diff --git a/apps/stasher/python/README.txt b/apps/stasher/python/README.txt
index 218f6a4a0..7c2a4d0ab 100644
--- a/apps/stasher/python/README.txt
+++ b/apps/stasher/python/README.txt
@@ -3,12 +3,21 @@ STASHER README
 -----------------------
 INSTALLING STASHER
 
+Prerequisite:
+
+Before you can install/run Stasher, you will first need to have installed
+the I2P Python modules - available in cvs at i2p/apps/sam/python.
+
 To install stasher, just make sure you've got the latest cvs, then type
   python setup.py install
+as root.
 
 This installs the stasher engine, plus a wrapper client script called
 'stasher', which setup.py will install into your execution path.
 
+If you don't like the thought of becoming root, you could just put stasher.py
+on your execution path, and/or create a symlink called 'stasher'.
+
 Test your installation by typing 'stasher -h' - this should display
 a help message.
 
diff --git a/apps/stasher/python/src/stasher.py b/apps/stasher/python/src/stasher.py
index db60a5728..bc37f2853 100644
--- a/apps/stasher/python/src/stasher.py
+++ b/apps/stasher/python/src/stasher.py
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ runCore = True
 
 # timeouts - calibrate as needed
 timeout = {
-    'ping' : 120,
-    'findNode' : 30,
-    'findData' : 30,
+    'ping' : 60,
+    'findNode' : 60,
+    'findData' : 60,
     'store' : 120,
     }
 
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ else:
 
 # ----------------------------------------------
 # hack anything below this line at your own risk
+
 #@-node:constants
 #@+node:globals
 # keep a dict of existing nodes, so we can prevent