diff --git a/fstream-util-pipe_to_tcp.py b/fstream-util-pipe_to_tcp.py
index 1cfbaf4..1fdab21 100644
--- a/fstream-util-pipe_to_tcp.py
+++ b/fstream-util-pipe_to_tcp.py
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ while True:
 	conn, address = serverSocket.accept()
 	with connectionLock:
 		connection = conn
-		connection.settimeout(None)
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+		connection.settimeout(5)
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