diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 369ac13..965bafd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)  # <3.5 is deprecated by CMake
-project( DriplinePy VERSION 5.1.4 )
+project( DriplinePy VERSION 5.1.5 )
 
 cmake_policy( SET CMP0074 NEW )
 
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 3613e07..48bb1f4 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ Types of changes: Added, Changed, Deprecated, Removed, Fixed, Security
 ## [Unreleased]
 
 
+## [5.1.5] - 2025-02-04
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Bug in how SignalHandler is used from RequestSender fixed
+
+
 ## [5.1.4] - 2026-01-23
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/chart/Chart.yaml b/chart/Chart.yaml
index 52564ce..d77ab3d 100644
--- a/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 ## the appVersion is used as the container image tag for the main container in the pod from the deployment
 ## it can be overridden by a values.yaml file in image.tag
-appVersion: "v5.1.4"
+appVersion: "v5.1.5"
 description: Deploy a dripline-python microservice
 name: dripline-python
 version: 1.1.2
diff --git a/dripline/core/request_sender.py b/dripline/core/request_sender.py
index b402374..0e6d229 100644
--- a/dripline/core/request_sender.py
+++ b/dripline/core/request_sender.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def _receive_reply(self, reply_pkg, timeout_s):
         '''
         internal helper method to standardize receiving reply messages
         '''
-        sig_handler = scarab.SignalHandler()
+        sig_handler = scarab.SignalHandler(True)
         sig_handler.add_cancelable(self._receiver)
         result = self._receiver.wait_for_reply(reply_pkg, timeout_s * 1000) # receiver expects ms
         sig_handler.remove_cancelable(self._receiver)