diff --git a/panxy.py b/panxy.py
index 78e31b8..8f741d9 100644
--- a/panxy.py
+++ b/panxy.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def test_proxy(prx):
     proxy_handler = request.ProxyHandler({'https': 'http://' + prx + '/', 'http': 'http://' + prx + '/' })
     opener = request.build_opener(proxy_handler)
     try:
-        result = opener.open(target, timeout=10)
+        result = opener.open(target, timeout=6)
         content = result.read().decode()
         print(srv_string + 'ok. \u2705')
         return True
@@ -51,13 +51,18 @@ def get_proxies():
     proxy_list = get_list_from_api()
     working_list = []
     start_length = len(proxy_list)
-    for entry in proxy_list:
-        if test_proxy(entry):
-            working_list.append(entry)
-        else:
-            pass
-    print('{}/{} new proxies ready.'.format(len(working_list), start_length))
-    return working_list
+    try:
+        for entry in proxy_list:
+            if test_proxy(entry):
+                working_list.append(entry)
+            else:
+                pass
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print(' Impatient? Interrupt again to terminate')
+
+    finally:
+        print('{}/{} new proxies ready.'.format(len(working_list), start_length))
+        return working_list
 
 def user_loop():
     proxies = []