diff --git a/schedules/tasks/webring.js b/schedules/tasks/webring.js
index 4e6cbb7a..613b9048 100644
--- a/schedules/tasks/webring.js
+++ b/schedules/tasks/webring.js
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ module.exports = {
 			//get sites we havent visited yet
 			const toVisit = [...known].filter(url => !visited.has(url));
 			let rings = await Promise.all(toVisit.map(url => {
-				visited.set(url, (visited.get(url)||0)+1);
+				visited.set(url, (visited.get(url)||1));
 				return fetch(url, {
+					timeout: 20000,
 					agent,
 					headers: {
 						'User-Agent':''
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ module.exports = {
 					|| visited.get(ring.endpoint) > 1) { //already seen endpoint (for multiple domain sites)
 					continue;
 				}
-				visited.set(ring.endpoint, visited.get(ring.endpoint)+1);
+				visited.set(ring.endpoint, (visited.get(ring.endpoint)||1)+1);
 				if (ring.following && ring.following.length > 0) {
 					//filter their folowing by blacklist/self and add to known sites
 					ring.following