diff --git a/scripts/peers b/scripts/peers
index 5888993a..80b5cea5 100755
--- a/scripts/peers
+++ b/scripts/peers
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 # electrum.util.set_verbosity(1)
 
 # 1. start interface and wait for connection
-interface = electrum.Interface('ecdsa.net:50002:s')
+interface = electrum.Interface('ecdsa.net:110:s')
 q = Queue.Queue()
 interface.start(q)
 
-i, r = q.get(timeout=10000)
+i, r = q.get()
 if not interface.is_connected:
     print "not connected"
     exit(1)