diff --git a/httprl.module b/httprl.module
index 5f0149b..22864f9 100644
--- a/httprl.module
+++ b/httprl.module
@@ -1120,9 +1120,9 @@ function httprl_send_request($results = NULL) {
     // Set the read and write vars to the streams var.
     $read = $write = $this_run;
     $except = array();
-    // Do some voodoo and open all streams at once. Wait 25ms for streams to
+    // Do some voodoo and open all streams at once. Wait 200ms for streams to
     // respond.
-    $n = stream_select($read, $write, $except, $stream_select_timeout, 25000);
+    $n = stream_select($read, $write, $except, $stream_select_timeout, 200000);
     $stream_select_timeout = 0;
 
     // We have some streams to read/write to.
@@ -1173,6 +1173,7 @@ function httprl_send_request($results = NULL) {
 
             // Now that we have the headers, increase the chunk size.
             $responses[$id]->chunk_size = $responses[$id]->options['chunk_size_read'];
+            // We could kill the connection here if we only want to mimic a HEAD request.
           }
         }
 
@@ -1263,9 +1264,9 @@ function httprl_send_request($results = NULL) {
     else {
       $empty_runs++;
     }
-    if ($empty_runs > 100) {
+    if ($empty_runs > 20) {
       // If stream_select hasn't returned a valid read or write stream after
-      // 2.5+ seconds, error out.
+      // 4+ seconds, error out.
       foreach ($this_run as $id => $fp) {
         // stream_select timed out & the request is not done.
         $responses[$id]->error = $t('stream_select() timed out.');
@@ -1277,8 +1278,8 @@ function httprl_send_request($results = NULL) {
       }
     }
     if (!$rw_done) {
-      // Wait 5ms for data buffers.
-      usleep(5000);
+      // Wait 50ms for data buffers.
+      usleep(50000);
     }
   }