diff --git a/sickbeard/helpers.py b/sickbeard/helpers.py
index 34723aed..6f3a2a7c 100644
--- a/sickbeard/helpers.py
+++ b/sickbeard/helpers.py
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ def sanitizeFileName(name):
     return name
 
 
-def getURL(url, post_data=None, headers=None, params=None, json=False):
+def getURL(url, post_data=None, headers=None, params=None, timeout=30, json=False):
+    """
+    Returns a byte-string retrieved from the url provider.
     """
-Returns a byte-string retrieved from the url provider.
-"""
 
     global session
     if not session:
@@ -191,11 +191,11 @@ Returns a byte-string retrieved from the url provider.
             proxies = {
                 "http": sickbeard.PROXY_SETTING,
                 "https": sickbeard.PROXY_SETTING,
-            }
+                }
 
-            r = session.get(url, params=params, data=post_data, headers=dict(zip(it, it)), proxies=proxies, verify=False)
+            r = session.get(url, params=params, data=post_data, headers=dict(zip(it, it)), proxies=proxies, timeout=timeout, verify=False)
         else:
-            r = session.get(url, params=params, data=post_data, headers=dict(zip(it, it)), verify=False)
+            r = session.get(url, params=params, data=post_data, headers=dict(zip(it, it)), timeout=timeout, verify=False)
     except requests.HTTPError, e:
         logger.log(u"HTTP error " + str(e.errno) + " while loading URL " + url, logger.WARNING)
         return None
diff --git a/sickbeard/nzbget.py b/sickbeard/nzbget.py
index e53d0a89..019465b3 100644
--- a/sickbeard/nzbget.py
+++ b/sickbeard/nzbget.py
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ def sendNZB(nzb, proper=False):
         if nzbGetRPC.writelog("INFO", "Sickbeard connected to drop of %s any moment now." % (nzb.name + ".nzb")):
             logger.log(u"Successful connected to NZBget", logger.DEBUG)
         else:
-            logger.log(u"Successful connected to NZBget, but unable to send a message" % (nzb.name + ".nzb"),
-                       logger.ERROR)
+            logger.log(u"Successful connected to NZBget, but unable to send a message", logger.ERROR)
 
     except httplib.socket.error:
         logger.log(