diff --git a/oxdbarchive/model.py b/oxdbarchive/model.py
index 9ee146d..0b049db 100644
--- a/oxdbarchive/model.py
+++ b/oxdbarchive/model.py
@@ -209,8 +209,11 @@ class Archive(SQLObject):
       self.notifyFrontend('add', f.md5sum)
   
   def fillFrontend(self):
+    dto = socket.getdefaulttimeout()
+    socket.setdefaulttimeout(256)
     data = read_url("%s/list" % self.baseUrlFrontend)
-    files = simplejson.loads(data)
+    files = simplejson.loads(data)['files']
+    socket.setdefaulttimeout(dto)
     md5sums = [str(f['md5sum']) for f in files.values()]
     for f in ArchiveFile.select(NOT(IN(ArchiveFile.q.md5sum, md5sums))):
       self.notifyFrontend('add', f.md5sum)