diff --git a/foodie_automator_google.py b/foodie_automator_google.py
index 0de3b87..371a5b5 100644
--- a/foodie_automator_google.py
+++ b/foodie_automator_google.py
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ from foodie_utils import (
 )
 from foodie_hooks import get_dynamic_hook, select_best_cta
 
+# Flag to indicate if we're in the middle of posting
+is_posting = False
+
+def signal_handler(sig, frame):
+    logging.info("Received termination signal, checking if safe to exit...")
+    if is_posting:
+        logging.info("Currently posting, will exit after completion.")
+    else:
+        logging.info("Safe to exit immediately.")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal_handler)
+signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
+
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 file_handler = logging.FileHandler('/tmp/foodie_automator_google_trends.log', mode='a')
@@ -231,23 +245,10 @@ def curate_from_google_trends(geo_list=['US']):
             cta = select_best_cta(post_data["title"], final_summary, post_url=None)
             post_data["content"] = f"{final_summary}\n\n{cta}"
 
-            post_id, post_url = post_to_wp(
-                post_data=post_data,
-                category=category,
-                link=link,
-                author=author,
-                image_url=image_url,
-                original_source=original_source,
-                image_source=image_source,
-                uploader=uploader,
-                pixabay_url=pixabay_url,
-                interest_score=interest_score
-            )
-
-            if post_id:
-                cta = select_best_cta(post_data["title"], final_summary, post_url=post_url)
-                post_data["content"] = f"{final_summary}\n\n{cta}"
-                post_to_wp(
+            global is_posting
+            is_posting = True
+            try:
+                post_id, post_url = post_to_wp(
                     post_data=post_data,
                     category=category,
                     link=link,
@@ -257,9 +258,31 @@ def curate_from_google_trends(geo_list=['US']):
                     image_source=image_source,
                     uploader=uploader,
                     pixabay_url=pixabay_url,
-                    interest_score=interest_score,
-                    post_id=post_id
+                    interest_score=interest_score
                 )
+            finally:
+                is_posting = False
+
+            if post_id:
+                cta = select_best_cta(post_data["title"], final_summary, post_url=post_url)
+                post_data["content"] = f"{final_summary}\n\n{cta}"
+                is_posting = True
+                try:
+                    post_to_wp(
+                        post_data=post_data,
+                        category=category,
+                        link=link,
+                        author=author,
+                        image_url=image_url,
+                        original_source=original_source,
+                        image_source=image_source,
+                        uploader=uploader,
+                        pixabay_url=pixabay_url,
+                        interest_score=interest_score,
+                        post_id=post_id
+                    )
+                finally:
+                    is_posting = False
 
                 timestamp = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
                 save_json_file(POSTED_TITLES_FILE, title, timestamp)
diff --git a/foodie_automator_reddit.py b/foodie_automator_reddit.py
index eb587d7..ca547ee 100644
--- a/foodie_automator_reddit.py
+++ b/foodie_automator_reddit.py
@@ -23,6 +23,20 @@ from foodie_utils import (
 )
 from foodie_hooks import get_dynamic_hook, select_best_cta
 
+# Flag to indicate if we're in the middle of posting
+is_posting = False
+
+def signal_handler(sig, frame):
+    logging.info("Received termination signal, checking if safe to exit...")
+    if is_posting:
+        logging.info("Currently posting, will exit after completion.")
+    else:
+        logging.info("Safe to exit immediately.")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal_handler)
+signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
+
 LOG_FILE = "/home/shane/foodie_automator/foodie_automator_reddit.log"
 LOG_PRUNE_DAYS = 30
 
@@ -257,24 +271,10 @@ def curate_from_reddit():
         
         post_data["content"] = f"{final_summary}\n\n{cta}"
         
