diff --git a/ai_ta_backend/beam/cron_jobs.py b/ai_ta_backend/beam/cron_jobs.py
index d7f55195..2898d275 100644
--- a/ai_ta_backend/beam/cron_jobs.py
+++ b/ai_ta_backend/beam/cron_jobs.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 from beam import schedule
 
 
-@schedule(when="@daily", name="update-nomic-maps")
+@schedule(when="0 6 * * *", name="update-nomic-maps")
 def task():
-  print("Hi, from your task running at midnight daily!")
+  print("Hi, from your task running at 6 AM UTC (12 AM CST) daily!")
   base_url = "https://flask-production-751b.up.railway.app"
 
   # Update conversation maps
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ def task():
   except Exception as e:
     print(f"Error updating conversation maps: {str(e)}")
 
-  # Update document maps
-  url = f"{base_url}/updateDocumentMaps"
-  try:
-    response = requests.get(url, timeout=30)
-    if response.status_code == 200:
-      print("Document maps updated successfully")
-    else:
-      print(f"Failed to update document maps - Status code: {response.status_code}")
-      print(f"Response text: {response.text}")
-  except Exception as e:
-    print(f"Error updating document maps: {str(e)}")
+  # # Update document maps
+  # url = f"{base_url}/updateDocumentMaps"
+  # try:
+  #   response = requests.get(url, timeout=30)
+  #   if response.status_code == 200:
+  #     print("Document maps updated successfully")
+  #   else:
+  #     print(f"Failed to update document maps - Status code: {response.status_code}")
+  #     print(f"Response text: {response.text}")
+  # except Exception as e:
+  #   print(f"Error updating document maps: {str(e)}")
 
   return "Task completed successfully"
diff --git a/ai_ta_backend/service/nomic_service.py b/ai_ta_backend/service/nomic_service.py
index 6517ce2e..51d0e484 100644
--- a/ai_ta_backend/service/nomic_service.py
+++ b/ai_ta_backend/service/nomic_service.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ def update_conversation_maps(self):
               
             else:
               print(f"Error in updating conversation map: {result}")
+              break
             
             combined_dfs = []
         self.rebuild_map(course_name, "conversation")
@@ -530,7 +531,7 @@ def append_to_map(self, metadata, map_name):
       #   print("Project is currently indexing. Try again later.")
       #   return "Project busy"
       start_time = time.monotonic()
-      while time.monotonic() - start_time < 180:
+      while time.monotonic() - start_time < 30:
         if project.is_accepting_data:
           project.add_data(data=metadata)
           print(f"Data appended to map: {map_name}")