diff --git a/collector/collector.go b/collector/collector.go
index 9768fb6a..f349c6ff 100644
--- a/collector/collector.go
+++ b/collector/collector.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package collector
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 // Namespace defines the common namespace to be used by all metrics.
 const namespace = "node"
+const collectorTimeout = 20 * time.Second
 
 var (
 	scrapeDurationDesc = prometheus.NewDesc(
@@ -157,12 +159,56 @@ func (n NodeCollector) Collect(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
 
 func execute(name string, c Collector, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric, logger *slog.Logger) {
 	begin := time.Now()
-	err := c.Update(ch)
+
+	// Create a context with a 20-second timeout
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), collectorTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	// Create a separate channel for the collector to write to
+	collectorCh := make(chan prometheus.Metric, 100) // Buffered channel to reduce blocking
+
+	// Create a channel to receive the error from Update
+	errCh := make(chan error, 1)
+
+	// Run Update in a goroutine
+	go func() {
+		defer close(collectorCh)
+		errCh <- c.Update(collectorCh)
+	}()
+
+	// Forward metrics from the collector to the channel
+	var err error
+	doForwarding := true
+
+	for doForwarding {
+		select {
+		case metric, ok := <-collectorCh:
+			if !ok {
+				// Channel closed, get the error from Update
+				err = <-errCh
+				doForwarding = false
+				break
+			}
+			sendMetricSafely(ch, metric, logger, name)
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			err = ctx.Err()
+			doForwarding = false
+			// Start a goroutine to drain collectorCh without blocking
+			go func() {
+				for range collectorCh {
+					// Drain collectorCh
+				}
+			}()
+		}
+	}
+
 	duration := time.Since(begin)
 	var success float64
 
 	if err != nil {
-		if IsNoDataError(err) {
+		if err == context.DeadlineExceeded {
+			logger.Error("collector timed out", "name", name, "duration_seconds", duration.Seconds(), "err", err)
+		} else if IsNoDataError(err) {
 			logger.Debug("collector returned no data", "name", name, "duration_seconds", duration.Seconds(), "err", err)
 		} else {
 			logger.Error("collector failed", "name", name, "duration_seconds", duration.Seconds(), "err", err)
@@ -172,8 +218,18 @@ func execute(name string, c Collector, ch chan<- prometheus.Metric, logger *slog
 		logger.Debug("collector succeeded", "name", name, "duration_seconds", duration.Seconds())
 		success = 1
 	}
-	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(scrapeDurationDesc, prometheus.GaugeValue, duration.Seconds(), name)
-	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(scrapeSuccessDesc, prometheus.GaugeValue, success, name)
+	// Send the final metrics
+	sendMetricSafely(ch, prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(scrapeDurationDesc, prometheus.GaugeValue, duration.Seconds(), name), logger, name)
+	sendMetricSafely(ch, prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(scrapeSuccessDesc, prometheus.GaugeValue, success, name), logger, name)
+}
+
+// sendMetricSafely sends a metric to the channel, logging a warning if it fails
+func sendMetricSafely(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric, metric prometheus.Metric, logger *slog.Logger, name string) {
+	select {
+	case ch <- metric:
+	default:
+		logger.Info("msg", "failed to send metric", "name", name)
+	}
 }
 
 // Collector is the interface a collector has to implement.