diff --git a/penn/__init__.py b/penn/__init__.py
index e4ecf3a..2309629 100644
--- a/penn/__init__.py
+++ b/penn/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '1.8.3'
+__version__ = '1.8.4'
 
 from .registrar import Registrar
 from .directory import Directory
diff --git a/penn/studyspaces.py b/penn/studyspaces.py
index 9daa250..38b6d12 100644
--- a/penn/studyspaces.py
+++ b/penn/studyspaces.py
@@ -239,16 +239,18 @@ def cancel_room(self, booking_id):
         resp = self._request("POST", "/1.1/space/cancel/{}".format(booking_id))
         return resp.json()
 
-    def get_reservations(self, email, date):
+    def get_reservations(self, email, date, timeout=None):
         """Gets reservations for a given email.
 
         :param email: the email of the user who's reservations are to be fetched
         :type email: str
         """
         try:
-            resp = self._request("GET", "/1.1/space/bookings?email={}&date={}&limit=100".format(email, date))
+            resp = self._request("GET", "/1.1/space/bookings?email={}&date={}&limit=100".format(email, date), timeout=timeout)
         except resp.exceptions.HTTPError as error:
             raise APIError("Server Error: {}".format(error))
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectTimeout:
+            raise APIError("Timeout Error")
         return resp.json()
 
     def get_reservations_for_booking_ids(self, booking_ids):
diff --git a/penn/wharton.py b/penn/wharton.py
index 79182ae..1f14f62 100644
--- a/penn/wharton.py
+++ b/penn/wharton.py
@@ -18,15 +18,17 @@ class Wharton(object):
       >>> s = Wharton()
     """
 
-    def get_reservations(self, sessionid):
+    def get_reservations(self, sessionid, timeout=None):
         """Returns a list of location IDs and names."""
         url = "{}{}".format(BASE_URL, "/reservations/")
         cookies = dict(sessionid=sessionid)
 
         try:
-            resp = requests.get(url, cookies=cookies)
+            resp = requests.get(url, timeout=timeout, cookies=cookies)
         except resp.exceptions.HTTPError as error:
             raise APIError("Server Error: {}".format(error))
+        except requests.exceptions.ConnectTimeout:
+            raise APIError("Timeout Error")
 
         html = resp.content.decode("utf8")
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3a6e6f0..1e57163 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     url='https://github.com/pennlabs/penn-sdk-python',
     author='Penn Labs',
     author_email='admin@pennlabs.org',
-    version='1.8.3',
+    version='1.8.4',
     packages=['penn'],
     license='MIT',
     package_data={