diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_ordermatch.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_ordermatch.c
index 4a61874ac..3bc28c3b7 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_ordermatch.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_ordermatch.c
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ int32_t LP_nanobind(void *ctx,char *pairstr)
                 if ( nn_bind(pairsock,bindaddr) >= 0 )
                 {
                     timeout = 100;
-                    //nn_setsockopt(pairsock,NN_SOL_SOCKET,NN_SNDTIMEO,&timeout,sizeof(timeout));
-                    //nn_setsockopt(pairsock,NN_SOL_SOCKET,NN_RCVTIMEO,&timeout,sizeof(timeout));
+                    nn_setsockopt(pairsock,NN_SOL_SOCKET,NN_SNDTIMEO,&timeout,sizeof(timeout));
+                    nn_setsockopt(pairsock,NN_SOL_SOCKET,NN_RCVTIMEO,&timeout,sizeof(timeout));
                     printf("nanobind %s to %d\n",pairstr,pairsock);
                     return(pairsock);
                 } else printf("error binding to %s for %s\n",bindaddr,pairstr);
@@ -456,9 +456,9 @@ char *LP_connectedalice(cJSON *argjson) // alice
             jaddstr(retjson,"error","couldnt create pairsock");
         else if ( nn_connect(pairsock,pairstr) >= 0 )
         {
-            //timeout = 100;
-            //nn_setsockopt(pairsock,NN_SOL_SOCKET,NN_SNDTIMEO,&timeout,sizeof(timeout));
-            //nn_setsockopt(pairsock,NN_SOL_SOCKET,NN_RCVTIMEO,&timeout,sizeof(timeout));
+            timeout = 100;
+            nn_setsockopt(pairsock,NN_SOL_SOCKET,NN_SNDTIMEO,&timeout,sizeof(timeout));
+            nn_setsockopt(pairsock,NN_SOL_SOCKET,NN_RCVTIMEO,&timeout,sizeof(timeout));
             LP_requestinit(&Q.R,Q.srchash,Q.desthash,Q.srccoin,Q.satoshis,Q.destcoin,Q.destsatoshis,Q.timestamp,Q.quotetime,DEXselector);
             swap = LP_swapinit(0,0,Q.privkey,&Q.R,&Q);
             swap->N.pair = pairsock;
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_swap.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_swap.c
index 4c94d6365..d3a5ac463 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_swap.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_swap.c
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ void LP_bobloop(void *_swap)
     expiration = (uint32_t)time(NULL) + LP_SWAPSTEP_TIMEOUT;
     if ( swap != 0 )
     {
-        if ( LP_waitsend("pubkeys",60,swap->N.pair,swap,data,maxlen,LP_pubkeys_verify,LP_pubkeys_data) < 0 )
+        if ( LP_waitsend("pubkeys",LP_SWAPSTEP_TIMEOUT*3,swap->N.pair,swap,data,maxlen,LP_pubkeys_verify,LP_pubkeys_data) < 0 )
             printf("error waitsend pubkeys\n");
         else if ( LP_waitsend("choosei",LP_SWAPSTEP_TIMEOUT,swap->N.pair,swap,data,maxlen,LP_choosei_verify,LP_choosei_data) < 0 )
             printf("error waitsend choosei\n");
@@ -718,8 +718,8 @@ void LP_aliceloop(void *_swap)
     if ( swap != 0 )
     {
         fprintf(stderr,"start swap iamalice pair.%d\n",swap->N.pair);
-        sleep(10);
-        if ( LP_sendwait("pubkeys",60,swap->N.pair,swap,data,maxlen,LP_pubkeys_verify,LP_pubkeys_data) < 0 )
+        sleep(1);
+        if ( LP_sendwait("pubkeys",LP_SWAPSTEP_TIMEOUT*3,swap->N.pair,swap,data,maxlen,LP_pubkeys_verify,LP_pubkeys_data) < 0 )
             printf("error LP_sendwait pubkeys\n");
         else if ( LP_sendwait("choosei",LP_SWAPSTEP_TIMEOUT,swap->N.pair,swap,data,maxlen,LP_choosei_verify,LP_choosei_data) < 0 )
             printf("error LP_sendwait choosei\n");