diff --git a/libs/sofia-sip/.update b/libs/sofia-sip/.update
index cb2691c2a1..63605e55a1 100644
--- a/libs/sofia-sip/.update
+++ b/libs/sofia-sip/.update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Wed Sep 24 01:09:42 CDT 2014
+Thu Sep 25 21:43:53 CDT 2014
diff --git a/libs/sofia-sip/libsofia-sip-ua/tport/ws.c b/libs/sofia-sip/libsofia-sip-ua/tport/ws.c
index 2fcd7021c0..7f4318e543 100644
--- a/libs/sofia-sip/libsofia-sip-ua/tport/ws.c
+++ b/libs/sofia-sip/libsofia-sip-ua/tport/ws.c
@@ -332,19 +332,22 @@ ssize_t ws_raw_read(wsh_t *wsh, void *data, size_t bytes, int block)
 	ssize_t r;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	wsh->x++;
+	if (wsh->x > 250) ms_sleep(1);
+
 	if (wsh->ssl) {
 		do {
 			r = SSL_read(wsh->ssl, data, bytes);
 
-			ms_sleep(10);
-
 			if (r == -1) {
 				err = SSL_get_error(wsh->ssl, r);
-
+				
 				if (!block && err == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ) {
 					r = -2;
 					goto end;
 				}
+
+				if (block) ms_sleep(10);
 			}
 
 		} while (r == -1 && err == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ && wsh->x < 100);
@@ -354,10 +357,17 @@ ssize_t ws_raw_read(wsh_t *wsh, void *data, size_t bytes, int block)
 
 	do {
 		r = recv(wsh->sock, data, bytes, 0);
-		ms_sleep(10);
+		if (r == -1) {
+			if (!block && xp_is_blocking(xp_errno())) {
+				r = -2;
+				goto end;
+			}
+
+			if (block) ms_sleep(10);
+		}
 	} while (r == -1 && xp_is_blocking(xp_errno()) && wsh->x < 100);
 	
-	if (wsh->x >= 100) {
+	if (wsh->x >= 1000 || (block && wsh->x >= 100)) {
 		r = -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/ws.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/ws.c
index 2fcd7021c0..7f4318e543 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/ws.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_verto/ws.c
@@ -332,19 +332,22 @@ ssize_t ws_raw_read(wsh_t *wsh, void *data, size_t bytes, int block)
 	ssize_t r;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	wsh->x++;
+	if (wsh->x > 250) ms_sleep(1);
+
 	if (wsh->ssl) {
 		do {
 			r = SSL_read(wsh->ssl, data, bytes);
 
-			ms_sleep(10);
-
 			if (r == -1) {
 				err = SSL_get_error(wsh->ssl, r);
-
+				
 				if (!block && err == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ) {
 					r = -2;
 					goto end;
 				}
+
+				if (block) ms_sleep(10);
 			}
 
 		} while (r == -1 && err == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ && wsh->x < 100);
@@ -354,10 +357,17 @@ ssize_t ws_raw_read(wsh_t *wsh, void *data, size_t bytes, int block)
 
 	do {
 		r = recv(wsh->sock, data, bytes, 0);
-		ms_sleep(10);
+		if (r == -1) {
+			if (!block && xp_is_blocking(xp_errno())) {
+				r = -2;
+				goto end;
+			}
+
+			if (block) ms_sleep(10);
+		}
 	} while (r == -1 && xp_is_blocking(xp_errno()) && wsh->x < 100);
 	
-	if (wsh->x >= 100) {
+	if (wsh->x >= 1000 || (block && wsh->x >= 100)) {
 		r = -1;
 	}