diff --git a/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp b/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp
index f60da363..689e4858 100644
--- a/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ ClassImpQ(PMusrCanvas)
 PMusrCanvas::PMusrCanvas()
 {
   fTimeout = 0;
+  fTimeoutTimer = 0;
 
   fScaleN0AndBkg = true;
   fValid = false;
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ PMusrCanvas::PMusrCanvas(const Int_t number, const Char_t* title,
                          fBatchMode(batch), fPlotNumber(number)
 {
   fTimeout = 0;
+  fTimeoutTimer = 0;
 
   fMultiGraphData = 0;
   fMultiGraphDiff = 0;
@@ -234,6 +236,7 @@ PMusrCanvas::PMusrCanvas(const Int_t number, const Char_t* title,
                          fMarkerList(markerList), fColorList(colorList)
 {
   fTimeout = 0;
+  fTimeoutTimer = 0;
 
   fMultiGraphData = 0;
   fMultiGraphDiff = 0;
diff --git a/src/classes/PMusrT0.cpp b/src/classes/PMusrT0.cpp
index 3c604ef5..dbae954b 100644
--- a/src/classes/PMusrT0.cpp
+++ b/src/classes/PMusrT0.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ ClassImpQ(PMusrT0)
 PMusrT0::PMusrT0()
 {
   fTimeout = 0;
+  fTimeoutTimer = 0;
 
   fValid = false;
 
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ PMusrT0::PMusrT0()
 PMusrT0::PMusrT0(PMusrT0Data &data) : fMusrT0Data(data)
 {
   fTimeout = 0;
+  fTimeoutTimer = 0;
 
   fValid = true;
 
diff --git a/src/external/MuSRFitGUI/MuSRFit b/src/external/MuSRFitGUI/MuSRFit
index 360d80be..3994ccbd 100755
--- a/src/external/MuSRFitGUI/MuSRFit
+++ b/src/external/MuSRFitGUI/MuSRFit
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 # Copyright 2009 by Zaher Salman and the LEM Group.
 
 export MUSRBIN=$ROOTSYS/bin/
-export PERLLIB=$HOME/LEM/musrfit/src/external/MuSRFitGUI
-perl $HOME/LEM/musrfit/src/external/MuSRFitGUI/MuSRFit.pl
+export PERLLIB=$HOME/analysis/musrift/src/external/MuSRFitGUI
+perl $PERLLIB/MuSRFit.pl
 
diff --git a/src/musrgui/PAdmin.h b/src/musrgui/PAdmin.h
index 246a7165..da0c1a18 100644
--- a/src/musrgui/PAdmin.h
+++ b/src/musrgui/PAdmin.h
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ class PAdmin
     PTheory* getTheoryItem(const unsigned int idx);
     PMsr2DataParam getMsr2DataParam() { return fMsr2DataParam; }
 
+    void setTimeout(const int ival) { fTimeout = ival; }
     void setFontName(const QString str) { fFontName = str; }
     void setFontSize(const int ival) { fFontSize = ival; }
 
   protected:
-    void setTimeout(const int ival) { fTimeout = ival; }
     void setExecPath(const QString str) { fExecPath = str; }
     void setDefaultSavePath(const QString str) { fDefaultSavePath = str; }
     void setTitleFromDataFileFlag(const bool flag) { fTitleFromDataFile = flag; }
diff --git a/src/musrgui/PPrefsDialog.cpp b/src/musrgui/PPrefsDialog.cpp
index 35ef4546..6633a35c 100644
--- a/src/musrgui/PPrefsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/musrgui/PPrefsDialog.cpp
@@ -30,13 +30,14 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "PPrefsDialog.h"
+#include "qvalidator.h"
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /**
  * <p>
  */
 PPrefsDialog::PPrefsDialog(const bool keep_mn2_output, const int dump_tag, const bool title_from_data_file,
-                           const bool enable_musrt0)
+                           const bool enable_musrt0, const int timeout)
 {
   if (keep_mn2_output)
     fKeepMn2Output_checkBox->setChecked(true);
@@ -56,6 +57,11 @@ PPrefsDialog::PPrefsDialog(const bool keep_mn2_output, const int dump_tag, const
 
   fTitleFromData_checkBox->setChecked(title_from_data_file);
   fEnableMusrT0_checkBox->setChecked(enable_musrt0);
+
+  fTimeout_lineEdit->setValidator( new QIntValidator(fTimeout_lineEdit) );
+  QString numStr;
+  numStr.setNum(timeout);
+  fTimeout_lineEdit->setText(numStr);
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/musrgui/PPrefsDialog.h b/src/musrgui/PPrefsDialog.h
index 5bd23abc..e20b72cb 100644
--- a/src/musrgui/PPrefsDialog.h
+++ b/src/musrgui/PPrefsDialog.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #define _PPREFSDIALOG_H_
 
