diff --git a/config-example.yaml b/config-example.yaml
index 78c820f..7979794 100644
--- a/config-example.yaml
+++ b/config-example.yaml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ keys:
     key: ssh-rsa XXXXXXXXX
   - name: janedoe@gmail.com
     description: Jane Doe
-    key: ssh-rsa YYYYYYYYY
\ No newline at end of file
+    key: ssh-rsa YYYYYYYYY
diff --git a/monitor.py b/monitor.py
index 15ad888..aa60b7b 100755
--- a/monitor.py
+++ b/monitor.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def update_keys(host, user, keys, host_length):
     try:
         client = paramiko.SSHClient()
         client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.MissingHostKeyPolicy())
-        client.connect(host, username = user)
+        client.connect(host, username = user, timeout = 1)
 
         stdin, stdout, stderr = client.exec_command('top -bn1 | grep "^top\\|^%Cpu\\|^.iB Mem"')
         stdin.close()
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ def main():
 
     host_length = 0
     for host in config['hosts']:
+        if host.get('users') == None:
+            host['users'] = ['root']
         for user in host['users']:
             if len(user) + len(host['host']) > host_length:
                 host_length = len(user) + len(host['host'])
@@ -81,6 +83,8 @@ def main():
     print('Host'.center(host_length + 3) + '   ' + 'Load'.center(25) + '   ' + 'Ram Usage'.center(26))
 
     for host in config['hosts']:
+        if host.get('users') == None:
+            host['users'] = ['root']
         for user in host['users']:
             try:
                 thread = task_thread(host['host'], user, keys, host_length)
@@ -89,4 +93,4 @@ def main():
                 print('❌ ' + user + '@' + host['host'])
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
\ No newline at end of file
+    main()
diff --git a/sync.py b/sync.py
index f5c0090..eea7305 100755
--- a/sync.py
+++ b/sync.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def update_keys(host, user, keys):
     try:
         client = paramiko.SSHClient()
         client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.MissingHostKeyPolicy())
-        client.connect(host, username = user)
+        client.connect(host, username = user, timeout = 1)
         client.exec_command('echo "###\n# Warning this file has been generated and will be overwritten!\n###\n\n' + '\n'.join(keys) + '" > ~/.ssh/authorized_keys2')
         client.close()
         print('✅ ' + user + '@' + host)
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ def main():
         keys.append(key['key'])
 
     for host in config['hosts']:
+        if host.get('users') == None:
+            host['users'] = ['root']
         for user in host['users']:
             try:
                 thread = task_thread(host['host'], user, keys)
@@ -45,4 +47,4 @@ def main():
                 print('❌ ' + user + '@' + host['host'])
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
\ No newline at end of file
+    main()