diff --git a/chat-demo/project.clj b/chat-demo/project.clj
index 46586ed..d825af2 100644
--- a/chat-demo/project.clj
+++ b/chat-demo/project.clj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
                   [prismatic/dommy "1.1.0"]
                   [gered/clj-browserchannel "0.3"]
                   [gered/clj-browserchannel-jetty-adapter "0.1.0"]
-                  [gered/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter "0.0.1"]
+                  [gered/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter "0.0.2"]
                   [org.immutant/web "2.1.4"]
                   [environ "1.0.3"]]
 
diff --git a/chat-demo/src/chat_demo/server.clj b/chat-demo/src/chat_demo/server.clj
index 8b76812..ebf7e04 100644
--- a/chat-demo/src/chat_demo/server.clj
+++ b/chat-demo/src/chat_demo/server.clj
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 (defn -main [& args]
   (if (env :dev) (pebble/set-options! :cache false))
 
-  (run-jetty)
-  ;(run-immutant)
+  ;(run-jetty)
+  (run-immutant)
 
   )
diff --git a/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter/README.md b/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter/README.md
index de3e909..7b0d062 100644
--- a/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter/README.md
+++ b/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 # clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter
 
-Immutant async adapter for BrowserChannel
+Immutant async adapter for BrowserChannel.
 
 See also: [clj-browserchannel][1]
 [1]:https://github.com/gered/clj-browserchannel
 
+## Leiningen
+
+    [gered/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter "0.0.1"]
+
 ## About
 
 Written by:
diff --git a/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter/project.clj b/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter/project.clj
index ca9b515..d1a1c42 100644
--- a/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter/project.clj
+++ b/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject gered/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter "0.0.1"
+(defproject gered/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter "0.0.2"
   :description "Immutant async adapter for BrowserChannel"
   :dependencies [[gered/clj-browserchannel "0.3"]]
   :profiles {:provided
diff --git a/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter/src/net/thegeez/browserchannel/immutant_async_adapter.clj b/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter/src/net/thegeez/browserchannel/immutant_async_adapter.clj
index 46ab86e..a0bc8c8 100644
--- a/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter/src/net/thegeez/browserchannel/immutant_async_adapter.clj
+++ b/clj-browserchannel-immutant-adapter/src/net/thegeez/browserchannel/immutant_async_adapter.clj
@@ -22,14 +22,22 @@
 
 (defn wrap-immutant-async-adapter
   "wraps the ring handler with an async adapter necessary for
-   browserchannel sessions."
-  [handler]
+   browserchannel sessions.
+
+   options available:
+
+   :response-timeout - Timeout after which the server will close the
+                       connection. Specified in milliseconds, default
+                       is 4 minutes which is the timeout period Google
+                       uses."
+  [handler & [options]]
   (fn [request]
     (let [resp (handler request)]
       (if (= :http (:async resp))
         (iasync/as-channel
           request
-          {:on-open
+          {:timeout (get options :response-timeout (* 4 60 1000))
+           :on-open
            (fn [channel]
              (let [reactor (:reactor resp)
                    emit    (ImmutantResponse. channel)]
@@ -44,8 +52,15 @@
    use wrap-immutant-async-adapter instead and not use this function.
 
    options is passed directly to immutant. see immutant.web/run
-   for a description of the available options."
+   for a description of the available options.
+
+   some additional options used by the async adapter are available:
+
+   :response-timeout - Timeout after which the server will close the
+                       connection. Specified in milliseconds, default
+                       is 4 minutes which is the timeout period Google
+                       uses."
   [handler options]
   (-> handler
-      (wrap-immutant-async-adapter)
+      (wrap-immutant-async-adapter options)
       (iweb/run options)))