diff --git a/obsws_python/baseclient.py b/obsws_python/baseclient.py
index 17b85a0..4f47d4b 100644
--- a/obsws_python/baseclient.py
+++ b/obsws_python/baseclient.py
@@ -7,15 +7,22 @@ from random import randint
 from typing import Optional
 
 import websocket
-from websocket._exceptions import WebSocketTimeoutException
-from .error import OBSSDKError
+from websocket import WebSocketTimeoutException
+
+from .error import OBSSDKError, OBSSDKTimeoutError
 
 
 class ObsClient:
     logger = logging.getLogger("baseclient.obsclient")
 
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        defaultkwargs = {"host": "localhost", "port": 4455, "password": "", "subs": 0, "timeout":None}
+        defaultkwargs = {
+            "host": "localhost",
+            "port": 4455,
+            "password": "",
+            "subs": 0,
+            "timeout": None,
+        }
         if not any(key in kwargs for key in ("host", "port", "password")):
             kwargs |= self._conn_from_toml()
         kwargs = defaultkwargs | kwargs
@@ -23,14 +30,21 @@ class ObsClient:
             setattr(self, attr, val)
 
         self.logger.info(
-            "Connecting with parameters: host='{host}' port={port} password='{password}' subs={subs}".format(
+            "Connecting with parameters: host='{host}' port={port} password='{password}' subs={subs} timeout={timeout}".format(
                 **self.__dict__
             )
         )
 
-        self.ws = websocket.WebSocket()
-        self.ws.connect(f"ws://{self.host}:{self.port}", timeout=self.timeout)
-        self.server_hello = json.loads(self.ws.recv())
+        try:
+            self.ws = websocket.WebSocket()
+            self.ws.connect(f"ws://{self.host}:{self.port}", timeout=self.timeout)
+            self.server_hello = json.loads(self.ws.recv())
+        except ValueError as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}")
+            raise
+        except (ConnectionRefusedError, WebSocketTimeoutException) as e:
+            self.logger.exception(f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}")
+            raise
 
     def _conn_from_toml(self) -> dict:
         try:
@@ -108,7 +122,8 @@ class ObsClient:
         try:
             self.ws.send(json.dumps(payload))
             response = json.loads(self.ws.recv())
-        except WebSocketTimeoutException :
-            raise OBSSDKError("Timeout while trying to send the request")
+        except WebSocketTimeoutException as e:
+            self.logger.exception(f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}")
+            raise OBSSDKTimeoutError("Timeout while trying to send the request") from e
         self.logger.debug(f"Response received {response}")
         return response["d"]
diff --git a/obsws_python/events.py b/obsws_python/events.py
index 9a942e6..a358fe7 100644
--- a/obsws_python/events.py
+++ b/obsws_python/events.py
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import logging
 import time
 from threading import Thread
 
+from websocket import WebSocketTimeoutException
+
 from .baseclient import ObsClient
 from .callback import Callback
+from .error import OBSSDKTimeoutError
 from .subs import Subs
 
 """
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ class EventClient:
     def __repr__(self):
         return type(
             self
-        ).__name__ + "(host='{host}', port={port}, password='{password}', subs={subs})".format(
+        ).__name__ + "(host='{host}', port={port}, password='{password}', subs={subs}, timeout={timeout})".format(
             **self.base_client.__dict__,
         )
 
@@ -49,7 +52,11 @@ class EventClient:
         """
         self.running = True
         while self.running:
-            event = json.loads(self.base_client.ws.recv())
+            try:
+                event = json.loads(self.base_client.ws.recv())
+            except WebSocketTimeoutException as e:
+                self.logger.exception(f"{type(e).__name__}: {e}")
+                raise OBSSDKTimeoutError("Timeout while waiting for event") from e
             self.logger.debug(f"Event received {event}")
             type_, data = (
                 event["d"].get("eventType"),
diff --git a/obsws_python/reqs.py b/obsws_python/reqs.py
index 9650e95..fb7a809 100644
--- a/obsws_python/reqs.py
+++ b/obsws_python/reqs.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ReqClient:
     def __repr__(self):
         return type(
             self
-        ).__name__ + "(host='{host}', port={port}, password='{password}')".format(
+        ).__name__ + "(host='{host}', port={port}, password='{password}', timeout={timeout})".format(
             **self.base_client.__dict__,
         )