diff --git a/src/main/java/org/saturnclient/saturnclient/client/ServiceClient.java b/src/main/java/org/saturnclient/saturnclient/client/ServiceClient.java
index 0809ad3..d5ff6af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/saturnclient/saturnclient/client/ServiceClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/saturnclient/saturnclient/client/ServiceClient.java
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package org.saturnclient.saturnclient.client;
 
-import java.net.http.WebSocket;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 
 import org.saturnclient.saturnclient.SaturnClient;
-import org.saturnclient.saturnclient.cosmetics.Hats;
-import org.saturnclient.saturnclient.cosmetics.cloaks.Cloaks;
 
 import dev.selimaj.session.Session;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.event.lifecycle.v1.ClientLifecycleEvents;
@@ -14,6 +17,29 @@ public class ServiceClient {
     private static Session session;
     public static UUID uuid;
 
+    public static boolean connectTimeout() {
+        ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
+
+        Callable<Session> task = () -> Session.connect("ws://localhost:3000");
+
+        Future<Session> future = executor.submit(task);
+
+        try {
+            session = future.get(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+            System.out.println("Connected!");
+            return true;
+        } catch (TimeoutException e) {
+            System.out.println("Connection timed out!");
+            future.cancel(true);
+            return false;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            return false;
+        } finally {
+            executor.shutdown();
+        }
+    }
+
     public static boolean authenticate() {
         ClientLifecycleEvents.CLIENT_STOPPING.register(_o -> {
             if (session != null)
@@ -37,6 +63,10 @@ public class ServiceClient {
 
             SaturnClient.LOGGER.info("Authenticating with UUID: " + accessToken);
 
+            if (!connectTimeout()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
             // String cloak = parser.getString("cloak");
             // String hat = parser.getString("hat");
 
@@ -52,13 +82,6 @@ public class ServiceClient {
 
             // Cloaks.loadCloak(uuid);
 
-            // playerNames.put(SaturnClient.client.getSession().getUsername(), uuid);
-
-            // afterAuth();
-
-            // startListenerThread();
-            // startPingThread();
-
             return true;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             SaturnClient.LOGGER.error("Authentication failed", e);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/saturnclient/saturnclient/client/ServiceMethods.java b/src/main/java/org/saturnclient/saturnclient/client/ServiceMethods.java
index c9065c8..9c5b6ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/saturnclient/saturnclient/client/ServiceMethods.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/saturnclient/saturnclient/client/ServiceMethods.java
@@ -1,5 +1,36 @@
 package org.saturnclient.saturnclient.client;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.JsonNodeType;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.TextNode;
+
+import dev.selimaj.session.types.Method;
+
 public class ServiceMethods {
-    
-}
+    public static class AuthResponse extends JsonNode {
+        @JsonProperty(required = true)
+        private String token;
+
+        @JsonProperty(required = true)
+        private String userId;
+
+        // Constructor enforcing required fields
+        public AuthResponse(String token, String userId) {
+            this.token = token;
+            this.userId = userId;
+        }
+
+        // Default constructor needed for Jackson deserialization
+        public AuthResponse() {
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public JsonNodeType getNodeType() {
+            return JsonNodeType.OBJECT;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static final Method<TextNode, AuthResponse, TextNode> Authenticate = new Method<>("auth",
+            TextNode.class, TextNode.class, TextNode.class);
+}
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