diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 6db553d..dba7bc7 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1388,9 +1388,12 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
             }
 
             struct timeval timeout = {
-                .tv_usec = 1000,
+                .tv_usec = 100000,
             };
 
+            if (buffer_read_size(&sock.write))
+                timeout.tv_usec = 1000;
+
             if _0_(select(sock.fd+1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, &timeout)==-1) {
                 if (errno==EINTR)
                     continue;