diff --git a/httprl.module b/httprl.module
index 312abf7..0d9aa91 100755
--- a/httprl.module
+++ b/httprl.module
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ function httprl_send_request($fp = NULL, $url = '', $request = '', $options = ''
 
   // Run the loop as long as we have a stream to read/write to.
   while (!empty($streams)) {
-
+    $rw_done = FALSE;
     // Set the read and write vars to the streams var.
     $read = $write = $streams;
     $except = array();
@@ -345,6 +345,9 @@ function httprl_send_request($fp = NULL, $url = '', $request = '', $options = ''
 
         // Read socket.
         $chunk = fread($r, $responses[$id]->chunk_size);
+        if (strlen($chunk) > 0) {
+          $rw_done = TRUE;
+        }
         $responses[$id]->data .= $chunk;
         // Get stream data.
         $info = stream_get_meta_data($r);
@@ -446,6 +449,7 @@ function httprl_send_request($fp = NULL, $url = '', $request = '', $options = ''
                 // All data has been written to the socket. We are read only from here on out.
                 $responses[$id]->status = "Request sent, waiting for response.";
               }
+              $rw_done = TRUE;
             }
             else {
               // There is more data to write to this socket. Cut what was sent
@@ -459,6 +463,10 @@ function httprl_send_request($fp = NULL, $url = '', $request = '', $options = ''
     else {
       break;
     }
+    // Sleep for 25ms if there are open streams and no data was transfered.
+    if (!empty($streams) && !$rw_done) {
+      usleep(25000);
+    }
   }
 
   // Check to see if any of the requests where a redirect.