diff --git a/src/repository.rs b/src/repository.rs
index f888075..ee1cdad 100644
--- a/src/repository.rs
+++ b/src/repository.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ impl Repository {
     }
 
     fn update(&self) -> Result<bool, ProcessingError> {
+        debug!("UPDATED NOT IMPLEMENTED YET.");
         Ok(false)
     }
 
@@ -310,8 +311,13 @@ impl Repository {
                 Ok(Some(data.into()))
             }
             Err(ref err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound && create => {
-                self.populate_uri_dir(uri)?;
-                self.load_file(uri, false)
+                if let Err(_) = self.populate_uri_dir(uri) {
+                    debug!("rsync failed. Skipping ...");
+                    Ok(None)
+                }
+                else {
+                    self.load_file(uri, false)
+                }
             }
             Err(err) => Err(err.into())
         }
diff --git a/src/rsync.rs b/src/rsync.rs
index 4c2d3a1..52577dd 100644
--- a/src/rsync.rs
+++ b/src/rsync.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pub fn update<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     let status = Command::new("rsync")
         .arg("-az")
         .arg("--delete")
+        .arg("--contimeout=10")
         .arg(source.as_str())
         .arg(destination.as_ref())
         .status()?;