diff --git a/src/components/nodes/AudioInputNode.tsx b/src/components/nodes/AudioInputNode.tsx
index f6f4d7b0..90882bb6 100644
--- a/src/components/nodes/AudioInputNode.tsx
+++ b/src/components/nodes/AudioInputNode.tsx
@@ -45,14 +45,23 @@ export function AudioInputNode({ id, data, selected }: NodeProps<AudioInputNodeT
       const audio = new Audio(nodeData.audioFile);
       audioRef.current = audio;
 
-      audio.addEventListener("ended", () => {
+      const handleEnded = () => {
         setIsPlaying(false);
         setCurrentTime(0);
-      });
-
-      audio.addEventListener("timeupdate", () => {
+      };
+      const handleTimeUpdate = () => {
         setCurrentTime(audio.currentTime);
-      });
+      };
+
+      audio.addEventListener("ended", handleEnded);
+      audio.addEventListener("timeupdate", handleTimeUpdate);
+
+      return () => {
+        audio.removeEventListener("ended", handleEnded);
+        audio.removeEventListener("timeupdate", handleTimeUpdate);
+        audio.pause();
+        audioRef.current = null;
+      };
     }
 
     return () => {
diff --git a/src/hooks/useAudioMixing.ts b/src/hooks/useAudioMixing.ts
index 3a916077..b2ab336c 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useAudioMixing.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useAudioMixing.ts
@@ -45,35 +45,51 @@ async function decodeWithMediaBunny(
 ): Promise<AudioBuffer[]> {
   onProgress?.({ message: 'Reading audio tracks...', progress: 20 });
 
-  const blobSource = new BlobSource(audioBlob);
-  const input = new Input({ source: blobSource, formats: ALL_FORMATS });
+  let blobSource: BlobSource | undefined;
+  let input: Input | undefined;
+  let sink: AudioBufferSink | undefined;
 
-  const audioTrack = await input.getPrimaryAudioTrack();
-  if (!audioTrack) {
-    throw new Error('No audio tracks found in file');
-  }
+  try {
+    blobSource = new BlobSource(audioBlob);
+    input = new Input({ source: blobSource, formats: ALL_FORMATS });
 
-  const decodable = await audioTrack.canDecode();
-  if (!decodable) {
-    throw new Error('Audio codec not supported by this browser');
-  }
+    const audioTrack = await input.getPrimaryAudioTrack();
+    if (!audioTrack) {
+      throw new Error('No audio tracks found in file');
+    }
 
-  const sink = new AudioBufferSink(audioTrack);
-  const audioDuration = await input.computeDuration();
+    const decodable = await audioTrack.canDecode();
+    if (!decodable) {
+      throw new Error('Audio codec not supported by this browser');
+    }
+
+    sink = new AudioBufferSink(audioTrack);
+    const audioDuration = await input.computeDuration();
 
-  onProgress?.({ message: 'Decoding audio...', progress: 30 });
-  const decodedBuffers: AudioBuffer[] = [];
-  for await (const wrappedBuffer of sink.buffers(0, audioDuration)) {
-    if (wrappedBuffer?.buffer) {
-      decodedBuffers.push(wrappedBuffer.buffer);
+    onProgress?.({ message: 'Decoding audio...', progress: 30 });
+    const decodedBuffers: AudioBuffer[] = [];
+    for await (const wrappedBuffer of sink.buffers(0, audioDuration)) {
+      if (wrappedBuffer?.buffer) {
+        decodedBuffers.push(wrappedBuffer.buffer);
+      }
     }
-  }
 
-  if (decodedBuffers.length === 0) {
-    throw new Error('Failed to decode audio');
-  }
+    if (decodedBuffers.length === 0) {
+      throw new Error('Failed to decode audio');
+    }
 
-  return decodedBuffers;
+    return decodedBuffers;
+  } finally {
+    if (sink && typeof sink.close === 'function') {
+      try { await sink.close(); } catch (e) { console.warn('Failed to close sink:', e); }
+    }
+    if (input && typeof input.close === 'function') {
+      try { await input.close(); } catch (e) { console.warn('Failed to close input:', e); }
+    }
+    if (blobSource && typeof blobSource.close === 'function') {
+      try { await blobSource.close(); } catch (e) { console.warn('Failed to close blobSource:', e); }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/store/workflowStore.ts b/src/store/workflowStore.ts
index 84e48143..ad0d8bdd 100644
--- a/src/store/workflowStore.ts
+++ b/src/store/workflowStore.ts
@@ -304,17 +304,22 @@ function trackSaveGeneration(
 async function waitForPendingImageSyncs(timeout: number = 60000): Promise<void> {
   if (pendingImageSyncs.size === 0) return;
 
+  let timeoutId: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>;
   const timeoutPromise = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
-    setTimeout(() => {
+    timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
       console.warn(`Pending image syncs timed out after ${timeout}ms, continuing with save`);
       resolve();
     }, timeout);
   });
 
-  await Promise.race([
-    Promise.all(pendingImageSyncs.values()),
-    timeoutPromise,
-  ]);
+  try {
+    await Promise.race([
+      Promise.all(pendingImageSyncs.values()),
+      timeoutPromise,
+    ]);
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timeoutId!);
+  }
 }
 
 // Concurrency settings
diff --git a/src/utils/deduplicatedFetch.ts b/src/utils/deduplicatedFetch.ts
index c5f70995..cac9c994 100644
--- a/src/utils/deduplicatedFetch.ts
+++ b/src/utils/deduplicatedFetch.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ const responseCache = new Map<string, { status: number; headers: Record<string,
 // Cache TTL in milliseconds (5 seconds - short enough to get fresh data, long enough to dedupe)
 const CACHE_TTL = 5000;
 
+// Map of cacheKey -> pending cleanup timeout IDs (for clearFetchCache cleanup)
+const pendingTimeouts = new Map<string, ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>();
+
 /**
  * Generate a cache key from URL and headers
  */
@@ -105,9 +108,11 @@ export async function deduplicatedFetch(
     .finally(() => {
       // Clean up in-flight request after a short delay
       // (allows concurrent calls that started just after to still benefit)
-      setTimeout(() => {
+      const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
         inFlightRequests.delete(cacheKey);
+        pendingTimeouts.delete(cacheKey);
       }, 50);
+      pendingTimeouts.set(cacheKey, timeoutId);
     });
 
   // Store the in-flight request
@@ -123,4 +128,8 @@ export async function deduplicatedFetch(
 export function clearFetchCache(): void {
   responseCache.clear();
   inFlightRequests.clear();
+  for (const timeoutId of pendingTimeouts.values()) {
+    clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+  }
+  pendingTimeouts.clear();
 }