Getting find() timed out messages with correct creds about tuyapi

[tinychaos42]

If I add in the IP as well as changing the protocol to 3.3 , I am getting the following log:

27 Sep 19:29:33 - [info] [tuya-smart-device:Switch] startComm(): Connecting to Tuya with params {"id":"YYYYYYY","key":"XXXXXXX","ip":"188.x.x.x","issueGetOnConnect":false,"nullPayloadOnJSONError":false,"version":"3.3"} , findTimeout :  10000 , retryTimeout:  1000 
27 Sep 19:29:33 - [info] [tuya-smart-device:Switch] findDevice(): Initiating the find command
27 Sep 19:29:33 - [info] [tuya-smart-device:Switch] findDevice(): Found device, going to connect
27 Sep 19:29:38 - [info] [tuya-smart-device:Switch] Error from tuyaDevice. shouldTryReconnect = true, error  = {}
27 Sep 19:29:38 - [error] [tuya-smart-device:Switch] Error: connection timed out
27 Sep 19:29:38 - [info] [tuya-smart-device:Switch] Will try to reconnect after 1000 milliseconds
27 Sep 19:29:38 - [info] [tuya-smart-device:Switch] connectDevice(): An error had occurred with tuya API on connect method : {}
27 Sep 19:29:38 - [info] [tuya-smart-device:Switch] connectDevice(): retrying the connect
27 Sep 19:29:39 - [info] [tuya-smart-device:Switch] Retrying connection...
27 Sep 19:29:44 - [info] [tuya-smart-device:Switch] Error from tuyaDevice. shouldTryReconnect = true, error  = {}

[tinychaos42]

Closing: installed the device through tuya app, got credentials through tuya iot website and it's working fine with a tuya based nodered module