diff --git a/lib/Standard_MySQL_Thread.cpp b/lib/Standard_MySQL_Thread.cpp
index 5e1ff76e9..cc7d9ac3d 100644
--- a/lib/Standard_MySQL_Thread.cpp
+++ b/lib/Standard_MySQL_Thread.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class Standard_MySQL_Threads_Handler: public MySQL_Threads_Handler
 			}
 		}
 		if (!strcmp(name,"threads")) {
-			int intv=atoi(value);
+			unsigned int intv=atoi(value);
 			if ((num_threads==0 || num_threads==intv) && intv > 0 && intv < 128) {
 				num_threads=intv;
 				return true;
@@ -550,11 +550,8 @@ virtual void run() {
 	int rc;
 	//int arg_on=1;
 
-	int loops=0;	// FIXME: debug
-
 
 	unsigned long long oldtime=monotonic_time();
-//	unsigned long curtime=monotonic_time();
 
 	while (shutdown==0) {
 
@@ -565,12 +562,6 @@ virtual void run() {
 			}
 		}
 
-		loops++;
-		if (loops>100) {
-			loops-=10;
-		}	
-
-
 	
 		proxy_debug(PROXY_DEBUG_NET,5,"%s\n", "Calling poll");
 		rc=poll(mypolls.fds,mypolls.len,mysql_thread___poll_timeout);
@@ -592,8 +583,6 @@ virtual void run() {
 			}
 
 
-		//unsigned long long curtime=monotonic_time();
-
 		if (__sync_add_and_fetch(&__global_MySQL_Thread_Variables_version,0) > __thread_MySQL_Thread_Variables_version) {
 			refresh_variables();
 		}
@@ -604,29 +593,25 @@ virtual void run() {
 
 
 
+
 			MySQL_Data_Stream *myds=mypolls.myds[n];
 			if (mypolls.fds[n].revents==0) {
 
 				switch(mypolls.myds[n]->myds_type) {
-			//MySQL_Data_Stream *myds=(MySQL_Data_Stream *)events[n].data.ptr;
 					case MYDS_BACKEND_NOT_CONNECTED:
-//			if (mypolls.fds[n].revents==0 && myds->myds_type==MYDS_BACKEND_NOT_CONNECTED) {
-						if (curtime>mypolls.last_recv[n]+10000000) {
-							fprintf(stderr, "connect() timeout %d curtime: %llu last_recv: %llu\n", __LINE__, curtime, mypolls.last_recv[n]);
-							myds->myds_type=MYDS_BACKEND_FAILED_CONNECT;
-							myds->sess->pause=curtime+10000000;
-							myds->sess->to_process=1;
-						}
+						myds_backend_set_failed_connect(myds,n);
 						break;
-//			if (mypolls.fds[n].revents==0 && myds->myds_type==MYDS_BACKEND_PAUSE_CONNECT) {
-						case MYDS_BACKEND_PAUSE_CONNECT:
+					case MYDS_BACKEND_PAUSE_CONNECT:
+						myds_backend_set_failed_connect(myds,n);
+/*
 							if (curtime>mypolls.last_recv[n]+10000000) {
 								fprintf(stderr, "connect() timeout %d\n", __LINE__);
 								myds->myds_type=MYDS_BACKEND_FAILED_CONNECT;
 								myds->sess->pause=curtime+10000000;
 								myds->sess->to_process=1;
 							}
-							break;
+*/
+						break;
 						default:
 							//if (mypolls.fds[n].revents==0 && ( mypolls.myds[n]->myds_type!=MYDS_BACKEND_NOT_CONNECTED && mypolls.myds[n]->myds_type!=MYDS_BACKEND_PAUSE_CONNECT ) ) continue;
 							continue;
@@ -687,6 +672,15 @@ virtual void run() {
 						break;
 				}
 				// data on exiting connection
+				process_data_on_data_stream(myds, n);
+		}
+		}
+		// iterate through all sessions and process the session logic
+		process_all_sessions();
+	}
+};
+
+void process_data_on_data_stream(MySQL_Data_Stream *myds, unsigned int n) {
 				mypolls.last_recv[n]=curtime;
 				myds->revents=mypolls.fds[n].revents;
 				myds->read_from_net();
@@ -702,45 +696,51 @@ virtual void run() {
 					if (sess->client_myds==myds) sess->client_myds=NULL;
 					if (sess->server_myds==myds) sess->server_myds=NULL;
 					delete myds;
-					myds=NULL;
+					myds=NULL; // useless?
 // FIXME
 //  	   		if (sess->client_myds==NULL && sess->server_myds==NULL) {
 //						mysql_sessions->remove_fast(sess);
 //						delete sess;
 //						continue;
 //					}
-			}
-	      // always move pkts from queue to evbuffer
-			//	sess->writeout();
-			//if (myds) myds->write_to_net_poll();
-		}
-		}
-		// iterate through all sessions and process the session logic
-		for (n=0; n<mysql_sessions->len; n++) {
-			MySQL_Session *sess=(MySQL_Session *)mysql_sessions->index(n);
-			if (sess->healthy==0) {
-				unregister_session(n);
-				n--;
-				delete sess;
-			} else {
-				if (sess->to_process==1 || sess->pause<=curtime ) {
-					if (sess->pause <= curtime ) sess->pause=0;
-					if (sess->pause_until <= curtime) {
-						rc=sess->handler();
-						if (rc==-1) {
-							unregister_session(n);
-							n--;
-							delete sess;
-						}
+				}
+}
+
+void process_all_sessions() {
+	unsigned int n;
+	int rc;
+	for (n=0; n<mysql_sessions->len; n++) {
+		MySQL_Session *sess=(MySQL_Session *)mysql_sessions->index(n);
+		if (sess->healthy==0) {
+			unregister_session(n);
+			n--;
+			delete sess;
+		} else {
+			if (sess->to_process==1 || sess->pause<=curtime ) {
+				if (sess->pause <= curtime ) sess->pause=0;
+				if (sess->pause_until <= curtime) {
+					rc=sess->handler();
+					if (rc==-1) {
+						unregister_session(n);
+						n--;
+						delete sess;
 					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
+	}
+}
 
+void myds_backend_set_failed_connect(MySQL_Data_Stream *myds, unsigned int n) {
+	if (curtime>mypolls.last_recv[n]+10000000) {
+		proxy_error("connect() timeout . curtime: %llu , last_recv: %llu , failed after %lluus . fd: %d , myds_type: %s\n", curtime, mypolls.last_recv[n] , (curtime-mypolls.last_recv[n]) , myds->fd, (myds->myds_type==MYDS_BACKEND_PAUSE_CONNECT ? "MYDS_BACKEND_PAUSE_CONNECT" : "MYDS_BACKEND_NOT_CONNECTED" ) );
+		myds->myds_type=MYDS_BACKEND_FAILED_CONNECT;
+		myds->sess->pause=curtime+10000000;
+		myds->sess->to_process=1;
 	}
-};
-};
+}
 
+};   // end class Standard_MySQL_Thread
 
 extern "C" MySQL_Threads_Handler * create_MySQL_Threads_Handler_func() {
     return new Standard_MySQL_Threads_Handler();