diff --git a/libs/scheduler.c b/libs/scheduler.c
index 8f7dc41..3db1213 100644
--- a/libs/scheduler.c
+++ b/libs/scheduler.c
@@ -146,19 +146,36 @@ static void destroy_queue(antd_task_queue_t q)
         free(curr);
     }
 }
+static int antd_has_pending_task()
+{
+    int ret = 0; 
+     
+	for(int i = 0; i < N_PRIORITY; i++)
+        if(scheduler.task_queue[i] != NULL)
+        {
+            ret = 1;
+            break;
+        }
+    if(!ret)
+    {
+        ret = (scheduler.workers_queue != NULL);
+    }
+    
+    return ret;
+}
+static int antd_available_workers()
+{
+    int n = 0;
+    //pthread_mutex_lock(&scheduler.worker_lock);
+    for(int i=0; i < scheduler.n_workers; i++)
+        if(scheduler.workers[i].status == 0) n++;
+    //pthread_mutex_unlock(&scheduler.worker_lock);
+    return n;
+}
 /*
     Main API methods
     init the main scheduler
 */
-int antd_available_workers()
-{
-    int n = 0;
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&scheduler.worker_lock);
-    for(int i=0; i < scheduler.n_workers; i++)
-        if(scheduler.workers[i].status == 0) n++;
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&scheduler.worker_lock);
-    return n;
-}
 /*
 * assign task to a worker
 */
@@ -303,32 +320,17 @@ void antd_execute_task(antd_task_item_t taski)
         }
     }
 }
-int antd_has_pending_task()
-{
-    int ret = 0;
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&scheduler.scheduler_lock);
-	for(int i = 0; i < N_PRIORITY; i++)
-        if(scheduler.task_queue[i] != NULL)
-        {
-            ret = 1;
-            break;
-        }
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&scheduler.scheduler_lock);
-    if(!ret)
-    {
-        pthread_mutex_lock(&scheduler.queue_lock);
-        ret = (scheduler.workers_queue != NULL);
-        pthread_mutex_unlock(&scheduler.queue_lock);
-    }
-	
-    return ret;
-}
+
 int antd_scheduler_busy()
 {
-    
-    if(antd_available_workers() != scheduler.n_workers) return 1;
-    //return 0;
-    return antd_has_pending_task();
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&scheduler.worker_lock);
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&scheduler.scheduler_lock);
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&scheduler.queue_lock);
+    int ret = (antd_available_workers() != scheduler.n_workers) || antd_has_pending_task();
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&scheduler.queue_lock);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&scheduler.scheduler_lock);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&scheduler.worker_lock);
+    return ret;
 }
 int antd_scheduler_status()
 {
@@ -362,7 +364,6 @@ void antd_task_schedule()
     {
         // delegate to other workers by
         //pushing to the worker queue
-        LOG("delegate to workers\n");
         pthread_mutex_lock(&scheduler.queue_lock);
         enqueue(&scheduler.workers_queue, it->task);
         free(it);
diff --git a/libs/scheduler.h b/libs/scheduler.h
index de55a49..e025fa7 100644
--- a/libs/scheduler.h
+++ b/libs/scheduler.h
@@ -106,6 +106,4 @@ void antd_execute_task(antd_task_item_t);
 int antd_scheduler_busy();
 void antd_attach_task(antd_worker_t* worker);
 void antd_task_schedule();
-int antd_available_workers();
-int antd_has_pending_task();
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/relay.c b/relay.c
index 4274dcd..48b64e4 100644
--- a/relay.c
+++ b/relay.c
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 	signal(SIGABRT, SIG_IGN);
 	signal(SIGINT, stop_serve);
 	server_sock = startup(&port);
-    struct timeval timeout;      
-    timeout.tv_sec = 0;
-    timeout.tv_usec = 500;
+    //struct timeval timeout;      
+    //timeout.tv_sec = 0;
+    //timeout.tv_usec = 500;
     // 0 worker
     antd_scheduler_init(0);
     // set server socket to non blocking