diff --git a/storage/ndb/include/util/InputStream.hpp b/storage/ndb/include/util/InputStream.hpp
index 4aabf2d1160..2b0e6cfc5b9 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/include/util/InputStream.hpp
+++ b/storage/ndb/include/util/InputStream.hpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ extern FileInputStream Stdin;
 class SocketInputStream : public InputStream {
   NDB_SOCKET_TYPE m_socket;
   unsigned m_timeout_ms;
+  unsigned m_timeout_remain;
   bool m_startover;
   bool m_timedout;
 public:
diff --git a/storage/ndb/include/util/OutputStream.hpp b/storage/ndb/include/util/OutputStream.hpp
index 072d4288229..13975cada3e 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/include/util/OutputStream.hpp
+++ b/storage/ndb/include/util/OutputStream.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class SocketOutputStream : public OutputStream {
   NDB_SOCKET_TYPE m_socket;
   unsigned m_timeout_ms;
   bool m_timedout;
+  unsigned m_timeout_remain;
 public:
   SocketOutputStream(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, unsigned write_timeout_ms = 1000);
   virtual ~SocketOutputStream() {}
diff --git a/storage/ndb/include/util/socket_io.h b/storage/ndb/include/util/socket_io.h
index a988f4a1e8d..f76b6790b19 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/include/util/socket_io.h
+++ b/storage/ndb/include/util/socket_io.h
@@ -28,15 +28,20 @@ extern "C" {
 
   int read_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE, int timeout_ms, char *, int len);
 
-  int readln_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis,
+  int readln_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis, int *time,
                     char * buf, int buflen, NdbMutex *mutex);
 
-  int write_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE, int timeout_ms, const char[], int len);
+  int write_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE, int timeout_ms, int *time,
+                   const char[], int len);
 
-  int print_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE, int timeout_ms, const char *, ...); 
-  int println_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE, int timeout_ms, const char *, ...); 
-  int vprint_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE, int timeout_ms, const char *, va_list); 
-  int vprintln_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE, int timeout_ms, const char *, va_list); 
+  int print_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE, int timeout_ms, int *time,
+                   const char *, ...);
+  int println_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE, int timeout_ms, int *time,
+                     const char *, ...);
+  int vprint_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE, int timeout_ms, int *time,
+                    const char *, va_list);
+  int vprintln_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE, int timeout_ms, int *time,
+                      const char *, va_list);
 
 #ifdef  __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/storage/ndb/src/common/util/InputStream.cpp b/storage/ndb/src/common/util/InputStream.cpp
index ee7f2d5c8b2..2337344d91a 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/src/common/util/InputStream.cpp
+++ b/storage/ndb/src/common/util/InputStream.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ SocketInputStream::SocketInputStream(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket,
 				     unsigned read_timeout_ms)
   : m_socket(socket) {
   m_startover= true;
-  m_timeout_ms = read_timeout_ms;
+  m_timeout_remain= m_timeout_ms = read_timeout_ms;
+
   m_timedout= false;
 }
 
@@ -55,9 +56,13 @@ SocketInputStream::gets(char * buf, int bufLen) {
   else
     offset= strlen(buf);
 
-  int res = readln_socket(m_socket, m_timeout_ms, buf+offset, bufLen-offset, m_mutex);
+  int time= 0;
+  int res = readln_socket(m_socket, m_timeout_remain, &time,
+                          buf+offset, bufLen-offset, m_mutex);
 
-  if(res == 0)
+  if(res >= 0)
+    m_timeout_remain-=time;
+  if(res == 0 || m_timeout_remain<=0)
   {
     m_timedout= true;
     buf[0]=0;
diff --git a/storage/ndb/src/common/util/OutputStream.cpp b/storage/ndb/src/common/util/OutputStream.cpp
index ebc352b1b50..0943e47e33f 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/src/common/util/OutputStream.cpp
+++ b/storage/ndb/src/common/util/OutputStream.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ FileOutputStream::println(const char * fmt, ...){
 SocketOutputStream::SocketOutputStream(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket,
 				       unsigned write_timeout_ms){
   m_socket = socket;
-  m_timeout_ms = write_timeout_ms;
+  m_timeout_remain= m_timeout_ms = write_timeout_ms;
   m_timedout= false;
 }
 
@@ -55,12 +55,18 @@ SocketOutputStream::print(const char * fmt, ...){
   if(timedout())
     return -1;
 
