diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index b8b7452..cc4dee3 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ class ReplyListener(mastodon.StreamListener):
 
 			kind = 'general' #todo: support for images
 			if kind == 'images':
-				r = requests.get("https://searx.lynnesbian.space/?category_images=1&q={}&format=json".format(q))
+				r = requests.get("https://searx.lynnesbian.space/?category_images=1&q={}&format=json".format(q), timeout=10)
 			else:
-				r = requests.get("https://searx.lynnesbian.space/?q={}&format=json".format(q))
+				r = requests.get("https://searx.lynnesbian.space/?q={}&format=json".format(q), timeout=10)
 			j = r.json()
 
 			if kind == 'images':