diff --git a/src/branch_and_cut.c b/src/branch_and_cut.c
index 33890cc..98cf80b 100644
--- a/src/branch_and_cut.c
+++ b/src/branch_and_cut.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ static int BNC_solve_node(struct BNC *bnc, int depth)
         abort_if(rval, "LP_get_obj_val failed");
 
         if(depth == 1) ROOT_VALUE = objval;
+        abort_if(get_current_time() - INITIAL_TIME >= MAX_TOTAL_TIME, "time limit exceeded");
 
         if (ceil(objval) > *best_val + LP_EPSILON)
         {
diff --git a/src/gtsp-comb.c b/src/gtsp-comb.c
index 3d00dfa..104de26 100644
--- a/src/gtsp-comb.c
+++ b/src/gtsp-comb.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int add_comb_cut(
 //    }
 
 #if LOG_LEVEL >= LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
-    log_debug("Generated cut:\n");
+    log_verbose("Generated cut:\n");
     if (OPTIMAL_X)
     {
         for (int i = 0; i < nz; i++)
@@ -99,17 +99,17 @@ int add_comb_cut(
             if (rmatind[i] >= node_count)
             {
                 struct Edge *e = &graph->edges[rmatind[i] - node_count];
-                log_debug("    %.2lf x%d (%d %d %.4lf)\n", rmatval[i],
+                log_verbose("    %.2lf x%d (%d %d %.4lf)\n", rmatval[i],
                         rmatind[i], e->from->index, e->to->index,
                         OPTIMAL_X[rmatind[i]]);
             }
             else
             {
-                log_debug("    %.2lf x%d (%.4lf)\n", rmatval[i], rmatind[i],
+                log_verbose("    %.2lf x%d (%.4lf)\n", rmatval[i], rmatind[i],
                         OPTIMAL_X[rmatind[i]]);
             }
         }
-        log_debug("    %c %.2lf\n", sense, rhs);
+        log_verbose("    %c %.2lf\n", sense, rhs);
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ int add_comb_cut(
         double sum = 0;
         for (int i = 0; i < nz; i++)
             sum += rmatval[i] * OPTIMAL_X[rmatind[i]];
-        log_debug("%.2lf >= %.2lf\n", sum, rhs);
+        log_verbose("%.2lf >= %.2lf\n", sum, rhs);
         abort_if(sum <= rhs - LP_EPSILON, "cannot add invalid cut");
     }
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ int add_comb_cut(
     for (int i = 0; i < nz; i++)
         lhs += rmatval[i] * x[rmatind[i]];
 
-    log_debug("Violation: %.4lf >= %.4lf\n", lhs, rhs);
+    log_verbose("Violation: %.4lf >= %.4lf\n", lhs, rhs);
 
     if (lhs + LP_EPSILON > rhs)
     {
@@ -426,11 +426,11 @@ int find_comb_cuts(struct LP *lp, struct GTSP *data)
                 &tooth_count);
         abort_if(rval, "find_teeth failed");
 
-        log_debug("Component %d has %d teeth:\n", i, tooth_count);
+        log_verbose("Component %d has %d teeth:\n", i, tooth_count);
         for (int j = 0; j < cluster_count; j++)
         {
             if (teeth[j] < 0) continue;
-            log_debug("    %d %d\n", j, teeth[j]);
+            log_verbose("    %d %d\n", j, teeth[j]);
         }
 
         if (tooth_count % 2 == 0)
diff --git a/src/gtsp.c b/src/gtsp.c
index 6594238..89aab0f 100644
--- a/src/gtsp.c
+++ b/src/gtsp.c
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ int GTSP_add_cutting_planes(struct LP *lp, struct GTSP *data)
         }
 
         current_round++;
+        abort_if(get_current_time() - INITIAL_TIME >= MAX_TOTAL_TIME, "time limit exceeded");
 
         int original_cut_pool_size;
         int added_cuts_count;
@@ -510,8 +511,7 @@ int GTSP_solution_found(struct BNC *bnc, struct GTSP *data, double *x)
     log_info("Writting solution to file %s\n", filename);
     rval = GTSP_write_solution(data, filename, x);
     abort_if(rval, "GTSP_write_solution failed");
-	
-	
+
 	rval = build_tour_from_x(data,tour,x);
 	abort_if(rval, "build_tour_from_x failed");
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 06bc73f..b5dafbc 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ int SUBTOUR_NODE_CLUSTER_COUNT = 0;
 int SUBTOUR_NODE_NODE_COUNT = 0;
 int COMBS_COUNT = 0;
 
+double INITIAL_TIME = 0;
 
 static const struct option options_tab[] = {
         {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'}, {"tsp", no_argument, 0, 't'},
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 9430cf0..7a084b9 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ extern long CUT_POOL_MAX_MEMORY;
 extern int FLOW_MAX_FLOW_COUNT;
 
 extern double TOTAL_TIME;
+extern double INITIAL_TIME;
 extern double ROOT_VALUE;
 
 extern int SUBTOUR_CLUSTER_CLUSTER_COUNT;
diff --git a/src/params.h b/src/params.h
index c4b2bc8..3a763bb 100644
--- a/src/params.h
+++ b/src/params.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 #define ENABLE_COMB_INEQUALITIES
 
+#define MAX_TOTAL_TIME 3600
+
 //#define ALLOW_FRACTIONAL_SOLUTIONS
 
 #endif //PROJECT_PARAMS_H
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index fd15596..761ebcf 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include "util.h"
+#include "main.h"
 
 double get_current_time()
 {
@@ -19,8 +20,6 @@ double get_real_time()
     return (double) time (0);
 }
 
-static double INITIAL_TIME = 0;
-
 void time_printf(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     if (INITIAL_TIME == 0)