diff --git a/Snapper.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/pauly.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate b/Snapper.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/pauly.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate
index 394b28b..a45888a 100644
Binary files a/Snapper.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/pauly.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate and b/Snapper.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/pauly.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate differ
diff --git a/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseClientOperation.h b/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseClientOperation.h
index 84f75f1..40594f8 100644
--- a/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseClientOperation.h
+++ b/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseClientOperation.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 @property (nonatomic, copy) id (^serializationBlock)(id data, NSError** error);
 @property (nonatomic, assign) Class serializationRootClass;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) Class serializationArrayClass;
+@property (nonatomic, assign) NSTimeInterval timeout;
 
 // -- Initializers --
 
diff --git a/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseClientOperation.m b/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseClientOperation.m
index 1043e44..46fc2e6 100644
--- a/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseClientOperation.m
+++ b/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseClientOperation.m
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ - (instancetype)initWithFinishBlock:(void (^)(SNPResponse* response))finishBlock
 }
 
 - (instancetype)initWithEndpoint:(NSURL*)endpoint
-                method:(NSString*)method
-               headers:(NSDictionary*)headers
-            parameters:(NSDictionary*)parameters
-                  body:(NSData*)body
-              bodyType:(NSString*)bodyType
-         progressBlock:(void (^)(NSUInteger bytesWritten, NSUInteger totalBytesWritten, NSUInteger totalBytes))progressBlock
-           finishBlock:(void (^)(SNPResponse* response))finishBlock {
+                          method:(NSString*)method
+                         headers:(NSDictionary*)headers
+                      parameters:(NSDictionary*)parameters
+                            body:(NSData*)body
+                        bodyType:(NSString*)bodyType
+                   progressBlock:(void (^)(NSUInteger bytesWritten, NSUInteger totalBytesWritten, NSUInteger totalBytes))progressBlock
+                     finishBlock:(void (^)(SNPResponse* response))finishBlock {
 
     self = [self initWithFinishBlock:finishBlock];
     if(self) {
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ - (void)main {
         _endpoint = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
     }
 
-    NSMutableURLRequest* request = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:_endpoint];
+    NSMutableURLRequest* request = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:_endpoint
+                                                                cachePolicy:NSURLRequestReloadIgnoringLocalCacheData
+                                                            timeoutInterval:_timeout ?: 10];
 
     // Provided headers
     [_headers enumerateKeysAndObjectsUsingBlock:^(id key, id value, BOOL* stop) {
@@ -359,7 +361,7 @@ - (void)connectionDidFinishLoading:(NSURLConnection*)connection {
             NSAssert(YES, @"Cannot deserialize response data; no deserialization method is set for this operation!");
         }
     }
-
+    
     if(_finishBlock) {
         _finishBlock(response);
     }
diff --git a/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseFileOperation.h b/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseFileOperation.h
index 6a5726d..5f0f8ac 100644
--- a/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseFileOperation.h
+++ b/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseFileOperation.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 @property (nonatomic, copy) id (^serializationBlock)(id data, NSError** error);
 @property (nonatomic, assign) Class serializationRootClass;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) Class serializationArrayClass;
+@property (nonatomic, assign) NSTimeInterval timeout;
 
 // -- Initializers --
 - (instancetype)initWithAccountId:(NSString*)accountId
diff --git a/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseFileOperation.m b/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseFileOperation.m
index e99ea49..3140ed0 100644
--- a/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseFileOperation.m
+++ b/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseFileOperation.m
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ - (void)main {
         _endpoint = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
     }
 
-    NSMutableURLRequest* request = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:_endpoint];
+    NSMutableURLRequest* request = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:_endpoint
+                                                                cachePolicy:NSURLRequestReloadIgnoringLocalCacheData
+                                                            timeoutInterval:_timeout ?: 10];
 
     // Provided headers
     [_headers enumerateKeysAndObjectsUsingBlock:^(id key, id value, BOOL* stop) {
@@ -334,7 +336,7 @@ - (void)connectionDidFinishLoading:(NSURLConnection*)connection {
             response.data = arrayOfData;
         }
     }
-    
+
     if(_finishBlock) {
         _finishBlock(response);
     }
diff --git a/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseImageFetchOperation.h b/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseImageFetchOperation.h
index 7d60447..bc2b964 100644
--- a/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseImageFetchOperation.h
+++ b/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseImageFetchOperation.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 // -- Properties --
 @property (nonatomic, retain) NSURL* imageURL;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) void (^finishBlock)(id image, NSError* error);
+@property (nonatomic, assign) NSTimeInterval timeout;
 
 // -- Initializers --
 - (instancetype)initWithImageURL:(NSURL*)imageURL
diff --git a/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseImageFetchOperation.m b/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseImageFetchOperation.m
index 049b2a2..0c82e5c 100644
--- a/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseImageFetchOperation.m
+++ b/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseImageFetchOperation.m
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ - (void)main {
 
     _receivedData = [NSMutableData new];
 
-    NSMutableURLRequest* request = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:_imageURL];
+    NSMutableURLRequest* request = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:_imageURL
+                                                                cachePolicy:NSURLRequestReloadIgnoringLocalCacheData
+                                                            timeoutInterval:_timeout ?: 10];
 
     [request addValue:@"image/*"
    forHTTPHeaderField:@"Accept"];
diff --git a/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseUserTokenOperation.m b/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseUserTokenOperation.m
index b33ca21..026f914 100755
--- a/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseUserTokenOperation.m
+++ b/Snapper/Source/Shared/SNPBaseUserTokenOperation.m
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ - (void)main {
         self.endpoint = [NSURL URLWithString:urlString];
     }
 
-    NSMutableURLRequest* request = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:self.endpoint];
+    NSMutableURLRequest* request = [[NSMutableURLRequest alloc] initWithURL:self.endpoint
+                                                                cachePolicy:NSURLRequestReloadIgnoringLocalCacheData
+                                                            timeoutInterval:self.timeout ?: 10];
 
     // Provided headers
     [self.headers enumerateKeysAndObjectsUsingBlock:^(id key, id value, BOOL* stop) {