diff --git a/module/sched.lua b/module/sched.lua
index 960f826..f06fd91 100644
--- a/module/sched.lua
+++ b/module/sched.lua
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ function os.getenv(k) -- gets a process' *k* environment variable
   return tTasks[cPid].e[k]
  end
 end
+function os.getTimeout()
+ return nTimeout
+end
 function os.setTimeout(n)
  if type(n) == "number" and n >= 0 then
   nTimeout = n