diff --git a/light.sh b/light.sh
index c2cae7d..4ea80c7 100755
--- a/light.sh
+++ b/light.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ case "$ROOM_NUMBER" in
                                 DR=$(sign $(($R_-$R))); DG=$(sign $(($G_-$G))); DB=$(sign $(($B_-$B)))
                                 R=$(($R+$DR)); G=$((G+$DG)); B=$(($B+$DB))
 				for i in 5:$R 4:$G 3:$B; do
-					wget -q -O- http://172.23.92.5/ecmd?channel%20$(echo $i | cut -d: -f1)%20$(echo $i | cut -d: -f2) > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+					wget -q --timeout 3 -O- http://172.23.92.5/ecmd?channel%20$(echo $i | cut -d: -f1)%20$(echo $i | cut -d: -f2) > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 					COLOR_B_TMP="$(echo "$COLOR_B_TMP" | cut -c3-)"
 				done
                                 sleep .1
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ case "$ROOM_NUMBER" in
           else
 		COLOR_B_TMP=$COLOR_B
 		for i in 5 4 3; do
-			wget -q -O- http://172.23.92.5/ecmd?channel%20$i%20$(printf "%d" "0x${COLOR_B_TMP:0:2}") > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+			wget -q --timeout 3 -O- http://172.23.92.5/ecmd?channel%20$i%20$(printf "%d" "0x${COLOR_B_TMP:0:2}") > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 			COLOR_B_TMP="$(echo "$COLOR_B_TMP" | cut -c3-)"
 		done
 	  fi