diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 4bcfa1a..b771047 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ int sendraw(p_buf buf, const char *data, size_t count, size_t *sent)
     p_tm tm = buf->tm;
     size_t total = 0;
     int err = IO_DONE;
-    while (total < count && err == IO_DONE) {
+    while (total < count && (err == IO_DONE || err == IO_RETRY)) {
         size_t done;
         err = io->send(io->ctx, data+total, count-total, &done, tm_get(tm));
         total += done;
diff --git a/test/testclnt.lua b/test/testclnt.lua
index 556e54d..f5c0361 100644
--- a/test/testclnt.lua
+++ b/test/testclnt.lua
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ end
 function fail(...)
     local s = string.format(unpack(arg))
     io.stderr:write("ERROR: ", s, "!\n")
+socket.sleep(3)
     os.exit()
 end
 
@@ -432,6 +433,20 @@ function rebind_test()
 end
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+test("character line")
+test_asciiline(1)
+test_asciiline(17)
+test_asciiline(200)
+test_asciiline(4091)
+test_asciiline(80199)
+test_asciiline(8000000)
+test_asciiline(80199)
+test_asciiline(4091)
+test_asciiline(200)
+test_asciiline(17)
+test_asciiline(1)
+
 test("method registration")
 test_methods(socket.tcp(), {
    "accept",
@@ -498,18 +513,6 @@ test_mixed(200)
 test_mixed(17)
 test_mixed(1)
 
-test("character line")
-test_asciiline(1)
-test_asciiline(17)
-test_asciiline(200)
-test_asciiline(4091)
-test_asciiline(80199)
-test_asciiline(8000000)
-test_asciiline(80199)
-test_asciiline(4091)
-test_asciiline(200)
-test_asciiline(17)
-test_asciiline(1)
 
 test("binary line")
 reconnect()
diff --git a/test/testsrvr.lua b/test/testsrvr.lua
index d172a9e..52f1f90 100644
--- a/test/testsrvr.lua
+++ b/test/testsrvr.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ while 1 do
     -- control:setoption("nodelay", true)
     while 1 do 
         command, error = control:receive()
+print(error)
         if error then
             control:close()
             print("server: closing connection...")
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ while 1 do
             print("server: closing connection...")
             break
         end
+        print(command);
         (loadstring(command))()
     end
 end