diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2f0edfad5..92fb059f9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         "soap": "^1.1.5",
         "socket.io": "^4.8.0",
         "socket.io-adapter": "^2.5.5",
-        "ssh2-sftp-client": "^10.0.3",
+        "ssh2-sftp-client": "^11.0.0",
         "twilio": "^4.23.0",
         "uuid": "^10.0.0",
         "winston": "^3.15.0",
@@ -7760,16 +7760,17 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ssh2-sftp-client": {
-      "version": "10.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ssh2-sftp-client/-/ssh2-sftp-client-10.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Wlhasz/OCgrlqC8IlBZhF19Uw/X/dHI8ug4sFQybPE+0sDztvgvDf7Om6o7LbRLe68E7XkFZf3qMnqAvqn1vkQ==",
+      "version": "11.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ssh2-sftp-client/-/ssh2-sftp-client-11.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-lOjgNYtioYquhtgyHwPryFNhllkuENjvCKkUXo18w/Q4UpEffCnEUBfiOTlwFdKIhG1rhrOGnA6DeKPSF2CP6w==",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "concat-stream": "^2.0.0",
         "promise-retry": "^2.0.1",
         "ssh2": "^1.15.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16.20.2"
+        "node": ">=18.20.4"
       },
       "funding": {
         "type": "individual",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2a3c24ded..3090a4efa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "soap": "^1.1.5",
     "socket.io": "^4.8.0",
     "socket.io-adapter": "^2.5.5",
-    "ssh2-sftp-client": "^10.0.3",
+    "ssh2-sftp-client": "^11.0.0",
     "twilio": "^4.23.0",
     "uuid": "^10.0.0",
     "winston": "^3.15.0",
diff --git a/server/data/autohouse.js b/server/data/autohouse.js
index 7d8447f68..1384771e6 100644
--- a/server/data/autohouse.js
+++ b/server/data/autohouse.js
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ const ftpSetup = {
   port: process.env.AUTOHOUSE_PORT,
   username: process.env.AUTOHOUSE_USER,
   password: process.env.AUTOHOUSE_PASSWORD,
-  debug: (message, ...data) => logger.log(message, "DEBUG", "api", null, data),
+  debug: process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" 
+    ? (message, ...data) => logger.log(message, "DEBUG", "api", null, data)
+    : () => {},
   algorithms: {
     serverHostKey: ["ssh-rsa", "ssh-dss", "rsa-sha2-256", "rsa-sha2-512", "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256", "ecdsa-sha2-nistp384"]
   }
diff --git a/server/data/chatter.js b/server/data/chatter.js
index 8890fafe9..8fa217149 100644
--- a/server/data/chatter.js
+++ b/server/data/chatter.js
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ const ftpSetup = {
   port: process.env.CHATTER_PORT,
   username: process.env.CHATTER_USER,
   privateKey: null,
-  debug: (message, ...data) => logger.log(message, "DEBUG", "api", null, data),
+  debug: process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" 
+    ? (message, ...data) => logger.log(message, "DEBUG", "api", null, data)
+    : () => {},
   algorithms: {
     serverHostKey: ["ssh-rsa", "ssh-dss", "rsa-sha2-256", "rsa-sha2-512", "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256", "ecdsa-sha2-nistp384"]
   }
diff --git a/server/data/claimscorp.js b/server/data/claimscorp.js
index cafa03df1..b8c77a018 100644
--- a/server/data/claimscorp.js
+++ b/server/data/claimscorp.js
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ const ftpSetup = {
   port: process.env.CLAIMSCORP_PORT,
   username: process.env.CLAIMSCORP_USER,
   password: process.env.CLAIMSCORP_PASSWORD,
-  debug: (message, ...data) => logger.log(message, "DEBUG", "api", null, data),
+  debug: process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" 
+    ? (message, ...data) => logger.log(message, "DEBUG", "api", null, data)
+    : () => {},
   algorithms: {
     serverHostKey: ["ssh-rsa", "ssh-dss", "rsa-sha2-256", "rsa-sha2-512", "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256", "ecdsa-sha2-nistp384"]
   }
diff --git a/server/data/kaizen.js b/server/data/kaizen.js
index b79fe4745..bbb758a93 100644
--- a/server/data/kaizen.js
+++ b/server/data/kaizen.js
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ const ftpSetup = {
   port: process.env.KAIZEN_PORT,
   username: process.env.KAIZEN_USER,
   password: process.env.KAIZEN_PASSWORD,
-  debug: (message, ...data) => logger.log(message, "DEBUG", "api", null, data),
+  debug: process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" 
+    ? (message, ...data) => logger.log(message, "DEBUG", "api", null, data)
+    : () => {},
   algorithms: {
     serverHostKey: ["ssh-rsa", "ssh-dss", "rsa-sha2-256", "rsa-sha2-512", "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256", "ecdsa-sha2-nistp384"]
   }