diff --git a/package-mixins.js b/package-mixins.js
index 18ef439..6df5da5 100644
--- a/package-mixins.js
+++ b/package-mixins.js
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 import { NativeEventEmitter } from "react-native";
 import log from "./logging";
 
+// Reporting this event is important, but avoid blocking install()/restartApp() indefinitely
+// on a stalled network request.
+const REPORT_STATUS_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MS = 5000;
+
+async function withTimeout(promise, timeoutMs) {
+  let timer;
+  const timeout = new Promise((_, reject) => {
+    timer = setTimeout(() => reject(new Error(`Timed out after ${timeoutMs}ms`)), timeoutMs);
+  });
+
+  try {
+    return await Promise.race([promise, timeout]);
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timer);
+  }
+}
+
 // This function is used to augment remote and local
 // package objects with additional functionality/properties
 // beyond what is included in the metadata sent by the server.
@@ -31,10 +48,11 @@ module.exports = (NativeCodePush) => {
           const downloadedPackage = await NativeCodePush.downloadUpdate(updatePackageCopy, !!downloadProgressCallback);
 
           if (reportStatusDownload) {
-            reportStatusDownload(this)
-            .catch((err) => {
+            try {
+              await withTimeout(reportStatusDownload(this), REPORT_STATUS_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_MS);
+            } catch (err) {
               log(`Report download status failed: ${err}`);
-            });
+            }
           }
 
           return { ...downloadedPackage, ...local };
@@ -65,4 +83,4 @@ module.exports = (NativeCodePush) => {
   };
 
   return { local, remote };
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/src/acquisition-sdk/acquisition-sdk.ts b/src/acquisition-sdk/acquisition-sdk.ts
index 4d5c006..d957d65 100644
--- a/src/acquisition-sdk/acquisition-sdk.ts
+++ b/src/acquisition-sdk/acquisition-sdk.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ export class AcquisitionManager {
         });
     }
 
+    // Note: deployedPackage and status are null when reporting a "binary update" (i.e. the app was updated through the app store, not CodePush)
     public reportStatusDeploy(deployedPackage?: Package, status?: string, previousLabelOrAppVersion?: string, previousDeploymentKey?: string, callback?: Callback<void>): void {
         if (AcquisitionManager._apiCallsDisabled) {
             console.log(`[CodePush] Api calls are disabled, skipping API call`);
@@ -289,4 +290,4 @@ function queryStringify(object: Object): string {
     }
 
     return queryString;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}