diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index daf088a..ae328d7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -444,8 +444,9 @@ SerpApi client = new SerpApi(auth);
 // run search
 Map<String, String> parameter = new HashMap<>();
 parameter.put("engine", "google_events");
-parameter.put("q", "coffee");
+parameter.put("q", "Events in Austin, TX");
 JsonObject results = client.search(parameter);
+JsonArray events = results.getAsJsonArray("events_results");
 System.out.println(results.toString());
 ```
 
@@ -492,7 +493,6 @@ see: [https://serpapi.com/google-jobs-api](https://serpapi.com/google-jobs-api)
 
 ### Search google play
 ```java
-
 // setup serpapi client
 Map<String, String> auth = new HashMap<>();
 auth.put("api_key", "your_api_key");
diff --git a/README.md.erb b/README.md.erb
index 85e9d8f..945b5cb 100644
--- a/README.md.erb
+++ b/README.md.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 <%-
 def snippet(format, path) 
  lines = File.new(path).readlines
+start = lines.find_index { |line| line.include?('// setup serpapi client') }
+if start.nil?
+    raise "No '// setup serpapi client' marker found in #{path}"
+end
 stop = lines.find_index do |line|
   next false if line.lstrip.start_with?('//')
   line.match?(/\bassert(True|NotNull)\s*\(/)
@@ -8,7 +12,7 @@ end
 if stop.nil?
     raise "No assertTrue/assertNotNull found in #{path}"
 end
-slice = lines[23..stop-1]
+slice = lines[start..stop-1]
 slice << "System.out.println(results.toString());"
 buf = slice.map { |l| l.gsub(/(^\s\s\s\s)/, '')}.join
 buf.gsub!("System.getenv(\"SERPAPI_KEY\")", "\"your_api_key\"")
diff --git a/src/main/java/serpapi/SerpApi.java b/src/main/java/serpapi/SerpApi.java
index 2a1cab4..5a1d8af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/serpapi/SerpApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/serpapi/SerpApi.java
@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@ public class SerpApi {
   */
   public SerpApiHttp client;
 
-  /** 
-   * default HTTP client timeout 
+  /**
+   * default HTTP client timeout
+   *
+   * Applied to both connecting and reading. Some engines, home_depot in
+   * particular, regularly take longer than a minute to respond.
    */
-  public Integer timeout = 60000;
+  public Integer timeout = 120000;
 
   /***
    * Constructor
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ public SerpApi(Map<String, String> parameter) {
     this.parameter = parameter;
     this.client = new SerpApiHttp("/search");
     this.client.setHttpConnectionTimeout(this.timeout);
+    this.client.setHttpReadTimeout(this.timeout);
   }
 
   /***
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ public SerpApi() {
     this.parameter = new HashMap<>();
     this.client = new SerpApiHttp("/search");
     this.client.setHttpConnectionTimeout(this.timeout);
+    this.client.setHttpReadTimeout(this.timeout);
   }
 
   /***
diff --git a/src/test/java/serpapi/TimeoutTest.java b/src/test/java/serpapi/TimeoutTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90ef1cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/serpapi/TimeoutTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package serpapi;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+/**
+ * Test that the client timeout is applied to reading as well as connecting.
+ *
+ * Offline: only client configuration is inspected, so no network call and no
+ * SERPAPI_KEY are needed.
+ */
+public class TimeoutTest {
+
+  @Test
+  public void appliesTimeoutToBothConnectAndRead() {
+    SerpApi serpapi = new SerpApi(new HashMap<>());
+
+    assertEquals(serpapi.timeout.intValue(), serpapi.getClient().getHttpConnectionTimeout());
+    assertEquals(serpapi.timeout.intValue(), serpapi.getClient().getHttpReadTimeout());
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void defaultTimeoutSurvivesTheSlowestEngines() {
+    // home_depot has repeatedly taken longer than a minute to respond.
+    assertTrue(new SerpApi().timeout > 60000);
+  }
+}