diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_forwarding.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_forwarding.c
index 0b30713c8..b6d36145f 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_forwarding.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_forwarding.c
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ int32_t LP_pushsock_create(char *pushaddr)
         nn_close(pushsock);
         return(-1);
     }
-    timeout = 100;
+    timeout = 1;
     nn_setsockopt(pushsock,NN_SOL_SOCKET,NN_SNDTIMEO,&timeout,sizeof(timeout));
+    LP_send(pushsock,"{\"method\":\"hello\"}",0);
     return(pushsock);
 }