diff --git a/endpoints/lyric_search.py b/endpoints/lyric_search.py
index 75399b9..7ba7a0d 100644
--- a/endpoints/lyric_search.py
+++ b/endpoints/lyric_search.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import aiosqlite as sqlite3
 from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException
 from pydantic import BaseModel 
 from lyric_search_new.sources import aggregate 
+from lyric_search_new import notifier
 
 
 class ValidLyricRequest(BaseModel):
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ class LyricSearch(FastAPI):
         self.constants = constants
         self.glob_state = glob_state
         self.cache_utils = CacheUtils()
+        self.notifier = notifier.DiscordNotifier()
         self.lyrics_engine = importlib.import_module("lyrics_engine").LyricsEngine()
 
         self.endpoint_name = "lyric_search"
@@ -184,9 +186,11 @@ class LyricSearch(FastAPI):
             raise HTTPException(detail="Invalid request", status_code=500)
         
         if data.src.upper() not in self.acceptable_request_sources:
+            await self.notifier.send(f"ERROR @ {__file__.rsplit("/", maxsplit=1)[-1]}",
+                                     f"Unknown request source: {data.src}")
             return {
                 'err': True,
-                'errorText': f'Unknown request source: {data.src.upper()}',
+                'errorText': f'Unknown request source: {data.src}',
             }
         
         search_artist: Optional[str] = data.a
diff --git a/endpoints/misc.py b/endpoints/misc.py
index 5564f4d..c5716f1 100644
--- a/endpoints/misc.py
+++ b/endpoints/misc.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Misc(FastAPI):
         #TODO: change URL below to dynamically populate based on listener
         async with ClientSession() as session:
             async with await session.post("http://127.0.0.1:52111/xc/", json=json_payload,
-                                    headers=headers) as request:
+                                    headers=headers, timeout=ClientTimeout(connect=3, sock_read=2)) as request:
                 request.raise_for_status()
                 request_json = await request.json()
                 request_json = request_json.get('response')