diff --git a/OpenBullet/Globals.cs b/OpenBullet/Globals.cs
index ad8a0c7..dc25e05 100644
--- a/OpenBullet/Globals.cs
+++ b/OpenBullet/Globals.cs
@@ -59,9 +59,20 @@ namespace OpenBullet
         public static ObservableCollection<RunnerViewModel> Runners = new ObservableCollection<RunnerViewModel>();
 
         // Logging Methods
-        public static void Log(Components component, LogLevel level, string message, bool prompt = false)
+        public static void Log(Components component, LogLevel level, string message, bool prompt = false, int timeout = 0)
         {
-            if (prompt) MessageBox.Show(message, level.ToString());
+            if (prompt)
+            {
+                if (timeout == 0)
+                {
+                    MessageBox.Show(message, level.ToString());
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    AutoClosingMessageBox.Show(message, level.ToString(), timeout * 1000);
+                }
+            }
+
             if (!CanLog()) return;
             App.Current.Dispatcher.Invoke(new Action(() =>
             {
@@ -71,19 +82,19 @@ namespace OpenBullet
             }));
         }
 
-        public static void LogInfo(Components component, string message, bool prompt = false)
+        public static void LogInfo(Components component, string message, bool prompt = false, int timeout = 0)
         {
-            Log(component, LogLevel.Info, message, prompt);
+            Log(component, LogLevel.Info, message, prompt, timeout);
         }
 
-        public static void LogWarning(Components component, string message, bool prompt = false)
+        public static void LogWarning(Components component, string message, bool prompt = false, int timeout = 0)
         {
-            Log(component, LogLevel.Warning, message, prompt);
+            Log(component, LogLevel.Warning, message, prompt, timeout);
         }
 
-        public static void LogError(Components component, string message, bool prompt = false)
+        public static void LogError(Components component, string message, bool prompt = false, int timeout = 0)
         {
-            Log(component, LogLevel.Error, message, prompt);
+            Log(component, LogLevel.Error, message, prompt, timeout);
         }
 
         private static bool CanLog()
@@ -126,4 +137,35 @@ namespace OpenBullet
             catch { return (SolidColorBrush)App.Current.Resources["ForegroundMain"]; }
         }
     }
+
+    // Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14522540/close-a-messagebox-after-several-seconds
+    public class AutoClosingMessageBox
+    {
+        System.Threading.Timer _timeoutTimer;
+        string _caption;
+        AutoClosingMessageBox(string text, string caption, int timeout)
+        {
+            _caption = caption;
+            _timeoutTimer = new System.Threading.Timer(OnTimerElapsed,
+                null, timeout, System.Threading.Timeout.Infinite);
+            using (_timeoutTimer)
+                MessageBox.Show(text, caption);
+        }
+        public static void Show(string text, string caption, int timeout)
+        {
+            new AutoClosingMessageBox(text, caption, timeout);
+        }
+        void OnTimerElapsed(object state)
+        {
+            IntPtr mbWnd = FindWindow("#32770", _caption); // lpClassName is #32770 for MessageBox
+            if (mbWnd != IntPtr.Zero)
+                SendMessage(mbWnd, WM_CLOSE, IntPtr.Zero, IntPtr.Zero);
+            _timeoutTimer.Dispose();
+        }
+        const int WM_CLOSE = 0x0010;
+        [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        static extern IntPtr FindWindow(string lpClassName, string lpWindowName);
+        [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = System.Runtime.InteropServices.CharSet.Auto)]
+        static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, UInt32 Msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/OpenBullet/Pages/Main/Runner/Runner.xaml.cs b/OpenBullet/Pages/Main/Runner/Runner.xaml.cs
index 44f7262..e19961d 100644
--- a/OpenBullet/Pages/Main/Runner/Runner.xaml.cs
+++ b/OpenBullet/Pages/Main/Runner/Runner.xaml.cs
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ namespace OpenBullet
         }
 