+  int time= 0;
   va_start(ap, fmt);
-  const int ret = vprint_socket(m_socket, m_timeout_ms, fmt, ap);
+  int ret = vprint_socket(m_socket, m_timeout_ms, &time, fmt, ap);
   va_end(ap);
 
-  if (errno==ETIMEDOUT)
+  if(ret >= 0)
+    m_timeout_remain-=time;
+  if(errno==ETIMEDOUT || m_timeout_remain<=0)
+  {
     m_timedout= true;
+    ret= -1;
+  }
 
   return ret;
 }
@@ -71,12 +77,18 @@ SocketOutputStream::println(const char * fmt, ...){
   if(timedout())
     return -1;
 
+  int time= 0;
   va_start(ap, fmt);
-  const int ret = vprintln_socket(m_socket, m_timeout_ms, fmt, ap);
+  int ret = vprintln_socket(m_socket, m_timeout_ms, &time, fmt, ap);
   va_end(ap);
 
-  if (errno==ETIMEDOUT)
+  if(ret >= 0)
+    m_timeout_remain-=time;
+  if (errno==ETIMEDOUT || m_timeout_remain<=0)
+  {
     m_timedout= true;
+    ret= -1;
+  }
 
   return ret;
 }
diff --git a/storage/ndb/src/common/util/socket_io.cpp b/storage/ndb/src/common/util/socket_io.cpp
index d19c792e20f..dfdcd19412f 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/src/common/util/socket_io.cpp
+++ b/storage/ndb/src/common/util/socket_io.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <NdbTCP.h>
 #include <socket_io.h>
 #include <NdbOut.hpp>
+#include <NdbTick.h>
 
 extern "C"
 int
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ read_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis,
 
 extern "C"
 int
-readln_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis,
+readln_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis, int *time,
 	      char * buf, int buflen, NdbMutex *mutex){
   if(buflen <= 1)
     return 0;
@@ -62,7 +63,10 @@ readln_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis,
 
   if(mutex)
     NdbMutex_Unlock(mutex);
+  Uint64 tick= NdbTick_CurrentMillisecond();
   const int selectRes = select(socket + 1, &readset, 0, 0, &timeout);
+
+  *time= NdbTick_CurrentMillisecond() - tick;
   if(mutex)
     NdbMutex_Lock(mutex);
 
@@ -126,9 +130,13 @@ readln_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis,
 
     FD_ZERO(&readset);
     FD_SET(socket, &readset);
-    timeout.tv_sec  = (timeout_millis / 1000);
-    timeout.tv_usec = (timeout_millis % 1000) * 1000;
+    timeout.tv_sec  = ((timeout_millis - *time) / 1000);
+    timeout.tv_usec = ((timeout_millis - *time) % 1000) * 1000;
+
+    tick= NdbTick_CurrentMillisecond();
     const int selectRes = select(socket + 1, &readset, 0, 0, &timeout);
+    *time= NdbTick_CurrentMillisecond() - tick;
+
     if(selectRes != 1){
       return -1;
     }
@@ -139,7 +147,7 @@ readln_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis,
 
 extern "C"
 int
-write_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis, 
+write_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis, int *time,
 	     const char buf[], int len){
   fd_set writeset;
   FD_ZERO(&writeset);
@@ -148,7 +156,11 @@ write_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis,
   timeout.tv_sec  = (timeout_millis / 1000);
   timeout.tv_usec = (timeout_millis % 1000) * 1000;
 
+
+  Uint64 tick= NdbTick_CurrentMillisecond();
   const int selectRes = select(socket + 1, 0, &writeset, 0, &timeout);
+  *time= NdbTick_CurrentMillisecond() - tick;
+
   if(selectRes != 1){
     return -1;
   }
@@ -167,9 +179,13 @@ write_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis,
     
     FD_ZERO(&writeset);
     FD_SET(socket, &writeset);
-    timeout.tv_sec  = 1;
-    timeout.tv_usec = 0;
+    timeout.tv_sec  = ((timeout_millis - *time) / 1000);
+    timeout.tv_usec = ((timeout_millis - *time) % 1000) * 1000;
+
+    Uint64 tick= NdbTick_CurrentMillisecond();
     const int selectRes2 = select(socket + 1, 0, &writeset, 0, &timeout);
+    *time= NdbTick_CurrentMillisecond() - tick;
+
     if(selectRes2 != 1){
       return -1;
     }
@@ -180,11 +196,11 @@ write_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis,
 
