--- js/src/netmap/graph.js.orig	2015-03-19 14:35:23.976932746 +0100
+++ js/src/netmap/graph.js	2015-03-19 14:53:22.538932098 +0100
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@
          */
         loadTraffic: function () {
             var self = this;
-            $.getJSON('traffic/layer' + this.get('layer') + '/')
+            /* we try to be _very_ patient when pulling traffic data, it's in the background anyway: 240 sec */
+            $.ajax({ dataType: "json", url: 'traffic/layer' + this.get('layer') + '/', timeout: 240000 })
                 .done(function (data) {
                     self.trafficSuccess.call(self, data);
                 })
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@
             Backbone.EventBroker.trigger('netmap:updateGraph');
         },
 
-        trafficError: function () { console.log('Failed to fetch traffic');
+        trafficError: function (jqXHR,textStatus,errorThrown) { console.log('Failed to fetch traffic '+textStatus+' / '+errorThrown);
 
             // TODO: Meaningful report
         }