diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 052ec89..b02242e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ k8s-deployer HTTP API
 
 About
 ---
-Deploy Kubernetes service and insert retrieved information into Consul K/V store
+Deploy Kubernetes service and insert retrieved information into the Consul K/V store
 
 ![kubernetes-external-load-balancing](./images/kubernetes-external-load-balancing.png)
 
diff --git a/k8s-deployer.py b/k8s-deployer.py
index d8efeb9..a2192ee 100755
--- a/k8s-deployer.py
+++ b/k8s-deployer.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 __prog__ = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(__file__))[0]
-__version__ = 'v0.1.2'
+__version__ = 'v0.1.3'
 __author__ = 'Milos Buncic'
 __date__ = '2017/03/20'
 __description__ = 'Kubernetes deployer API with Consul registration'
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def load_config(config_file):
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
-def req(method, url, headers={}, payload=None, status_code=False):
+def req(method, url, headers={}, payload=None, status_code=False, timeout=30):
     """
     Request function with error handlers (output: dict)
     """
@@ -67,13 +67,15 @@ def req(method, url, headers={}, payload=None, status_code=False):
     try:
         if method in ['GET', 'DELETE']:
             r = requests.request(
-                    method, url, headers=pass_headers, verify=False
+                    method, url,
+                    headers=pass_headers, timeout=timeout, verify=False
                 )
         elif method in ['POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH']:
             ### built-in json parameter does not support pretty-printing
             # r = requests.request(method, url, json=payload)
             r = requests.request(
-                    method, url, headers=pass_headers, verify=False,
+                    method, url,
+                    headers=pass_headers, timeout=timeout, verify=False,
                     data=json.dumps(
                         payload, indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')
                     )