diff --git a/.cargo/config b/.cargo/config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f1f04b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cargo/config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[http]
+timeout = 60                # timeout for each HTTP request, in seconds
+multiplexing = false
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5941ee8..3724fcf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@ __pycache__/
 
 # C extensions
 *.so
+
+# Videos
 *.mp4
 *.av1
 *.webm
+*.y4m
+
+# Hidden folders
+.*
 
 # Distribution / packaging
 .Python
diff --git a/av1an/manager/Pipes.py b/av1an/manager/Pipes.py
index b0ff2bd..d8c15d0 100644
--- a/av1an/manager/Pipes.py
+++ b/av1an/manager/Pipes.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def process_encoding_pipe(
             print("ERROR IN ENCODING PROCESS")
             print("\n".join(encoder_history))
             sys.exit(1)
+
         new = match_line(encoder, line)
         if new > frame:
             counter.update(new - frame)
@@ -101,19 +102,19 @@ def create_pipes(
     if c.per_shot_target_quality_cq:
         enc_cmd = man_command(a.encoder, enc_cmd, c.per_shot_target_quality_cq)
 
-    ffmpeg_gen_pipe = subprocess.Popen(c.ffmpeg_gen_cmd, stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT)
+    ffmpeg_gen_pipe = subprocess.Popen(c.ffmpeg_gen_cmd, stdout=PIPE)
     ffmpeg_pipe = subprocess.Popen(
         compose_ffmpeg_pipe(a.ffmpeg_pipe),
         stdin=ffmpeg_gen_pipe.stdout,
         stdout=PIPE,
-        stderr=STDOUT,
+        stderr=STDOUT
     )
     pipe = subprocess.Popen(
         enc_cmd,
         stdin=ffmpeg_pipe.stdout,
         stdout=PIPE,
         stderr=STDOUT,
-        universal_newlines=True,
+        universal_newlines=True
     )
 
     utility = (ffmpeg_gen_pipe, ffmpeg_pipe)