diff --git a/lib/couchrest/monkeypatches.rb b/lib/couchrest/monkeypatches.rb
index 2fad1f3..bebd49a 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/monkeypatches.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/monkeypatches.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'support', 'class')
 require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'support', 'blank')
+require 'timeout'
 
 # This file must be loaded after the JSON gem and any other library that beats up the Time class.
 class Time
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ if RUBY_VERSION.to_f < 1.9
           if IO.select([@io], nil, nil, @read_timeout)
             retry
           else
-            raise Timeout::TimeoutError
+            raise Timeout::Error
           end
         end
       else
@@ -109,4 +110,4 @@ module RestClient
 #     end
 #   end
   
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end