diff --git a/lib/blockchainexplorers/insight.js b/lib/blockchainexplorers/insight.js
index 816f27d..ed0260c 100644
--- a/lib/blockchainexplorers/insight.js
+++ b/lib/blockchainexplorers/insight.js
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ Insight.prototype.getTransactions = function(addresses, from, to, cb) {
     method: 'POST',
     path: this.apiPrefix + '/addrs/txs' + (qs.length > 0 ? '?' + qs.join('&') : ''),
     json: {
-      addrs: [].concat(addresses).join(',')
+      addrs: [].concat(addresses).join(','),
+      noAsm: 1,
+      noScriptSig: 1,
+      noSpent: 1,
     },
   };
 
diff --git a/lib/blockchainexplorers/request-list.js b/lib/blockchainexplorers/request-list.js
index 90114ec..93fb650 100644
--- a/lib/blockchainexplorers/request-list.js
+++ b/lib/blockchainexplorers/request-list.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ var $ = require('preconditions').singleton();
 var log = require('npmlog');
 log.debug = log.verbose;
 
+
+var DEFAULT_TIMEOUT= 60000; // 60 s
 /**
  * Query a server, using one of the given options
  *
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ var requestList = function(args, cb) {
   if (!_.isArray(args.hosts))
     args.hosts = [args.hosts];
 
+  args.timeout = args.timeout || DEFAULT_TIMEOUT;
+
   var urls = _.map(args.hosts, function(x) {
     return (x + args.path);
   });