 extern "C"
 int
-print_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis, 
+print_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis, int *time,
 	     const char * fmt, ...){
   va_list ap;
   va_start(ap, fmt);
-  int ret = vprint_socket(socket, timeout_millis, fmt, ap);
+  int ret = vprint_socket(socket, timeout_millis, time, fmt, ap);
   va_end(ap);
 
   return ret;
@@ -192,18 +208,18 @@ print_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis,
 
 extern "C"
 int
-println_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis, 
+println_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis, int *time,
 	       const char * fmt, ...){
   va_list ap;
   va_start(ap, fmt);
-  int ret = vprintln_socket(socket, timeout_millis, fmt, ap);
+  int ret = vprintln_socket(socket, timeout_millis, time, fmt, ap);
   va_end(ap);
   return ret;
 }
 
 extern "C"
 int
-vprint_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis, 
+vprint_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis, int *time,
 	      const char * fmt, va_list ap){
   char buf[1000];
   char *buf2 = buf;
@@ -221,7 +237,7 @@ vprint_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis,
   } else
     return 0;
 
-  int ret = write_socket(socket, timeout_millis, buf2, size);
+  int ret = write_socket(socket, timeout_millis, time, buf2, size);
   if(buf2 != buf)
     free(buf2);
   return ret;
@@ -229,7 +245,7 @@ vprint_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis,
 
 extern "C"
 int
-vprintln_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis, 
+vprintln_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis, int *time,
 		const char * fmt, va_list ap){
   char buf[1000];
   char *buf2 = buf;
@@ -249,7 +265,7 @@ vprintln_socket(NDB_SOCKET_TYPE socket, int timeout_millis,
   }
   buf2[size-1]='\n';
 
-  int ret = write_socket(socket, timeout_millis, buf2, size);
+  int ret = write_socket(socket, timeout_millis, time, buf2, size);
   if(buf2 != buf)
     free(buf2);
   return ret;
diff --git a/storage/ndb/src/mgmsrv/Services.cpp b/storage/ndb/src/mgmsrv/Services.cpp
index d39c4945f69..c658d5f0d6f 100644
--- a/storage/ndb/src/mgmsrv/Services.cpp
+++ b/storage/ndb/src/mgmsrv/Services.cpp
@@ -1334,20 +1334,21 @@ Ndb_mgmd_event_service::log(int eventType, const Uint32* theData, NodeId nodeId)
   {
     if(threshold <= m_clients[i].m_logLevel.getLogLevel(cat))
     {
-      NDB_SOCKET_TYPE fd= m_clients[i].m_socket;
-      if(fd != NDB_INVALID_SOCKET)
+      if(m_clients[i].m_socket==NDB_INVALID_SOCKET)
+        continue;
+
+      SocketOutputStream out(m_clients[i].m_socket);
+
+      int r;
+      if (m_clients[i].m_parsable)
+        r= out.println(str.c_str());
+      else
+        r= out.println(m_text);
+
+      if (r<0)
       {
-	int r;
-	if (m_clients[i].m_parsable)
-	  r= println_socket(fd,
-			    MAX_WRITE_TIMEOUT, str.c_str());
-	else
-	  r= println_socket(fd,
-			    MAX_WRITE_TIMEOUT, m_text);
-	if (r == -1) {
-	  copy.push_back(fd);
-	  m_clients.erase(i, false);
-	}
+        copy.push_back(m_clients[i].m_socket);
+        m_clients.erase(i, false);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -1398,14 +1399,16 @@ Ndb_mgmd_event_service::check_listeners()
   m_clients.lock();
   for(i= m_clients.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--)
   {
-    int fd= m_clients[i].m_socket;
-    DBUG_PRINT("info",("%d %d",i,fd));
-    char buf[1];
-    buf[0]=0;
-    if (fd != NDB_INVALID_SOCKET &&
-	println_socket(fd,MAX_WRITE_TIMEOUT,"<PING>") == -1)
+    if(m_clients[i].m_socket==NDB_INVALID_SOCKET)
+      continue;
+
+    SocketOutputStream out(m_clients[i].m_socket);
+
+    DBUG_PRINT("info",("%d %d",i,m_clients[i].m_socket));
+
+    if(out.println("<PING>") < 0)
     {
-      NDB_CLOSE_SOCKET(fd);
+      NDB_CLOSE_SOCKET(m_clients[i].m_socket);
       m_clients.erase(i, false);
       n=1;
     }