diff --git a/planetstack/openstack/observer.py b/planetstack/openstack/observer.py
index dce26aa..9e83f5b 100644
--- a/planetstack/openstack/observer.py
+++ b/planetstack/openstack/observer.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from django.db.models import F, Q
 from openstack.manager import OpenStackManager
 from util.logger import Logger, logging
-from timeout import timeout
+#from timeout import timeout
 
 
 logger = Logger(logfile='observer.log', level=logging.INFO)