diff --git a/qwarc/__init__.py b/qwarc/__init__.py
index 425d8f5..ef1d841 100644
--- a/qwarc/__init__.py
+++ b/qwarc/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class Item:
 
 		self.childItems = []
 
-	async def fetch(self, url, responseHandler = qwarc.utils.handle_response_default, method = 'GET', data = None, headers = [], verify_ssl = True):
+	async def fetch(self, url, responseHandler = qwarc.utils.handle_response_default, method = 'GET', data = None, headers = [], verify_ssl = True, timeout = 60):
 		'''
 		HTTP GET or POST a URL
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Item:
 			writeToWarc = True
 			try:
 				try:
-					with _aiohttp.Timeout(60):
+					with _aiohttp.Timeout(timeout):
 						self.logger.info(f'Fetching {url}')
 						response = await self.session.request(method, url, data = data, headers = headers, allow_redirects = False, verify_ssl = verify_ssl)
 						try: