diff --git a/Hermes/client.rkt b/Hermes/client.rkt
index 574f88a..8aa19e1 100644
--- a/Hermes/client.rkt
+++ b/Hermes/client.rkt
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
                                 ;; with server
   ;(semaphore-wait fair)
   ;; we will retrieve the line printed below from the server
-  (define evt (sync/timeout 30 (read-line-evt in)))
+  (define evt (sync/timeout 60 (read-line-evt in)))
   (cond [(eof-object? evt)
          (displayln "Server connection closed")
          (custodian-shutdown-all main-client-cust)
diff --git a/Hermes/server.rkt b/Hermes/server.rkt
index de11d0e..4b590db 100644
--- a/Hermes/server.rkt
+++ b/Hermes/server.rkt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
               (display "Broadcast thread started!\n")
               (semaphore-post stdout)
               (let loopb []
-                (sleep 10)  ;; wait 30 secs before beginning to broadcast
+                (sleep 0.5)  ;; wait 30 secs before beginning to broadcast
                 (broadcast)
                 (loopb)))))
   (lambda ()
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
             (semaphore-wait stdout)
             (display "Started a thread to kill hanging connecting thread\n")
             (semaphore-post stdout)
-            (sleep 360)
+            (sleep 1360)
             (custodian-shutdown-all cust)))))
 
 ; (define (handle connections)