diff --git a/libhttplib2.tex b/libhttplib2.tex
index f8b50d7..5b8a16d 100644
--- a/libhttplib2.tex
+++ b/libhttplib2.tex
@@ -157,11 +157,12 @@
 %  memberdesc	- data members, like datadesc, but with an optional
 %		  type name like methoddesc.
 
-\begin{classdesc}{Http}{\optional{cache=None}}
+\begin{classdesc}{Http}{\optional{cache=None}, \optional{timeout=None}}
 The class that represents a client HTTP interface.
 The \var{cache} parameter is either the name of a directory
 to be used as a flat file cache, or it must an object that 
 implements the required caching interface.
+The \var{timeout} parameter is the socket level timeout.
 \end{classdesc}
 
 \begin{classdesc}{Response}{info}
diff --git a/ref/module-httplib2.html b/ref/module-httplib2.html
index 137482c..254aaff 100644
--- a/ref/module-httplib2.html
+++ b/ref/module-httplib2.html
@@ -169,12 +169,13 @@
 <P>
 <dl><dt><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="baseline">
   <td><nobr><b><span class="typelabel">class</span>&nbsp;<tt id='l2h-11' xml:id='l2h-11' class="class">Http</tt></b>(</nobr></td>
-  <td><var></var><big>[</big><var>cache=None</var><big>]</big><var></var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
+  <td><var></var><big>[</big><var>cache=None</var><big>]</big><var>, </var><big>[</big><var>timeout=None</var><big>]</big><var></var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
 <dd>
 The class that represents a client HTTP interface.
 The <var>cache</var> parameter is either the name of a directory
 to be used as a flat file cache, or it must an object that 
 implements the required caching interface.
+The <var>timeout</var> parameter is the socket level timeout.
 </dl>
 
 <P>