diff --git a/app/controllers/air/transmitter_log_entries_controller.rb b/app/controllers/air/transmitter_log_entries_controller.rb
index 90c023b..daff84c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/air/transmitter_log_entries_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/air/transmitter_log_entries_controller.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ def index
 
     # scrape the power readings page
     begin
-      doc = Nokogiri::XML(open('http://opdesk.wrek.org/engineering/arc16xml.php'))
-      @plate_current = doc.at_css('Channel[name="PLTCUR"]')[:value]
-      @plate_voltage = doc.at_css('Channel[name="PLTVLT"]')[:value]
-      @power_out = doc.at_css('Channel[name="PWROUT"]')[:value]
+      timout(5) do
+        doc = Nokogiri::XML(open('http://opdesk.wrek.org/engineering/arc16xml.php'))
+        @plate_current = doc.at_css('Channel[name="PLTCUR"]')[:value]
+        @plate_voltage = doc.at_css('Channel[name="PLTVLT"]')[:value]
+        @power_out = doc.at_css('Channel[name="PWROUT"]')[:value]
+      end
     rescue
       @plate_current = "?"
       @plate_voltage = "?"
@@ -63,4 +65,4 @@ def transmitter_log_entry_params
       params.require(:transmitter_log_entry).permit(:sign_in, :automation_in, :automation_out, :sign_out)
     end
 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end