diff --git a/src/controllers/api/statuses.ts b/src/controllers/api/statuses.ts
index 03e2235..121f6db 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/statuses.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/statuses.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const createStatusSchema = z.object({
 const statusController: AppController = async (c) => {
   const id = c.req.param('id');
 
-  const event = await getEvent(id, 1);
+  const event = await getEvent(id, { kind: 1 });
   if (event) {
     return c.json(await toStatus(event as Event<1>));
   }
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ const createStatusController: AppController = async (c) => {
 const contextController: AppController = async (c) => {
   const id = c.req.param('id');
 
-  const event = await getEvent(id, 1);
+  const event = await getEvent(id, { kind: 1 });
 
   if (event) {
     const ancestorEvents = await getAncestors(event);
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ const contextController: AppController = async (c) => {
 
 const favouriteController: AppController = async (c) => {
   const id = c.req.param('id');
-  const target = await getEvent(id, 1);
+  const target = await getEvent(id, { kind: 1 });
 
   if (target) {
     const event = await signEvent({
diff --git a/src/queries.ts b/src/queries.ts
index 2012c18..208fc61 100644
--- a/src/queries.ts
+++ b/src/queries.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,24 @@ import { eventDateComparator, type PaginationParams } from '@/utils.ts';
 
 import { getFilters as getFiltersMixer } from './mixer.ts';
 
+interface GetEventOpts<K extends number> {
+  /** Timeout in milliseconds. */
+  timeout?: number;
+  /** Event kind. */
+  kind?: K;
+}
+
 /** Get a Nostr event by its ID. */
-const getEvent = async <K extends number = number>(id: string, kind?: K): Promise<Event<K> | undefined> => {
+const getEvent = async <K extends number = number>(
+  id: string,
+  opts: GetEventOpts<K> = {},
+): Promise<Event<K> | undefined> => {
+  const { kind, timeout = 1000 } = opts;
   const filter: Filter<K> = { ids: [id], limit: 1 };
-  if (kind) filter.kinds = [kind];
-  const [event] = await getFiltersMixer([filter], { limit: 1, timeout: 1000 });
+  if (kind) {
+    filter.kinds = [kind];
+  }
+  const [event] = await getFiltersMixer([filter], { limit: 1, timeout });
   return event;
 };
 
@@ -56,7 +69,7 @@ async function getAncestors(event: Event<1>, result = [] as Event<1>[]): Promise
     const inReplyTo = replyTag ? replyTag[1] : undefined;
 
     if (inReplyTo) {
-      const parentEvent = await getEvent(inReplyTo, 1);
+      const parentEvent = await getEvent(inReplyTo, { kind: 1 });
 
       if (parentEvent) {
         result.push(parentEvent);