diff --git a/randonautentropy/rndo.py b/randonautentropy/rndo.py
index 71632d4..4d0fddb 100644
--- a/randonautentropy/rndo.py
+++ b/randonautentropy/rndo.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 import requests
+import random
+import secrets
+import base64
+import os
 
 try:
     from urllib.parse import urlencode
@@ -11,33 +15,101 @@ requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings(InsecureRequestWarning)
 
 URL = 'https://qrng.randonautica.com/api/json/'
 typeS = {
-    'int32' : 'randint32', 
-    'hex16' : 'randhex', 
-    'uniform' : 'randuniform',
+    'int32'  : 'randint32',
+    'hex16'  : 'randhex',
+    'uniform': 'randuniform',
     'normal' : 'randnormal',
     'base64' : 'randbase64'
 }
 
 DEVICE_ID = 'QWR70154'
 
-def get(length=10, type='hex16'):
+def get(length=10, type='hex16', timeout=1.5):
     """
-    Fetch data from the Randonautica Quantum Random Numbers JSON API
-    
-    length (int):  length of bytes to get from the QRNG when `type=hex16`
-    type (string): type of random number data to fetch. 
-                   Valid choices are `hex16`, `int32`, `uniform`, `normal`, `base64`
+    Fetch data from the Randonautica Quantum Random Numbers JSON API.
+    Falls back to local randomness if the API is unavailable.
 
+    length (int): number of values/bytes to get
+    type (str): one of {'hex16','int32','uniform','normal','base64'}
+    timeout (float): HTTP timeout in seconds
     """
-    if type not in typeS.keys():
-        raise Exception("type must be one of %s" % typeS.keys())
+    if type not in typeS:
+        raise Exception("type must be one of %s" % list(typeS.keys()))
+
+    # Try QRNG first
     url = URL + typeS[type] + '?' + urlencode({
         'device_id': DEVICE_ID,
         'length': length,
     })
-    data = __get_json(url)
-    return data
+    try:
+        data = __get_json(url, timeout=timeout)
+        # Validate expected shape minimally
+        if isinstance(data, dict) and "data" in data and isinstance(data["data"], list):
+            return data
+        # If shape unexpected, fall back
+    except Exception:
+        pass
 
+    # Fallback path: generate locally with best available primitives
+    return _fallback_response(type=type, length=length)
 
-def __get_json(url):
-    return requests.get(url, verify=False).json()
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+def __get_json(url, timeout=1.5):
+    resp = requests.get(url, verify=False, timeout=timeout)
+    resp.raise_for_status()
+    return resp.json()
+
+def _fallback_response(type: str, length: int):
+    """
+    Produce a response object that mirrors the QRNG API:
+    {
+      "type": <type>,
+      "length": <length>,
+      "data": [...],
+      "success": true,
+      "source": "fallback"
+    }
+    """
+    if type == 'uniform':
+        # Uniform floats in [0.0, 1.0)
+        data = [random.random() for _ in range(length)]
+
+    elif type == 'normal':
+        # Standard normal N(0,1)
+        data = [random.gauss(0.0, 1.0) for _ in range(length)]
+
+    elif type == 'int32':
+        # 32-bit signed ints (match typical randint32 range: [-2^31, 2^31-1])
+        # secrets is preferable to random for stronger entropy.
+        data = []
+        for _ in range(length):
+            u = secrets.randbits(32)
+            # Convert to signed 32-bit
+            if u & (1 << 31):
+                u = u - (1 << 32)
+            data.append(u)
+
+    elif type == 'hex16':
+        # Hex string of length*2 bytes? The API name suggests 16-bit hex bytes.
+        # Historically this endpoint returns hex bytes; emulate by returning a single hex string
+        # of 2*length characters (each byte -> 2 hex chars). If API returns list, adapt as needed.
+        # Here we return a list of hex byte strings to match "data": [...]
+        data = [secrets.token_hex(1) for _ in range(length)]
+
+    elif type == 'base64':
+        # Return base64-encoded random bytes; match as a list of base64 strings
+        data = []
+        for _ in range(length):
+            b = os.urandom(16)  # 16 bytes per element; adjust if your API uses a different size
+            data.append(base64.b64encode(b).decode('ascii'))
+
+    else:
+        # Should never hit due to earlier check
+        data = []
+
+    return {
+        "type": type,
+        "length": length,
+        "data": data,
+        "success": True,
+        "source": "pseudo"
+    }
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8270716..3b0045d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="randonautentropy",
-    version="1.0.2",
+    version="1.0.3",
     author="randogoth",
     author_email="randogoth@posteo.org",
     description="Python API for interacting with The Randonautica Quantum Random Number Generator",