diff --git a/oxweb/google.py b/oxweb/google.py
index 1109d05..2362cba 100644
--- a/oxweb/google.py
+++ b/oxweb/google.py
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ google.find(query, max_results)
 FIXME: how search depper than first page?
 '''
 DEFAULT_MAX_RESULTS = 10
+DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 24*60*60
 
-def getUrl(url, data=None, headers=oxlib.net.DEFAULT_HEADERS):
-    google_timeout=24*60*60
-    return oxlib.cache.getUrl(url, data, headers, google_timeout)
+def getUrl(url, data=None, headers=oxlib.net.DEFAULT_HEADERS, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
+    return oxlib.cache.getUrl(url, data, headers, timeout)
 
 def quote_plus(s):
     return urllib.quote_plus(s.encode('utf-8'))
 
-def find(query, max_results=DEFAULT_MAX_RESULTS):
+def find(query, max_results=DEFAULT_MAX_RESULTS, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
     url = "http://www.google.com/search?q=%s" % quote_plus(query)
-    data = getUrl(url)
+    data = getUrl(url, timeout=timeout)
     link_re = r'<a href="(?P<url>[^"]*?)" class=l.*?>(?P<name>.*?)</a>' +  \
               r'.*?(?:<br>|<table.*?>)' +  \
               r'(?P<desc>.*?)' + '(?:<font color=#008000>|<a)'
diff --git a/oxweb/imdb.py b/oxweb/imdb.py
index 5539af7..a599d04 100644
--- a/oxweb/imdb.py
+++ b/oxweb/imdb.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def getMovieId(title, director='', year=''):
         query = 'site:imdb.com %s "%s"' % (director, title)
     else:
         query = 'site:imdb.com "%s"' % title
-    for (name, url, desc) in google.find(query, 3):
+    for (name, url, desc) in google.find(query, 3, timeout=-1):
         if url.startswith('http://www.imdb.com/title/tt'):
             return url[28:35]
     return ''