diff --git a/poloniex.py b/poloniex.py
index ab6a37ae..ffd923d9 100644
--- a/poloniex.py
+++ b/poloniex.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import json
 import time
 import hmac,hashlib
+import socket
 
 def createTimeStamp(datestr, format="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"):
     return time.mktime(time.strptime(datestr, format))
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ class Poloniex:
     def __init__(self, APIKey, Secret):
         self.APIKey = APIKey
         self.Secret = Secret
+        socket.setdefaulttimeout(30)
 
     def post_process(self, before):
         after = before
diff --git a/www/lendingbot.html b/www/lendingbot.html
index 0fbef3ee..408cb3c4 100644
--- a/www/lendingbot.html
+++ b/www/lendingbot.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
             var table = $('#logtable');
             table.empty();
             for (var i = rowCount - 1; i >=0; i--) {
-                table.append('<tr><td class="col-xs-12" colspan="2">' + data.log[i] + '</td></tr>');
+                table.append($('<tr/>').append($('<td class="col-xs-12" colspan="2" />').text(data.log[i])));
             } 
         }