diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4b5bd5e0..9ebb9d3e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -163,4 +163,6 @@ extensions/
 web/.env.build
 web/.env.dev
 web/.env.development
-node_modules/
\ No newline at end of file
+node_modules/
+
+*.crdownload
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 205ec83c..3d198891 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger('werkzeug')
 log.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
 
 app = Flask("GPT4All-WebUI", static_url_path="/static", static_folder="static")
-socketio = SocketIO(app,  cors_allowed_origins="*", async_mode='gevent', ping_timeout=60, ping_interval=15)
+socketio = SocketIO(app,  cors_allowed_origins="*", async_mode='gevent', ping_timeout=200, ping_interval=15)
 
 app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'secret!'
 # Set the logging level to WARNING or higher