 #include <qcheckbox.h>
+#include <qlineedit.h>
 
 #include "forms/PPrefsDialogBase.h"
 
@@ -40,12 +41,13 @@ class PPrefsDialog : public PPrefsDialogBase
 {
   public:
     PPrefsDialog(const bool keep_mn2_output, const int dump_tag, const bool title_from_data_file,
-                 const bool enable_musrt0);
+                 const bool enable_musrt0, const int timeout);
 
     bool getKeepMinuit2OutputFlag() { return fKeepMn2Output_checkBox->isChecked(); }
     bool getTitleFromDataFileFlag() { return fTitleFromData_checkBox->isChecked(); }
     bool getEnableMusrT0Flag()      { return fEnableMusrT0_checkBox->isChecked(); }
     int  getDump();
+    int  getTimeout() { return fTimeout_lineEdit->text().toInt(); }
 
   public slots:
     void dumpAscii();
diff --git a/src/musrgui/PTextEdit.cpp b/src/musrgui/PTextEdit.cpp
index 1c2e4129..3929bb26 100644
--- a/src/musrgui/PTextEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/musrgui/PTextEdit.cpp
@@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@ void PTextEdit::musrView()
   str = *fFilenames.find( currentEditor() );
   QString numStr;
   numStr.setNum(fAdmin->getTimeout());
-  cmd += str + "\" --timeout " + numStr + "&";
+  cmd += str + "\" --timeout " + numStr + " &";
 
   system(cmd.latin1());
 }
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ void PTextEdit::musrT0()
  */
 void PTextEdit::musrPrefs()
 {
-  PPrefsDialog *dlg = new PPrefsDialog(fKeepMinuit2Output, fDump, fTitleFromDataFile, fEnableMusrT0);
+  PPrefsDialog *dlg = new PPrefsDialog(fKeepMinuit2Output, fDump, fTitleFromDataFile, fEnableMusrT0, fAdmin->getTimeout());
 
   if (dlg->exec() == QDialog::Accepted) {
     fKeepMinuit2Output = dlg->getKeepMinuit2OutputFlag();
@@ -1840,6 +1840,7 @@ void PTextEdit::musrPrefs()
     fEnableMusrT0 = dlg->getEnableMusrT0Flag();
     fMusrT0Action->setEnabled(fEnableMusrT0);
     fDump = dlg->getDump();
+    fAdmin->setTimeout(dlg->getTimeout());
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/musrgui/forms/PPrefsDialogBase.ui b/src/musrgui/forms/PPrefsDialogBase.ui
index b9b34268..f72dbc7d 100644
--- a/src/musrgui/forms/PPrefsDialogBase.ui
+++ b/src/musrgui/forms/PPrefsDialogBase.ui
@@ -122,6 +122,43 @@
                 <height>110</height>
             </rect>
         </property>
+        <widget class="QWidget">
+            <property name="name">
+                <cstring>TabPage</cstring>
+            </property>
+            <attribute name="title">
+                <string>general</string>
+            </attribute>
+            <widget class="QLineEdit">
+                <property name="name">
+                    <cstring>fTimeout_lineEdit</cstring>
+                </property>
+                <property name="geometry">
+                    <rect>
+                        <x>3</x>
+                        <y>6</y>
+                        <width>100</width>
+                        <height>20</height>
+                    </rect>
+                </property>
+            </widget>
+            <widget class="QLabel">
+                <property name="name">
+                    <cstring>fTimeout_textLabel</cstring>
+                </property>
+                <property name="geometry">
+                    <rect>
+                        <x>112</x>
+                        <y>6</y>
+                        <width>42</width>
+                        <height>20</height>
+                    </rect>
+                </property>
+                <property name="text">
+                    <string>timeout</string>
+                </property>
+            </widget>
+        </widget>
         <widget class="QWidget">
             <property name="name">
                 <cstring>tab</cstring>