diff --git a/themes/lhs-retro/static/cgi/status.cgi b/themes/lhs-retro/static/cgi/status.cgi
index 895ea8a..63079bd 100755
--- a/themes/lhs-retro/static/cgi/status.cgi
+++ b/themes/lhs-retro/static/cgi/status.cgi
@@ -5,20 +5,21 @@ import sys
 
 
 def main(output=sys.stdout):
-    output.write('Content-Type: text/html\n\n')
+    output.write("Content-Type: text/html\n\n")
 
     try:
-        resp = requests.get('https://api.leighhack.org/space.json')
+        resp = requests.get("https://api.leighhack.org/space.json", timeout=3)
         if resp.ok:
             data = resp.json()
-            if 'state' in data:
-                if data['state']['open']:
-                    output.write('<b>Open</b>')
-                    return
+            if "state" in data and data["state"]["open"]:
+                output.write("<b>Open</b>")
+                return
     except Exception:
         pass
 
-    output.write('Closed')
+    # If we have a HTTP error, exception, then just assume we're closed.
+    output.write("Closed")
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()