diff --git a/util/s3Sync.ts b/util/s3Sync.ts
index efd4586..c2a0dfa 100644
--- a/util/s3Sync.ts
+++ b/util/s3Sync.ts
@@ -184,23 +184,26 @@ export class S3Sync {
       let total_size_bytes = 0;
       const aggregated_file_type_stats: { [extension: string]: number } = {};
 
-      for (const jobFolder of jobFolders) {
-        const jobFolderPath = path.join(jobsPath, jobFolder);
-        const stat = await fsStat(jobFolderPath);
-
-        // Only process directories
-        if (stat.isDirectory()) {
-          const folderStats = await this.analyzeJobFolder(jobsPath, jobFolder);
-          jobStats.push(folderStats);
-          total_documents += folderStats.document_count;
-          total_size_bytes += folderStats.total_size_bytes;
-
-          // Aggregate file type stats
-          for (const [ext, count] of Object.entries(folderStats.file_type_stats)) {
-            aggregated_file_type_stats[ext] = (aggregated_file_type_stats[ext] || 0) + count;
+        const uuidRegex = /^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$/;
+        for (const jobFolder of jobFolders) {
+          if (jobFolder !== "temporary" && !uuidRegex.test(jobFolder)) {
+            logger.warn(`Skipping invalid jobid directory: ${jobFolder}`);
+            continue;
+          }
+          const jobFolderPath = path.join(jobsPath, jobFolder);
+          const stat = await fsStat(jobFolderPath);
+          // Only process directories
+          if (stat.isDirectory()) {
+            const folderStats = await this.analyzeJobFolder(jobsPath, jobFolder);
+            jobStats.push(folderStats);
+            total_documents += folderStats.document_count;
+            total_size_bytes += folderStats.total_size_bytes;
+            // Aggregate file type stats
+            for (const [ext, count] of Object.entries(folderStats.file_type_stats)) {
+              aggregated_file_type_stats[ext] = (aggregated_file_type_stats[ext] || 0) + count;
+            }
           }
         }
-      }
 
       const analysis: JobsDirectoryAnalysis = {
         bodyshopid,
@@ -231,8 +234,18 @@ export class S3Sync {
 
     const { document_count, total_size_bytes, file_type_stats } = await this.getDirectoryStats(jobFolderPath);
 
+    const uuidRegex = /^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$/;
+    let validJobid: UUID | string | null = null;
+    if (jobid === "temporary") {
+      validJobid = null;
+    } else if (uuidRegex.test(jobid)) {
+      validJobid = jobid as UUID;
+    } else {
+      logger.warn(`Invalid jobid encountered in analyzeJobFolder: ${jobid}`);
+      validJobid = null;
+    }
     return {
-      jobid: jobid === "temporary" ? null : (jobid as UUID),
+      jobid: validJobid,
       bodyshopid,
       //relativePath,
       document_count,
@@ -344,23 +357,26 @@ export async function analyzeJobsDirectory(): Promise<JobsDirectoryAnalysis> {
     let total_size_bytes = 0;
     const aggregated_file_type_stats: { [extension: string]: number } = {};
 
-    for (const jobFolder of jobFolders) {
-      const jobFolderPath = path.join(jobsPath, jobFolder);
-      const stat = await fsStat(jobFolderPath);
-
-      // Only process directories
-      if (stat.isDirectory()) {
-        const folderStats = await analyzeJobFolder(jobsPath, jobFolder);
-        jobStats.push(folderStats);
-        total_documents += folderStats.document_count;
-        total_size_bytes += folderStats.total_size_bytes;
-
-        // Aggregate file type stats
-        for (const [ext, count] of Object.entries(folderStats.file_type_stats)) {
-          aggregated_file_type_stats[ext] = (aggregated_file_type_stats[ext] || 0) + count;
+      const uuidRegex = /^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$/;
+      for (const jobFolder of jobFolders) {
+        if (jobFolder !== "temporary" && !uuidRegex.test(jobFolder)) {
+          logger.warn(`Skipping invalid jobid directory: ${jobFolder}`);
+          continue;
+        }
+        const jobFolderPath = path.join(jobsPath, jobFolder);
+        const stat = await fsStat(jobFolderPath);
+        // Only process directories
+        if (stat.isDirectory()) {
+          const folderStats = await analyzeJobFolder(jobsPath, jobFolder);
+          jobStats.push(folderStats);
+          total_documents += folderStats.document_count;
+          total_size_bytes += folderStats.total_size_bytes;
+          // Aggregate file type stats
+          for (const [ext, count] of Object.entries(folderStats.file_type_stats)) {
+            aggregated_file_type_stats[ext] = (aggregated_file_type_stats[ext] || 0) + count;
+          }
         }
       }
-    }
 
     const analysis: JobsDirectoryAnalysis = {
       bodyshopid, //read from the config.json  file in the root directory
@@ -378,7 +394,7 @@ export async function analyzeJobsDirectory(): Promise<JobsDirectoryAnalysis> {
     );
 
     //Add an upload to the IO database to categorize all of this.
-    const apiURL = "http://host.docker.internal:4000/analytics/documents";
+    const apiURL = "https://api.test.imex.online/analytics/documents"; //TODO: don't hardcode and point to prod. 
     const result = await axios.post(apiURL, { data: analysis });
 
     return analysis;
@@ -397,9 +413,19 @@ async function analyzeJobFolder(jobsPath: string, jobid: string): Promise<JobFol
 
   const { document_count, total_size_bytes, file_type_stats } = await getDirectoryStats(jobFolderPath);
 
+  const uuidRegex = /^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$/;
+  let validJobid: UUID | string | null = null;
+  if (jobid === "temporary") {
+    validJobid = null;
+  } else if (uuidRegex.test(jobid)) {
+    validJobid = jobid as UUID;
+  } else {
+    logger.warn(`Invalid jobid encountered in analyzeJobFolder: ${jobid}`);
+    validJobid = null;
+  }
   return {
     bodyshopid,
-    jobid,
+    jobid: validJobid,
     // relativePath,
     document_count,
     total_size_bytes,