diff --git a/homeassistant/components/notify/facebook.py b/homeassistant/components/notify/facebook.py
index 630d5453daf..2acabcf02c0 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/notify/facebook.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/notify/facebook.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import voluptuous as vol
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.components.notify import (
     ATTR_TARGET, PLATFORM_SCHEMA, BaseNotificationService)
+from homeassistant.const import CONTENT_TYPE_JSON
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ class FacebookNotificationService(BaseNotificationService):
         targets = kwargs.get(ATTR_TARGET)
 
         if not targets:
-            _LOGGER.info("At least 1 target is required")
+            _LOGGER.error("At least 1 target is required")
             return
 
         for target in targets:
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@ class FacebookNotificationService(BaseNotificationService):
             import json
             resp = requests.post(BASE_URL, data=json.dumps(body),
                                  params=payload,
-                                 headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
+                                 headers={'Content-Type': CONTENT_TYPE_JSON},
+                                 timeout=10)
             if resp.status_code != 200:
                 obj = resp.json()
                 error_message = obj['error']['message']