diff --git a/src/invoicing.js b/src/invoicing.js
index 617c930..32e9e1e 100644
--- a/src/invoicing.js
+++ b/src/invoicing.js
@@ -255,18 +255,26 @@ class PurpleInvoiceManager {
 
   // Checks the status of an invoice once. Returns true if paid, false otherwise.
   async check_invoice_is_paid(label) {
+    const params = { label }
+    const timeout_ms = parseInt(process.env.LN_INVOICE_CHECK_TIMEOUT_MS) || 60000
+    let timeout_id = null
+
+    const timeout_promise = new Promise((resolve) => {
+      timeout_id = setTimeout(() => {
+        resolve(undefined)
+      }, timeout_ms)
+    })
+
+    const waitinvoice_promise = this.ln_rpc({ method: "waitinvoice", params })
+      .then((res) => res.error ? false : true)
+      .catch(() => undefined)
+
     try {
-      const params = { label }
-      return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          resolve(undefined)
-        }, parseInt(process.env.LN_INVOICE_CHECK_TIMEOUT_MS) || 60000)
-        const res = await this.ln_rpc({ method: "waitinvoice", params })
-        resolve(res.error ? false : true)
-      })
-    }
-    catch {
-      return undefined
+      return await Promise.race([waitinvoice_promise, timeout_promise])
+    } finally {
+      if (timeout_id) {
+        clearTimeout(timeout_id)
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/test/ln_flow.test.js b/test/ln_flow.test.js
index 4247b7a..a4d9fd2 100644
--- a/test/ln_flow.test.js
+++ b/test/ln_flow.test.js
@@ -240,3 +240,29 @@ test('LN Flow — Background polling processes paid invoices without client chec
 
   t.end();
 });
+
+test('LN Flow — check_invoice_is_paid handles LN RPC rejection without unhandled rejection', async (t) => {
+  const purple_api_controller = await PurpleTestController.new(t);
+  const manager = purple_api_controller.purple_api.invoice_manager;
+  manager.ln_rpc = async () => {
+    // Simulate the production failure mode where a promise rejection reason can be undefined.
+    throw undefined
+  }
+
+  let unhandledRejectionReceived = false
+  const handleUnhandledRejection = () => {
+    unhandledRejectionReceived = true
+  }
+  process.on('unhandledRejection', handleUnhandledRejection)
+
+  try {
+    const result = await manager.check_invoice_is_paid('some-label')
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setImmediate(resolve))
+    t.same(result, undefined)
+    t.equal(unhandledRejectionReceived, false)
+  } finally {
+    process.removeListener('unhandledRejection', handleUnhandledRejection)
+  }
+
+  t.end()
+})