diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index c53bc771..d52cb653 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ IS_LOOKER_ENABLED=false
 LOOKERSDK_BASE_URL=XXX_REPLACE_WITH_ORGANIZATIONAL_LOOKER_BASE_URL
 # API client id. You can instead customize how this is provided by overriding readConfig()
 LOOKERSDK_CLIENT_ID=XXX_REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_CLIENT_ID
-# API client secret. You can instead customize how this is provided by overriding readConfig()
+# API client secret. You can instead customize how this is provided by overriding readConfig().
 LOOKERSDK_CLIENT_SECRET=XXX_REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET
 # Set to false only if testing locally against self-signed certs. Defaults to true if not specified
 LOOKERSDK_VERIFY_SSL=true
 # Timeout in seconds for HTTP requests. Defaults to 2 minutes (120) seconds if not specified.
-LOOKERSDK_TIMEOUT=120
+LOOKERSDK_TIMEOUT=2048
 
 # Threshold for hiding messages with small impression numbers
 HIDDEN_MESSAGE_IMPRESSION_THRESHOLD=1000
diff --git a/lib/nimbusRecipeCollection.ts b/lib/nimbusRecipeCollection.ts
index 20d7a3dd..a9a8f4a3 100644
--- a/lib/nimbusRecipeCollection.ts
+++ b/lib/nimbusRecipeCollection.ts
@@ -47,20 +47,29 @@ async function updateBranchesCTR(recipe: NimbusRecipe): Promise<BranchInfo[]> {
         );
         // We are making all branch ids upper case to make up for
         // Looker being case sensitive
-        const ctrPercentData = await getCTRPercentData(
-          branchInfo.id,
-          branchInfo.nimbusExperiment.appName,
-          branchInfo.template!,
-          undefined,
-          branchInfo.nimbusExperiment.slug,
-          branchInfo.slug,
-          branchInfo.nimbusExperiment.startDate,
-          proposedEndDate,
-        );
-        if (ctrPercentData) {
-          branchInfo.ctrPercent = ctrPercentData.ctrPercent;
-          branchInfo.impressions = ctrPercentData.impressions;
+        // XXX instead of using isRollout as criteria, do something better
+        // easiest: reenable hardcoded blocklist above
+        // best: handle data errors and back off in that case
+        //  remembering in blocklist
+
+        if (!branchInfo.nimbusExperiment.isRollout) {
+          const ctrPercentData = await getCTRPercentData(
+            branchInfo.id,
+            branchInfo.nimbusExperiment.appName,
+            branchInfo.template!,
+            undefined,
+            branchInfo.nimbusExperiment.slug,
+            branchInfo.slug,
+            branchInfo.nimbusExperiment.startDate,
+            proposedEndDate,
+          );
+
+          if (ctrPercentData) {
+            branchInfo.ctrPercent = ctrPercentData.ctrPercent;
+            branchInfo.impressions = ctrPercentData.impressions;
+          }
         }
+
         return branchInfo;
       }),
   );