diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 9019b6b..6b538f1 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"libnmdc"
+	"log"
 	"net"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -70,11 +71,14 @@ func (s *Server) RunWorker() {
 		}
 
 		buf := make([]byte, CLIENT_READ_BUFFSIZE)
+
+		//s.clientConn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second))
 		ln, err := s.clientConn.Read(buf)
 		if err != nil {
 			if err == io.EOF {
 				break // abandon thread
 			}
+			//log.Println(err.Error())
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -100,17 +104,16 @@ func (s *Server) RunWorker() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Cleanup
-	s.DisconnectClient() // if not already done
+	log.Println("Broken loop.")
 
 	// Cleanup upstream
-	if s.clientConn != nil && s.clientRegistered {
-		s.upstreamCloser <- struct{}{}
+	if s.clientRegistered {
+		s.upstreamCloser <- struct{}{} // always safe to do this /once/
 	}
 
 	// Clean up ourselves
+	s.DisconnectClient() // if not already done
 	s.clientRegistered = false
-
 }
 
 func (s *Server) upstreamWorker() {
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ func (s *Server) upstreamWorker() {
 		select {
 		case <-s.upstreamCloser:
 			// Abandon the upstream connection
+			log.Println("Abandoning upstream connection...")
 			s.upstream.Disconnect()
 			return
 
@@ -151,7 +155,8 @@ func (s *Server) upstreamWorker() {
 				}
 
 			case libnmdc.EVENT_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_FROM_CONN, libnmdc.EVENT_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_FROM_HUB:
-				s.sendClientGlobalMessage(hubEvent.Message)
+				s.reply(rplMsg, BLESSED_CHANNEL, BLESSED_CHANNEL, hubEvent.Message) // experimental
+				// s.sendClientGlobalMessage(hubEvent.Message)
 
 			}
 		}