diff --git a/.ruby-version b/.ruby-version
index 133fcc5f..cb506813 100644
--- a/.ruby-version
+++ b/.ruby-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.0-p247
\ No newline at end of file
+2.0.0-p247
diff --git a/lib/wraith/javascript/_phantom__common.js b/lib/wraith/javascript/_phantom__common.js
index 282f78e3..dfcb7f9c 100644
--- a/lib/wraith/javascript/_phantom__common.js
+++ b/lib/wraith/javascript/_phantom__common.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
       selector   = systemArgs[4],
       globalBeforeCaptureJS = systemArgs[5],
       pathBeforeCaptureJS = systemArgs[6],
+      timeoutMs = parseInt(systemArgs[7]),
       dimensionsProcessed = 0,
       currentDimensions;
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
   function resizeAndCaptureImage() {
     console.log('Snapping ' + url + ' at: ' + currentDimensions.viewportWidth + 'x' + currentDimensions.viewportHeight);
     resize();
-    setTimeout(captureImage, 1000); // give page time to re-render properly
+    setTimeout(captureImage, timeoutMs); // give page time to re-render properly
   }
 
   function captureImage() {
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
     if (helper.takingMultipleScreenshots(dimensions) && dimensionsProcessed < dimensions.length) {
       currentDimensions = dimensions[dimensionsProcessed];
       image_name = helper.replaceImageNameWithDimensions(image_name, currentDimensions);
-      setTimeout(resizeAndCaptureImage, 1000);
+      setTimeout(resizeAndCaptureImage, timoutMs);
     }
     else {
       // prevent CI from failing from 'Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL about:blank from frame with URL' errors
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
     // rendering, just in case the page kicks off another request
     if (current_requests < 1) {
       clearTimeout(final_timeout);
-      last_request_timeout = setTimeout(runSetupJavaScriptThenCaptureImage, 1000);
+      last_request_timeout = setTimeout(runSetupJavaScriptThenCaptureImage, timeoutMs);
     }
 
     // Sometimes, straggling requests never make it back, in which
@@ -117,4 +118,4 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
     final_timeout = setTimeout(runSetupJavaScriptThenCaptureImage, 5000);
   }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lib/wraith/save_images.rb b/lib/wraith/save_images.rb
index 3a3cef27..e5b4db81 100644
--- a/lib/wraith/save_images.rb
+++ b/lib/wraith/save_images.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def prepare_widths_for_cli(width)
 
   def capture_page_image(browser, url, width, file_name, selector, global_before_capture, path_before_capture)
 
-    command = "#{browser} #{wraith.phantomjs_options} '#{wraith.snap_file}' '#{url}' \"#{width}\" '#{file_name}' '#{selector}' '#{global_before_capture}' '#{path_before_capture}'"
+    command = "#{browser} #{wraith.phantomjs_options} '#{wraith.snap_file}' '#{url}' \"#{width}\" '#{file_name}' '#{selector}' '#{global_before_capture}' '#{path_before_capture}' #{wraith.timeout_ms}"
 
     # @TODO - uncomment the following line when we add a verbose mode
     # puts command
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def run_command(command)
   end
 
   def parallel_task(jobs)
-    Parallel.each(jobs, :in_threads => 8) do |_label, _path, width, url, filename, selector, global_before_capture, path_before_capture|
+    Parallel.each(jobs, :in_threads => wraith.num_threads) do |_label, _path, width, url, filename, selector, global_before_capture, path_before_capture|
       begin
         attempt_image_capture(width, url, filename, selector, global_before_capture, path_before_capture, 5)
       rescue => e
diff --git a/lib/wraith/wraith.rb b/lib/wraith/wraith.rb
index d792ef15..3499c5b5 100644
--- a/lib/wraith/wraith.rb
+++ b/lib/wraith/wraith.rb
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ def before_capture
     @config["before_capture"] ? convert_to_absolute(@config["before_capture"]) : "false"
   end
 
+  def num_threads
+    @config['num_threads'] ? @config['num_threads'] : 8
+  end
+
+  def timeout_ms
+    @config['timeout_ms'] ? @config['timeout_ms'] : 1000
+  end
+
   def widths
     @config["screen_widths"]
   end
diff --git a/spec/config_spec.rb b/spec/config_spec.rb
index a9473d8e..54210086 100644
--- a/spec/config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/config_spec.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,27 @@
     it "contains shot options" do
       expect(wraith.config).to include "directory" => "shots"
     end
+
+    it 'returns default values for num_threads' do
+      expect(wraith.num_threads).to eq 8
+    end
+
+    it 'returns default values for timeout_ms' do
+      expect(wraith.timeout_ms).to eq 1000
+    end
+
+    context 'non-standard config values' do
+      let(:config) { YAML.load "browser: phantomjs\nnum_threads: 2\ntimeout_ms: 4000"}
+      let(:non_standard_wraith)  { Wraith::Wraith.new( config, true) }
+    
+      it 'returns non standard values for num_threads if specified in config' do
+        expect(non_standard_wraith.num_threads).to eq 2
+      end
+
+      it 'returns non_standard values for timeout_ms if specified in config' do
+        expect(non_standard_wraith.timeout_ms).to eq 4000
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "When creating a wraith worker" do