diff --git a/hio/bin/t04.c b/hio/bin/t04.c
index c4d789e..c250417 100644
--- a/hio/bin/t04.c
+++ b/hio/bin/t04.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ static void send_test_query (hio_t* hio, const hio_ntime_t* now, hio_tmrjob_t* j
 	hio_bch_t tmp[256];
 	int len;
 
+	HIO_INFO0 (hio, "ATTEMPTING TO SEND QUERY\n");
 	if (hio_svc_marc_querywithbchars(marc, 0, HIO_SVC_MARC_QTYPE_SELECT, "SHOW STATUS", 11, on_result, HIO_NULL) <= -1)
 	{
 		HIO_INFO1 (hio, "FAILED TO SEND QUERY - %js\n", hio_geterrmsg(hio));
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ int main (int argc, char* argv[])
 	/* ---------------------------------------- */
 	{
 		hio_ntime_t x;
-		HIO_INIT_NTIME (&x, 32, 0);
+		HIO_INIT_NTIME (&x, 20, 0);
 		schedule_timer_job_after (hio, &x, send_test_query, marc);
 		hio_loop (hio);
 	}
diff --git a/hio/lib/hio.c b/hio/lib/hio.c
index 33daf8d..7107232 100644
--- a/hio/lib/hio.c
+++ b/hio/lib/hio.c
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ void hio_stop (hio_t* hio, hio_stopreq_t stopreq)
 	hio_sys_intrmux (hio);
 }
 
-int hio_loop (hio_t* hio)
+int hio_loop (hio_t* hio/*, int check_svc*/)
 {
 	HIO_ASSERT (hio, (HIO_FEATURE_ALL & HIO_FEATURE_MUX)); /* never call this if you disableed this feature */
 
@@ -952,7 +952,8 @@ int hio_loop (hio_t* hio)
 
 	if (hio_prologue(hio) <= -1) return -1;
 
-	while (hio->stopreq == HIO_STOPREQ_NONE && !HIO_DEVL_IS_EMPTY(&hio->actdev))
+	while (hio->stopreq == HIO_STOPREQ_NONE && 
+	       (!HIO_DEVL_IS_EMPTY(&hio->actdev) || hio->tmr.size > 0))
 	{
 		if (__exec(hio) <= -1) break;
 		/* you can do other things here */