diff --git a/unitylibs/core/workflow/workflow-acrobat/upload-handler.js b/unitylibs/core/workflow/workflow-acrobat/upload-handler.js
index 638faaa9..ba04bef4 100644
--- a/unitylibs/core/workflow/workflow-acrobat/upload-handler.js
+++ b/unitylibs/core/workflow/workflow-acrobat/upload-handler.js
@@ -211,13 +211,46 @@ export default class UploadHandler {
         this.actionBinder.getAdditionalHeaders() || {},
         { body: JSON.stringify(finalAssetData), signal },
       );
-      finalizeOpts.keepalive = true;
-      this.networkUtils.fetchFromServiceWithRetry(
+      const finalizeJson = await this.networkUtils.fetchFromServiceWithRetry(
         this.actionBinder.acrobatApiConfig.acrobatEndpoint.finalizeAsset,
         finalizeOpts,
         this.actionBinder.workflowCfg.targetCfg.fetchApiConfig.finalizeAsset,
-      ).catch(() => {});
-    } catch (e) { /* fire-and-forget */ }
+      );
+      if (!finalizeJson || Object.keys(finalizeJson).length !== 0) {
+        if (this.actionBinder.MULTI_FILE) {
+          await this.actionBinder.dispatchErrorToast('upload_error_finalize_asset', 500, `Unexpected response from finalize call: ${assetData.id}, ${JSON.stringify(finalizeJson || {})}`, false, true, {
+            code: 'upload_error_finalize_asset',
+            desc: `Unexpected response from finalize call: ${assetData.id}, ${JSON.stringify(finalizeJson || {})}`,
+          });
+          return false;
+        }
+        await this.showSplashScreen();
+        await this.actionBinder.dispatchErrorToast('upload_error_finalize_asset', 500, `Unexpected response from finalize call: ${assetData.id}, ${JSON.stringify(finalizeJson)}`, false, true, {
+          code: 'upload_error_finalize_asset',
+          desc: `Unexpected response from finalize call: ${assetData.id}, ${JSON.stringify(finalizeJson)}`,
+        });
+        this.actionBinder.operations = [];
+        return false;
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e.name === 'AbortError') return false;
+      if (this.actionBinder.MULTI_FILE) {
+        await this.actionBinder.dispatchErrorToast('upload_error_finalize_asset', e.status || 500, `Exception thrown when verifying content: ${e.message}, ${assetData.id}`, false, e.showError, {
+          code: 'upload_error_finalize_asset',
+          subCode: e.status,
+          desc: `Exception thrown when verifying content: ${e.message}, ${assetData.id}`,
+        });
+        return false;
+      }
+      await this.showSplashScreen();
+      await this.actionBinder.dispatchErrorToast('upload_error_finalize_asset', e.status || 500, `Exception thrown when verifying content: ${e.message}, ${assetData.id}`, false, e.showError, {
+        code: 'upload_error_finalize_asset',
+        subCode: e.status,
+        desc: `Exception thrown when verifying content: ${e.message}, ${assetData.id}`,
+      });
+      this.actionBinder.operations = [];
+      return false;
+    }
     return true;
   }