diff --git a/src/cli/test/bundle_git/test.rb b/src/cli/test/bundle_git/test.rb
index 184680f9bab..b1d6fa9b59d 100644
--- a/src/cli/test/bundle_git/test.rb
+++ b/src/cli/test/bundle_git/test.rb
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ def local_gems
 rescue LoadError
   did_fail = true
 end
-raise "Should not load openstudio-standards" unless did_fail == true
+raise "Should allow to load the embedded openstudio-standards" unless did_fail == false
diff --git a/src/utilities/bcl/RemoteBCL.cpp b/src/utilities/bcl/RemoteBCL.cpp
index 5219b687eeb..1c4d09fb04b 100644
--- a/src/utilities/bcl/RemoteBCL.cpp
+++ b/src/utilities/bcl/RemoteBCL.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ namespace openstudio{
   // as it will allow us to change http_client_config (SSL settings etc) in  only one place
   web::http::client::http_client RemoteBCL::getClient(const std::string& url) const {
     web::http::client::http_client_config config;
+    // bcl.nrel.gov can be slow to respond to client requests so bump the default of 30 seconds to 60 to account for lengthy response time.  
+    // this is timeout is for each send and receive operation on the client and not the entire client session. 
+    config.set_timeout(std::chrono::seconds(60));
     config.set_validate_certificates(false);
 
     return web::http::client::http_client(utility::conversions::to_string_t(url), config);