diff --git a/src/networkers.py b/src/networkers.py
--- a/src/networkers.py
+++ b/src/networkers.py
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ class NetworkReader(threading.Thread):
 		self.output=queue.Queue()
 		
 	def run(self):
-		while True:
-			if not self.parent.is_alive(): return
-			self.output.put(self.readMsg(),timeout=2)
+		if not self.parent.is_alive(): return
+		self.output.put(self.readMsg(),timeout=5)
 			
 	def readMsg(self):
 		data=self.stream.readline()
@@ -39,14 +38,13 @@ class NetworkWriter(threading.Thread):
 		self.input=queue.Queue()
 		
 	def run(self):
-		while True:
-			if not self.parent.is_alive(): return
-			msg=self.input.get(timeout=2)
-			if msg is None: return
-			self.stream.write(self.writeMsg(msg))
-			self.stream.flush()
+		if not self.parent.is_alive(): return
+		msg=self.input.get(timeout=5)
+		if msg is None: return
+		self.stream.write(self.prepMsg(msg))
+		self.stream.flush()
 			
-	def writeMsg(self,msg):
+	def prepMsg(self, msg):
 		jsonData,binData=msg
 		jsonData=bytes(json.dumps(jsonData)+"\n",encoding="utf-8")
 		jsonLength=bytes("json-length: "+str(len(jsonData))+"\n",encoding="utf-8")