diff --git a/celeste/celeste_ai/celeste.py b/celeste/celeste_ai/celeste.py
index 0ee166e..d7fdf13 100755
--- a/celeste/celeste_ai/celeste.py
+++ b/celeste/celeste_ai/celeste.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Celeste:
 			self,
 			pico_path,
 			*,
-			state_timeout = 30,
+			state_timeout = 20,
 			cart_name = "hackcel.p8",
 		):
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class Celeste:
 		self._resetting = False				# True between a call to .reset() and the first state message from pico.
 		self._keys = {}						# Dictionary of "key": bool
 
-	def act(self, action: str):
+	def act(self, action: str | int):
 		"""
 		Specify what keys should be down. This does NOT send key events.
 		Celeste._apply_keys() does that at the right time.
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ class Celeste:
 			action (str): key name, as in Celeste.action_space
 		"""
 
+		if isinstance(action, int):
+			action = Celeste.action_space[action]
+
 		self._keys = {}
 		if action is None:
 			return