diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index 285e730ea..1ba4d853b 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -1940,9 +1940,7 @@ if args.speaker:
         session = createSession(proxyType)
         speakerJson = \
             getSpeakerFromServer(baseDir, session, nickname, args.password,
-                                 domain, port,
-                                 httpPrefix,
-                                 True, __version__)
+                                 domain, port, httpPrefix, True, __version__)
         if speakerJson:
             if speakerJson['say'] != prevSay:
                 if speakerJson.get('name'):
diff --git a/session.py b/session.py
index d9c37907f..b5adc800a 100644
--- a/session.py
+++ b/session.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def urlExists(session, url: str, timeoutSec=3,
 
 def getJson(session, url: str, headers: {}, params: {},
             version='1.2.0', httpPrefix='https',
-            domain='testdomain') -> {}:
+            domain='testdomain', timeoutSec=20) -> {}:
     if not isinstance(url, str):
         print('url: ' + str(url))
         print('ERROR: getJson failed, url should be a string')
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ def getJson(session, url: str, headers: {}, params: {},
         print('WARN: getJson failed, no session specified for getJson')
         return None
     try:
-        result = session.get(url, headers=sessionHeaders, params=sessionParams)
+        result = session.get(url, headers=sessionHeaders,
+                             params=sessionParams, timeout=timeoutSec)
         return result.json()
     except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
         print('ERROR: getJson failed\nurl: ' + str(url) + ' ' +