diff --git a/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload/blob-upload.ts b/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload/blob-upload.ts
index f7c0fcf9..edf02fc3 100644
--- a/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload/blob-upload.ts
+++ b/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload/blob-upload.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ export async function uploadZipToBlobStorage(
     }
 
     throw error
+  } finally {
+    // clear the progress timeout when upload completes
+    clearTimeout(chunkTimer(timeoutDuration))
   }
 
   core.info('Finished uploading artifact content to blob storage!')