diff --git a/module/sched.lua b/module/sched.lua
index e1a9824..9cda5d9 100644
--- a/module/sched.lua
+++ b/module/sched.lua
@@ -58,4 +58,11 @@ function os.getenv(k) -- gets a process' *k* environment variable
   return tTasks[cPid].e[k]
  end
 end
+function os.setTimeout(n)
+ if type(n) == "number" and n >= 0 then
+  nTimeout = n
+  return true
+ end
+ return false
+end
 end