diff --git a/llarp/iwp_link.cpp b/llarp/iwp_link.cpp
index 9a8b4bec1..2071955cb 100644
--- a/llarp/iwp_link.cpp
+++ b/llarp/iwp_link.cpp
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 
 namespace iwp
 {
-  // session activity timeout is 10s
-  constexpr llarp_time_t SESSION_TIMEOUT = 10000;
+  // session activity timeout is 5s
+  constexpr llarp_time_t SESSION_TIMEOUT = 5000;
 
   constexpr size_t MAX_PAD = 256;
 
@@ -1016,7 +1016,11 @@ namespace iwp
       if(i->buf)
       {
         llarp::Debug(__FILE__, "send intro");
-        llarp_ev_udp_sendto(link->udp, link->addr, i->buf, i->sz);
+        if(llarp_ev_udp_sendto(link->udp, link->addr, i->buf, i->sz) == -1)
+        {
+          llarp::Warn(__FILE__, "send intro failed");
+          return;
+        }
         link->EnterState(eIntroSent);
       }
       else
@@ -1217,6 +1221,18 @@ namespace iwp
             {
               llarp_logic_remove_call(logic, s->keepalive_timer_id);
             }
+            // cancel establish job
+            if(s->establish_job_id)
+            {
+              llarp_logic_remove_call(logic, s->establish_job_id);
+            }
+            if(s->establish_job)
+            {
+              auto job     = s->establish_job;
+              job->link    = s->link;
+              job->session = nullptr;
+              job->result(job);
+            }
             delete s;
           }
         }
diff --git a/llarp/net.hpp b/llarp/net.hpp
index d92093216..14da9ef07 100644
--- a/llarp/net.hpp
+++ b/llarp/net.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace llarp
     Addr(const Addr& other)
     {
       memcpy(&_addr, &other._addr, sizeof(sockaddr_in6));
+      memcpy(&_addr4, &other._addr4, sizeof(sockaddr_in));
     }
 
     in6_addr*
@@ -59,10 +60,9 @@ namespace llarp
       _addr.sin6_port = htons(other.port);
       auto ptr        = &_addr.sin6_addr.s6_addr[0];
       // TODO: detect SIIT better
-      if(ptr[11] == 0xff && ptr[10] == 0xff && ptr[9] == 0 && ptr[9] == 0
-         && ptr[8] == 0 && ptr[7] == 0 && ptr[6] == 0 && ptr[5] == 0
-         && ptr[4] == 0 && ptr[3] == 0 && ptr[2] == 0 && ptr[1] == 0
-         && ptr[0] == 0)
+      if(ptr[11] == 0xff && ptr[10] == 0xff && ptr[9] == 0 && ptr[8] == 0
+         && ptr[7] == 0 && ptr[6] == 0 && ptr[5] == 0 && ptr[4] == 0
+         && ptr[3] == 0 && ptr[2] == 0 && ptr[1] == 0 && ptr[0] == 0)
       {
         _addr4.sin_family = AF_INET;
         _addr4.sin_port   = htons(other.port);
diff --git a/llarp/router.cpp b/llarp/router.cpp
index bcefea113..db440ab23 100644
--- a/llarp/router.cpp
+++ b/llarp/router.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,16 @@ llarp_router::Close()
   links.clear();
 }
 
+void
+llarp_router::connect_job_retry(void *user)
+{
+  llarp_link_establish_job *job =
+      static_cast< llarp_link_establish_job * >(user);
+
+  llarp::Info(__FILE__, "trying to establish session again");
+  job->link->try_establish(job->link, job);
+}
+
 void
 llarp_router::on_try_connect_result(llarp_link_establish_job *job)
 {
@@ -189,7 +199,7 @@ llarp_router::on_try_connect_result(llarp_link_establish_job *job)
     }
   }
   llarp::Info(__FILE__, "session not established");
-  job->link->try_establish(job->link, job);
+  llarp_logic_queue_job(router->logic, {job, &llarp_router::connect_job_retry});
 }
 
 void
@@ -255,12 +265,13 @@ llarp_router::iter_try_connect(llarp_router_link_iter *iter,
     return true;
   llarp_ai *ai = static_cast< llarp_ai * >(iter->user);
   llarp_ai_copy(&job->ai, ai);
-  job->timeout = 1000;
+  job->timeout = 10000;
   job->result  = &llarp_router::on_try_connect_result;
   // give router as user pointer
   job->user = router;
   link->try_establish(link, job);
-  return true;
+  // break iteration
+  return false;
 }
 
 extern "C" {
@@ -446,10 +457,10 @@ namespace llarp
     if(StrEq(val, "eth"))
     {
 #ifdef AF_LINK
-      af    = AF_LINK;
+      af = AF_LINK;
 #endif
 #ifdef AF_PACKET
-      af    = AF_PACKET;
+      af = AF_PACKET;
 #endif
       proto = LLARP_ETH_PROTO;
     }
@@ -476,7 +487,7 @@ namespace llarp
       iwp_link_init(link, args);
       if(llarp_link_initialized(link))
       {
-        //printf("router -> link initialized\n");
+        // printf("router -> link initialized\n");
         if(link->configure(link, self->netloop, key, af, proto))
         {
           llarp_ai ai;
@@ -485,11 +496,13 @@ namespace llarp
           self->AddLink(link);
           return;
         }
-        if (af == AF_INET6) {
+        if(af == AF_INET6)
+        {
           // we failed to configure IPv6
           // try IPv4
-          llarp::Info(__FILE__, "link ", key, " failed to configure IPv6, trying IPv4");
-          af    = AF_INET;
+          llarp::Info(__FILE__, "link ", key,
+                      " failed to configure IPv6, trying IPv4");
+          af = AF_INET;
           if(link->configure(link, self->netloop, key, af, proto))
           {
             llarp_ai ai;
diff --git a/llarp/router.hpp b/llarp/router.hpp
index b31df8a64..fb1a17b0d 100644
--- a/llarp/router.hpp
+++ b/llarp/router.hpp
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ struct llarp_router
 
   static void
   on_try_connect_result(llarp_link_establish_job *job);
+
+  static void
+  connect_job_retry(void *user);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/llarp/timer.cpp b/llarp/timer.cpp
index 284ded8e4..fa961bdeb 100644
--- a/llarp/timer.cpp
+++ b/llarp/timer.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct llarp_timer_context
   llarp_threadpool* threadpool;
   std::mutex timersMutex;
   std::map< uint32_t, llarp::timer > timers;
+  std::mutex tickerMutex;
   std::condition_variable ticker;
   std::chrono::milliseconds nextTickLen = std::chrono::milliseconds(10);
 
@@ -193,11 +194,15 @@ llarp_timer_run(struct llarp_timer_context* t, struct llarp_threadpool* pool)
   t->threadpool = pool;
   while(t->run())
   {
+    // wait for timer mutex
     {
-      std::unique_lock< std::mutex > lock(t->timersMutex);
-      t->ticker.wait_for(lock, t->nextTickLen,
-                         [t]() -> bool { return t->timers.size() == 0; });
+      std::unique_lock< std::mutex > lock(t->tickerMutex);
+      t->ticker.wait_for(lock, t->nextTickLen);
+    }
 
+    if(t->run())
+    {
+      std::unique_lock< std::mutex > lock(t->timersMutex);
       // we woke up
       auto now = llarp::timer::now();
       auto itr = t->timers.begin();