diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
index 0b3e0bae3..e35947676 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_socket.c
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ int32_t LP_socket(int32_t bindflag,char *hostname,uint16_t port)
 #endif
     if ( bindflag == 0 )
     {
-#ifdef _WIN32
-        //if ( 1 ) // connect using async to allow timeout, then switch to sync
+//#ifdef _WIN32
+        if ( 1 ) // connect using async to allow timeout, then switch to sync
         {
             uint32_t starttime = (uint32_t)time(NULL);
             //printf("call connect sock.%d\n",sock);
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ int32_t LP_socket(int32_t bindflag,char *hostname,uint16_t port)
             timeout.tv_usec = 0;
             setsockopt(sock,SOL_SOCKET,SO_RCVTIMEO,(void *)&timeout,sizeof(timeout));
         }
-#else
-        //else
+//#else
+        else
         {
             result = connect(sock,(struct sockaddr *)&saddr,addrlen);
             if ( result != 0 )
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ int32_t LP_socket(int32_t bindflag,char *hostname,uint16_t port)
                 return(-1);
             }
         }
-#endif
+//#endif
     }
     else
     {