ms(expiresIn as any);
+    if (isNaN(milliseconds)) {
       milliseconds = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24; // 1 day
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/managers/image/image-converter.service.ts b/backend/src/managers/image/image-converter.service.ts
index 358fa96..9372856 100644
--- a/backend/src/managers/image/image-converter.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/managers/image/image-converter.service.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import ms from 'ms';
 import { ImageRequestParams } from 'picsur-shared/dist/dto/api/image.dto';
 import {
   FileType,
-  SupportedFileTypeCategory,
+  SupportedFileTypeCategory
 } from 'picsur-shared/dist/dto/mimes.dto';
 import { SysPreference } from 'picsur-shared/dist/dto/sys-preferences.enum';
 import { AsyncFailable, Fail, FT, HasFailed } from 'picsur-shared/dist/types';
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ export class ImageConverterService {
     if (HasFailed(memLimit) || HasFailed(timeLimit)) {
       return Fail(FT.Internal, 'Failed to get conversion limits');
     }
-    const timeLimitMS = ms(timeLimit);
+    let timeLimitMS = ms(timeLimit as any);
+    if (isNaN(timeLimitMS)) timeLimitMS = 15 * 1000; // 15 seconds
 
     const sharpWrapper = new SharpWrapper(timeLimitMS, memLimit);
     const sharpOptions: SharpOptions = {
diff --git a/backend/src/managers/image/image.module.ts b/backend/src/managers/image/image.module.ts
index 8060597..e8d0df2 100644
--- a/backend/src/managers/image/image.module.ts
+++ b/backend/src/managers/image/image.module.ts
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ export class ImageManagerModule implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
       return;
     }
 
-    const after_ms = ms(remove_derivatives_after);
-    if (after_ms === 0) {
+    const after_ms = ms(remove_derivatives_after as any);
+    if (isNaN(after_ms) || after_ms === 0) {
       this.logger.log('remove_derivatives_after is 0, skipping cron');
       return;
     }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7eb0e77..7fd74bd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "terser": ">=5.14.2",
     "typeorm": ">=0.3.9",
     "typescript": "~4.8.2",
+    "ms": "3.0.0-canary.1",
     "fastify-static": "npm:@fastify/static@*",
     "fastify-formbody": "npm:@fastify/formbody@*",
     "minimist": "npm:minimist-lite@*"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 540a34c..17e9fe2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3544,13 +3544,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@types/ms@npm:^0.7.31":
-  version: 0.7.31
-  resolution: "@types/ms@npm:0.7.31"
-  checksum: daadd354aedde024cce6f5aa873fefe7b71b22cd0e28632a69e8b677aeb48ae8caa1c60e5919bb781df040d116b01cb4316335167a3fc0ef6a63fa3614c0f6da
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@types/multer@npm:^1.4.7":
   version: 1.4.7
   resolution: "@types/multer@npm:1.4.7"
@@ -8352,24 +8345,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"ms@npm:2.0.0":
-  version: 2.0.0
-  resolution: "ms@npm:2.0.0"
-  checksum: 0e6a22b8b746d2e0b65a430519934fefd41b6db0682e3477c10f60c76e947c4c0ad06f63ffdf1d78d335f83edee8c0aa928aa66a36c7cd95b69b26f468d527f4
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"ms@npm:2.1.2":
-  version: 2.1.2
-  resolution: "ms@npm:2.1.2"
-  checksum: 673cdb2c3133eb050c745908d8ce632ed2c02d85640e2edb3ace856a2266a813b30c613569bf3354fdf4ea7d1a1494add3bfa95e2713baa27d0c2c71fc44f58f
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"ms@npm:2.1.3, ms@npm:^2.0.0, ms@npm:^2.1.1, ms@npm:^2.1.3":
-  version: 2.1.3
-  resolution: "ms@npm:2.1.3"
-  checksum: aa92de608021b242401676e35cfa5aa42dd70cbdc082b916da7fb925c542173e36bce97ea3e804923fe92c0ad991434e4a38327e15a1b5b5f945d66df615ae6d
+"ms@npm:3.0.0-canary.1":
+  version: 3.0.0-canary.1
+  resolution: "ms@npm:3.0.0-canary.1"
+  checksum: 5ec76c0932cf83ac3e7f70f1a4c0d4db4dbc91de6ea5f7d336c67b48f513c8cb4c0fce3a07e3d84ee931dbdc9a48f33ed1c485e834279fff8906d385e86684ae
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -9395,7 +9374,6 @@ __metadata:
     "@nestjs/typeorm": ^9.0.1
     "@types/bcrypt": ^5.0.0
     "@types/cors": ^2.8.13
-    "@types/ms": ^0.7.31
     "@types/multer": ^1.4.7
     "@types/node": ^18.11.17
     "@types/passport-jwt": ^3.0.8