         #region Events
-        private void LogRunnerData(IRunnerMessaging sender, LogLevel level, string message, bool prompt)
+        private void LogRunnerData(IRunnerMessaging sender, LogLevel level, string message, bool prompt, int timeout)
         {
-            Globals.Log(Components.Runner, level, message, prompt);
+            Globals.Log(Components.Runner, level, message, prompt, timeout);
         }
 
         private void LogWorkerStatus(IRunnerMessaging sender)
diff --git a/OpenBulletCLI/Program.cs b/OpenBulletCLI/Program.cs
index 7086f78..ca5266f 100644
--- a/OpenBulletCLI/Program.cs
+++ b/OpenBulletCLI/Program.cs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace OpenBulletCLI
                 
         }
 
-        private static void MessageArrived(IRunnerMessaging obj, LogLevel level, string message, bool prompt)
+        private static void MessageArrived(IRunnerMessaging obj, LogLevel level, string message, bool prompt, int timeout)
         {
             // Do not print anything if no verbose argument was declared
             if (!Verbose) return;
diff --git a/RuriLib/Runner/IRunnerMessaging.cs b/RuriLib/Runner/IRunnerMessaging.cs
index 4777cce..4e1d535 100644
--- a/RuriLib/Runner/IRunnerMessaging.cs
+++ b/RuriLib/Runner/IRunnerMessaging.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace RuriLib.Runner
     public interface IRunnerMessaging
     {
         /// <summary>A message has arrived.</summary>
-        event Action<IRunnerMessaging, LogLevel, string, bool> MessageArrived;
+        event Action<IRunnerMessaging, LogLevel, string, bool, int> MessageArrived;
 
         /// <summary>The status of the Master Worker changed.</summary>
         event Action<IRunnerMessaging> WorkerStatusChanged;
diff --git a/RuriLib/Runner/RunnerViewModel.cs b/RuriLib/Runner/RunnerViewModel.cs
index f64daae..ca15ce1 100644
--- a/RuriLib/Runner/RunnerViewModel.cs
+++ b/RuriLib/Runner/RunnerViewModel.cs
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ namespace RuriLib.Runner
                                 // If no one else issued the no more proxies warning message, issue it
                                 if (!NoProxyWarningSent)
                                 {
-                                    RaiseMessageArrived(LogLevel.Error, "No more proxies and no Unban All option selected OR the config has a max proxy use! Aborting", true);
+                                    RaiseMessageArrived(LogLevel.Error, "No more proxies and no Unban All option selected OR the config has a max proxy use! Aborting", true, 2);
                                     NoProxyWarningSent = true;
                                 }
 
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ namespace RuriLib.Runner
         /// <summary>
         /// Fired when a new message needs to be logged.
         /// </summary>
-        public event Action<IRunnerMessaging, LogLevel, string, bool> MessageArrived;
+        public event Action<IRunnerMessaging, LogLevel, string, bool, int> MessageArrived;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Fired when the Master Worker status changed.
@@ -959,9 +959,9 @@ namespace RuriLib.Runner
         /// </summary>
         public event Action<IRunnerMessaging> AskCustomInputs;
 
-        private void RaiseMessageArrived(LogLevel level, string message, bool prompt)
+        private void RaiseMessageArrived(LogLevel level, string message, bool prompt = false, int timeout = 0)
         {
-            MessageArrived?.Invoke(this, level, message, prompt);
+            MessageArrived?.Invoke(this, level, message, prompt, timeout);
         }
 
         private void RaiseWorkerStatusChanged()
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ namespace RuriLib.Runner
                         {
                             proxies.AddRange(GetProxiesFromRemoteSource(s.Url, s.Type, s.Pattern, s.Output));
                         }
-                        catch (Exception ex) { RaiseMessageArrived(LogLevel.Error, $"Could not contact the reload API - {ex.Message}", true); }
+                        catch (Exception ex) { RaiseMessageArrived(LogLevel.Error, $"Could not contact the reload API - {ex.Message}", true, 5); }
                     });
                     ProxyPool = new ProxyPool(proxies, Settings.Proxies.ShuffleOnStart);
                     break;