-        post_id, post_url = post_to_wp(
-            post_data=post_data,
-            category=category,
-            link=link,
-            author=author,
-            image_url=image_url,
-            original_source=original_source,
-            image_source=image_source,
-            uploader=uploader,
-            pixabay_url=pixabay_url,
-            interest_score=interest_score
-        )
-        
-        if post_id:
-            cta = select_best_cta(post_data["title"], final_summary, post_url=post_url)
-            post_data["content"] = f"{final_summary}\n\n{cta}"
-            
-            post_to_wp(
+        global is_posting
+        is_posting = True
+        try:
+            post_id, post_url = post_to_wp(
                 post_data=post_data,
                 category=category,
                 link=link,
@@ -284,9 +284,32 @@ def curate_from_reddit():
                 image_source=image_source,
                 uploader=uploader,
                 pixabay_url=pixabay_url,
-                interest_score=interest_score,
-                post_id=post_id
+                interest_score=interest_score
             )
+        finally:
+            is_posting = False
+
+        if post_id:
+            cta = select_best_cta(post_data["title"], final_summary, post_url=post_url)
+            post_data["content"] = f"{final_summary}\n\n{cta}"
+            
+            is_posting = True
+            try:
+                post_to_wp(
+                    post_data=post_data,
+                    category=category,
+                    link=link,
+                    author=author,
+                    image_url=image_url,
+                    original_source=original_source,
+                    image_source=image_source,
+                    uploader=uploader,
+                    pixabay_url=pixabay_url,
+                    interest_score=interest_score,
+                    post_id=post_id
+                )
+            finally:
+                is_posting = False
             
             timestamp = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
             save_json_file(POSTED_TITLES_FILE, title, timestamp)
diff --git a/foodie_automator_rss.py b/foodie_automator_rss.py
index b687d69..38f6e79 100644
--- a/foodie_automator_rss.py
+++ b/foodie_automator_rss.py
@@ -23,6 +23,20 @@ import feedparser
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
 from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional
 
+# Flag to indicate if we're in the middle of posting
+is_posting = False
+
+def signal_handler(sig, frame):
+    logging.info("Received termination signal, checking if safe to exit...")
+    if is_posting:
+        logging.info("Currently posting, will exit after completion.")
+    else:
+        logging.info("Safe to exit immediately.")
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal_handler)
+signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
+
 LOG_FILE = "/home/shane/foodie_automator/foodie_automator_rss.log"
 LOG_PRUNE_DAYS = 30
 MAX_WORKERS = 5  # Number of concurrent workers for parallel processing
@@ -266,23 +280,10 @@ def curate_from_rss():
         cta = select_best_cta(post_data["title"], final_summary, post_url=None)
 
         post_data["content"] = f"{final_summary}\n\n{cta}"
-        post_id, post_url = post_to_wp(
-            post_data=post_data,
-            category=category,
-            link=link,
-            author=author,
-            image_url=image_url,
-            original_source=original_source,
-            image_source=image_source,
-            uploader=uploader,
-            pixabay_url=pixabay_url,
-            interest_score=interest_score
-        )
-
-        if post_id:
-            cta = select_best_cta(post_data["title"], final_summary, post_url=post_url)
-            post_data["content"] = f"{final_summary}\n\n{cta}"
-            post_to_wp(
+        global is_posting
+        is_posting = True
+        try:
+            post_id, post_url = post_to_wp(
                 post_data=post_data,
                 category=category,
                 link=link,
@@ -292,9 +293,31 @@ def curate_from_rss():
                 image_source=image_source,
                 uploader=uploader,
                 pixabay_url=pixabay_url,
-                interest_score=interest_score,
-                post_id=post_id
+                interest_score=interest_score
             )
+        finally:
+            is_posting = False
+
+        if post_id:
+            cta = select_best_cta(post_data["title"], final_summary, post_url=post_url)
+            post_data["content"] = f"{final_summary}\n\n{cta}"
+            is_posting = True
+            try:
+                post_to_wp(
+                    post_data=post_data,
+                    category=category,
+                    link=link,
+                    author=author,
+                    image_url=image_url,
+                    original_source=original_source,
+                    image_source=image_source,
+                    uploader=uploader,
+                    pixabay_url=pixabay_url,
+                    interest_score=interest_score,
+                    post_id=post_id
+                )
+            finally:
+                is_posting = False
 
             timestamp = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
             save_json_file(POSTED_TITLES_FILE, title, timestamp)