diff --git a/src/cppurl.cpp b/src/cppurl.cpp
index d899c4a..b0ebfc7 100644
--- a/src/cppurl.cpp
+++ b/src/cppurl.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Curl& marcelb::Curl::useragent(const string& useragent_) {
 
 Curl& marcelb::Curl::timeout(const long timeout_) {
     _timeout = timeout_;
+    return *this;
 }