diff --git a/config.schema.json b/config.schema.json
index 2d9932e..50ec193 100644
--- a/config.schema.json
+++ b/config.schema.json
@@ -47,6 +47,20 @@
         "required": false,
         "description": "If dimming is a valid action on a device, it will be included as additional switch on the accessory. Since this is an odd solution to dimming, it's off by default."
       },
+      "request_timeout": {
+        "title": "Timeout for requests to the bond bridge.",
+        "type": "number",
+        "default": 1000,
+        "required": false,
+        "description": "Request timeout for network requests to the bond bridge."
+      },
+      "delay_in_seconds": {
+        "title": "Delay in seconds between commands issued by the bond.",
+        "type": "number",
+        "default": 0,
+        "required": false,
+        "description": "A delay in seconds between commands issued by the bridge. This solves issues with too many commands being issued on automations and signals not getting to devices"
+      },
       "include_toggle_state": {
         "title": "Include toggle switch for fixing device state.",
         "type": "boolean",
@@ -63,4 +77,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 69efeeb..7b11535 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/aarons22/homebridge-bond#readme",
   "author": "Aaron Sapp"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/BondApi.ts b/src/BondApi.ts
index aa4a4d8..ccd86d5 100644
--- a/src/BondApi.ts
+++ b/src/BondApi.ts
@@ -23,13 +23,16 @@ const flakeIdGen = new FlakeId();
 export class BondApi {
   private bondToken: string;
   private uri: BondUri;
+  private requestTimeout: number;
 
   constructor(
     private readonly platform: BondPlatform,
     bondToken: string,
-    ipAddress: string) {
+    ipAddress: string,
+    ) {
     this.bondToken = bondToken;
     this.uri = new BondUri(ipAddress);
+    this.requestTimeout = platform.config.requestTimeout;
 
     axiosRetry(axios, {
       retries: 10,
@@ -345,7 +348,7 @@ export class BondApi {
         'Bond-UUID': bondUuid,
       },
       data: body,
-      timeout: 10000,
+      timeout: this.requestTimeout,
     })
       .then(response => {
         this.platform.log.debug(`Response (${bondUuid}) [${method} ${uri}] - ${JSON.stringify(response.data)}`);
diff --git a/src/interface/Bond.ts b/src/interface/Bond.ts
index 064a862..9b438db 100644
--- a/src/interface/Bond.ts
+++ b/src/interface/Bond.ts
@@ -156,4 +156,4 @@ export enum BPUPMethod {
   PUT = 2,
   DELETE = 3,
   PATCH = 4
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/interface/config.ts b/src/interface/config.ts
index 9133331..5b3d832 100644
--- a/src/interface/config.ts
+++ b/src/interface/config.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ export interface BondPlatformConfig extends PlatformConfig {
   include_dimmer?: boolean;
   fan_speed_values?: boolean;
   include_toggle_state?: boolean;
+  delay_in_seconds?: number;
+  request_timeout?: number;
 }
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-namespace
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ export namespace BondPlatformConfig {
     const validDimmer = evaluate('boolean', 'include_dimmer');
     const validFanSpeed = evaluate('boolean', 'fan_speed_values');
     const validToggleState = evaluate('boolean', 'include_toggle_state');
+    const validDelayInSeconds = evaluate('number', 'delay_in_seconds');
+    const validRequestTimeout = evaluate('number', 'request_timeout');
 
     if (cast.bonds === undefined || cast.bonds.length === 0) {
       platform.log.error('Missing bonds in config');
@@ -40,7 +44,8 @@ export namespace BondPlatformConfig {
     const bondsValid = cast.bonds.map(bond => {
       return BondConfig.isValid(platform, bond);
     }).every(v => v === true);
-    return validDimmer && validFanSpeed && validToggleState && bondsValid;
+    return validDimmer && validFanSpeed && validToggleState &&
+        validDelayInSeconds && validRequestTimeout && bondsValid;
   }
 }
 
@@ -75,4 +80,4 @@ export namespace BondConfig {
     
     return validIP && validToken && validHideDeviceIds;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}