diff --git a/portality/core.py b/portality/core.py
index 3ec2ae469..13d3bae47 100644
--- a/portality/core.py
+++ b/portality/core.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def create_es_connection(app):
 
     conn = elasticsearch.Elasticsearch(app.config['ELASTICSEARCH_HOSTS'],
                                        verify_certs=app.config.get("ELASTIC_SEARCH_VERIFY_CERTS", True),
-                                       request_timeout=app.config.get('ELASTICSEARCH_REQ_TIMEOUT', 15))
+                                       timeout=app.config.get('ELASTICSEARCH_REQ_TIMEOUT', 15))
 
     return conn
 
diff --git a/portality/lib/es_snapshot.py b/portality/lib/es_snapshot.py
index 1fda34d38..4649a9584 100644
--- a/portality/lib/es_snapshot.py
+++ b/portality/lib/es_snapshot.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def list_snapshots(self):
 
         # If the client doesn't have the snapshots, ask ES for them
         if not self.snapshots:
-            resp = self.conn.snapshot.get(self.repo, '_all', master_timeout='600s')
+            resp = self.conn.snapshot.get(self.repo, '_all', master_timeout='600s', request_timeout=60)
 
             if 'snapshots' in resp:
                 try:
diff --git a/portality/lib/plugin.py b/portality/lib/plugin.py
index 848ee95de..7d0ef42d0 100644
--- a/portality/lib/plugin.py
+++ b/portality/lib/plugin.py
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ def load_function(fnpath, cache_fn_ref=True):
     if fn is not None:
         return fn
 
-    if isinstance(fnpath, str):
-        print(type(fnpath))
-
     fn = load_function_raw(fnpath)
     if fn is None:
         app.logger.info("Could not load function {x}".format(x=fnpath))
diff --git a/portality/tasks/request_es_backup.py b/portality/tasks/request_es_backup.py
index d26214583..c29191933 100644
--- a/portality/tasks/request_es_backup.py
+++ b/portality/tasks/request_es_backup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def run(self):
             resp, success = client.request_snapshot()
             if success:
                 job = self.background_job
-                job.add_audit_message("ElasticSearch backup requested. Response: " + resp)
+                job.add_audit_message("ElasticSearch backup requested. Response: " + str(resp))
             else:
                 raise Exception("Exception {0} received from snapshots plugin.".format(resp))