open(my $nullfh, '>', '/dev/null') or die "Could not open /dev/null: $!";
-my $fatnode_text = Object::Remote::Connector::Local->new(watchdog_timeout => 1)->fatnode_text;
+my $fatnode_text = Object::Remote::Connector::Local->new(timeout => 1)->fatnode_text;
#this simulates a node that has hung before it reaches
#the watchdog initialization - it's an edge case that