diff --git a/examples/leaderboard.rs b/examples/leaderboard.rs
index 25795a6..40ae039 100644
--- a/examples/leaderboard.rs
+++ b/examples/leaderboard.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use anyhow::{Result, bail};
 use jiff::Zoned;
+use job_watcher::axum::{Router, extract::State, routing::get};
 use job_watcher::{
     AppBuilder, Heartbeat, TaskLabel, WatchedTask, WatchedTaskOutput, WatcherAppContext,
     config::{Delay, TaskConfig, WatcherConfig},
@@ -83,6 +84,24 @@ impl WatcherAppContext for DummyApp {
     fn title(&self) -> String {
         "Example application Status".to_owned()
     }
+
+    fn extend_router<S>(&self, router: Router<S>) -> Router<S>
+    where
+        S: Clone + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    {
+        let custom_router = Router::new()
+            .route("/", get(hello_handler))
+            .with_state(HelloState(self.0.clone()));
+
+        router.nest_service("/hello", custom_router)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct HelloState(Zoned);
+
+async fn hello_handler(State(state): State<HelloState>) -> String {
+    format!("Hello from custom route! App live since {}", state.0)
 }
 
 impl WatchedTask<DummyApp> for LeaderBoard {
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index b192ce6..6773e0b 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use crate::defaults;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 #[derive(serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize, Clone, Copy, Debug)]
@@ -13,17 +12,24 @@ pub enum Delay {
 #[derive(serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize, Clone, Copy, Debug)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case", deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct TaskConfig {
-    /// Delay between runs
+    /// Delay between successful task executions.
     pub delay: Delay,
-    /// How many seconds before we should consider the result out of date
+    /// Number of seconds a task can run before it is considered "out of date".
     ///
-    /// This does not include the delay time
+    /// If a task's execution time exceeds this value, its status will be flagged
+    /// accordingly. This is useful for monitoring tasks that might be stuck.
+    ///
+    /// Setting this also enables a hard timeout on task execution. If a task
+    /// runs for longer than `MAX_TASK_SECONDS` (180 seconds), it will be
+    /// cancelled.
     pub out_of_date: Option<u32>,
-    /// How many times to retry before giving up, overriding the general watcher
-    /// config
+    /// Number of times to retry a failing task before giving up.
+    ///
+    /// This overrides the global `retries` setting in `WatcherConfig`.
     pub retries: Option<usize>,
-    /// How many seconds to delay between retries, overriding the general
-    /// watcher config
+    /// Delay in seconds between retries of a failing task.
+    ///
+    /// This overrides the global `delay_between_retries` setting in `WatcherConfig`.
     pub delay_between_retries: Option<u32>,
 }
 
@@ -31,20 +37,17 @@ pub struct TaskConfig {
 #[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case", deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct WatcherConfig {
     /// How many times to retry before giving up
-    #[serde(default = "defaults::retries")]
     pub retries: usize,
     /// How many seconds to delay between retries
-    #[serde(default = "defaults::delay_between_retries")]
     pub delay_between_retries: u32,
-    #[serde(default)]
     pub tasks: HashMap<String, TaskConfig>,
 }
 
 impl Default for WatcherConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            retries: defaults::retries(),
-            delay_between_retries: defaults::delay_between_retries(),
+            retries: 6,
+            delay_between_retries: 20,
             tasks: Default::default(),
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/defaults.rs b/src/defaults.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 60c1cf3..0000000
--- a/src/defaults.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-pub(super) fn retries() -> usize {
-    6
-}
-
-pub(super) fn delay_between_retries() -> u32 {
-    20
-}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 342996e..07a6844 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 mod rest_api;
 
 pub mod config;
-mod defaults;
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+pub use axum;
 use axum::{
     Json,
     http::{self, HeaderValue},
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ pub trait WatcherAppContext {
     fn watcher_config(&self) -> WatcherConfig;
     fn triggers_alert(&self, label: &TaskLabel, selected_label: Option<&TaskLabel>) -> bool;
     fn show_output(&self, label: &TaskLabel) -> bool;
+    fn extend_router<S>(&self, router: axum::Router<S>) -> axum::Router<S>
+    where
+        S: Clone + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    {
+        router
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(
diff --git a/src/rest_api.rs b/src/rest_api.rs
index 95a96b5..a2a5827 100644
--- a/src/rest_api.rs
+++ b/src/rest_api.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use std::{convert::Infallible, sync::Arc};
+use std::{convert::Infallible, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use axum::{
     extract::{Path, State},
-    http::{self, HeaderMap, header},
+    http::{self, HeaderMap, StatusCode, header},
     response::IntoResponse,
     routing::get,
 };
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use tower::ServiceBuilder;
 use tower_http::{
     cors::CorsLayer,
     limit::RequestBodyLimitLayer,
+    timeout::TimeoutLayer,
     trace::{self, TraceLayer},
 };
 use tracing::Level;
@@ -40,9 +41,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn start_rest_api<C: WatcherAppContext + Send + Sync + Clone +
                 .on_response(trace::DefaultOnResponse::new().level(Level::INFO)),
         )
         .layer(RequestBodyLimitLayer::new(1_024_000))
-        // .layer(TimeoutLayer::new(std::time::Duration::from_secs(
-        //     5
-        // )))
+        .layer(TimeoutLayer::with_status_code(
+            StatusCode::REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
+            Duration::from_secs(3),
+        ))
         .layer(
             CorsLayer::new()
                 .allow_origin(tower_http::cors::Any)
@@ -54,9 +56,14 @@ pub(crate) async fn start_rest_api<C: WatcherAppContext + Send + Sync + Clone +
         .route("/", get(homepage))
         .route("/healthz", get(healthz))
         .route("/status/{*label}", get(status::single))
-        .route("/status", get(status::all))
-        .layer(service_builder)
-        .with_state(RestApp { app, statuses });
+        .route("/status", get(status::all));
+
+    let router = app.extend_router(router);
+
+    let router = router.layer(service_builder).with_state(RestApp {
+        app: app.clone(),
+        statuses,
+    });
 
     tracing::info!("Launching server");