diff --git a/samples/forward.lua b/samples/forward.lua
index 46f51c8..fe0d20a 100644
--- a/samples/forward.lua
+++ b/samples/forward.lua
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function init()
         assert(iport, "invalid arguments")
         -- create our server socket
         local server = assert(socket.bind("*", iport))
-        server:settimeout(0.1) -- we don't want to be killed by bad luck
+        server:settimeout(0) -- we don't want to be killed by bad luck
         -- make sure server is tested for readability
         receiving:insert(server)
         -- add server context
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ end
 
 -- starts a connection in a non-blocking way
 function connect(who, host, port)
-    who:settimeout(0.1)
+    who:settimeout(0)
 print("trying to connect peer", who, host, port)
     local ret, err = who:connect(host, port)
     if not ret and err == "timeout" then
@@ -89,12 +89,11 @@ print("connection failed", who)
     end
 end
 
--- gets rid of a client and its peer
+-- gets rid of a client
 function kick(who)
     if who and context[who] then
         sending:remove(who)
         receiving:remove(who)
-        local peer = context[who].peer
         context[who] = nil
         who:close()
     end
diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 45cd0f2..62211d8 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int buf_meth_send(lua_State *L, p_buf buf) {
     int top = lua_gettop(L);
     p_tm tm = tm_markstart(buf->tm);
     int err = IO_DONE;
-    size_t size, sent;
+    size_t size = 0, sent = 0;
     const char *data = luaL_checklstring(L, 2, &size);
     long start = (long) luaL_optnumber(L, 3, 1);
     long end = (long) luaL_optnumber(L, 4, -1);
diff --git a/src/tcp.c b/src/tcp.c
index 7ff3054..3aa1538 100644
--- a/src/tcp.c
+++ b/src/tcp.c
@@ -228,10 +228,12 @@ static int meth_connect(lua_State *L)
 
 static int meth_connected(lua_State *L)
 {
-    p_tcp tcp;
+    p_tcp tcp = (p_tcp) aux_checkclass(L, "tcp{master}", 1);
     int err;
-    tcp = (p_tcp) aux_checkclass(L, "tcp{master}", 1);
-    err = sock_connected(&tcp->sock, &tcp->tm);
+    t_tm tm;
+    tm_init(&tm, 0.1, -1); 
+    tm_markstart(&tm); 
+    err = sock_connected(&tcp->sock, &tm);
     if (err != IO_DONE) {
         lua_pushnil(L);
         lua_pushstring(L, sock_strerror(err));
diff --git a/src/timeout.h b/src/timeout.h
index 595aac2..d2f9be0 100644
--- a/src/timeout.h
+++ b/src/timeout.h
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 /* timeout control structure */
 typedef struct t_tm_ {
-    double total;          /* total number of miliseconds for operation */
     double block;          /* maximum time for blocking calls */
+    double total;          /* total number of miliseconds for operation */
     double start;          /* time of start of operation */
 } t_tm;
 typedef t_tm *p_tm;
diff --git a/src/wsocket.c b/src/wsocket.c
index 8b00fa5..2c30fbb 100644
--- a/src/wsocket.c
+++ b/src/wsocket.c
@@ -129,10 +129,11 @@ int sock_connect(p_sock ps, SA *addr, socklen_t len, p_tm tm) {
 \*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 int sock_connected(p_sock ps, p_tm tm) {
     int err;
+    /* give windows time to find out what is up (yes, disgusting) */
     if ((err = sock_waitfd(ps, WAITFD_C, tm)) == IO_CLOSED) {
         int len = sizeof(err);
         /* give windows time to set the error (yes, disgusting) */
-        Sleep(0);
+        Sleep(10);
         /* find out why we failed */
         getsockopt(*ps, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, (char *)&err, &len); 
         /* we KNOW there was an error. if 'why' is 0, we will return