diff --git a/examples/request.js b/examples/request.js
index f81159b..a2e1805 100644
--- a/examples/request.js
+++ b/examples/request.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ var request = require('request');
   request(
     { method: 'GET'
     , uri: "http://www.jobsite.co.uk/cgi-bin/advsearch?rss_feed=1&daysback=1&jbe_id=47820652"
-    , gzip: true
+    , gzip: true,
+        timeout: 1500
     }
   , function (error, response, body) {
       // body is the decompressed response body