diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 72895a3..1f2dd8a 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ func (m *Mbclient) ReadRegisters(first uint16, numRegs uint16) ([]uint16, error)
 	req[7] = 3 //FunctionCode
 	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(req[8:10], first-1)
 	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(req[10:12], numRegs)
+	m.conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second))
 	byteswritten, err := m.conn.Write(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index defd37c..b9abbf7 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -9,24 +9,26 @@ import (
 func TestReadOneRegister(t *testing.T) {
 	c, err := New("192.168.0.154:502", 1)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	res, err := c.ReadRegisters(12401, 2)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Len(t, res, 2)
-	t.Log(res)
+	for n := 0; n < 5; n++ {
+		res, err := c.ReadRegisters(12401, 2)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Len(t, res, 2)
+		t.Log(res)
 
-	res, err = c.ReadRegisters(12102, 2)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Len(t, res, 2)
-	t.Log(res)
+		res, err = c.ReadRegisters(12102, 2)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Len(t, res, 2)
+		t.Log(res)
 
-	res, err = c.ReadRegisters(12544, 1)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Len(t, res, 1)
-	t.Log(float32(res[0]) / 10)
+		res, err = c.ReadRegisters(12544, 1)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Len(t, res, 1)
+		t.Log(float32(res[0]) / 10)
 
-	res, err = c.ReadRegisters(12136, 1)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Len(t, res, 1)
-	t.Log(res)
+		res, err = c.ReadRegisters(12136, 1)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Len(t, res, 1)
+		t.Log(res)
+	}
 
 }