diff --git a/llarp/ev/ev_kqueue.cpp b/llarp/ev/ev_kqueue.cpp
index 3981f9950..e3ff995ca 100644
--- a/llarp/ev/ev_kqueue.cpp
+++ b/llarp/ev/ev_kqueue.cpp
@@ -374,13 +374,22 @@ llarp_kqueue_loop::tick(int ms)
       llarp::ev_io* ev = static_cast< llarp::ev_io* >(events[idx].udata);
       if(ev)
       {
-        if(events[idx].filter & EVFILT_WRITE)
+        if(events[idx].filter & EV_ERROR)
         {
-          ev->flush_write_buffers(events[idx].data);
+          ev->error();
+        }
+        else if(events[idx.filter] & EV_EOF == 0)
+        {
+          if(events[idx].filter & EVFILT_WRITE)
+          {
+            ev->flush_write_buffers(events[idx].data);
+          }
+          if(events[idx].filter & EVFILT_READ)
+          {
+            ev->read(readbuf,
+                     std::min(sizeof(readbuf), size_t(events[idx].data)));
+          }
         }
-        if(events[idx].filter & EVFILT_READ)
-          ev->read(readbuf,
-                   std::min(sizeof(readbuf), size_t(events[idx].data)));
       }
       ++idx;
     }
diff --git a/llarp/profiling.cpp b/llarp/profiling.cpp
index bfc9c7df8..9516c330e 100644
--- a/llarp/profiling.cpp
+++ b/llarp/profiling.cpp
@@ -46,24 +46,24 @@ namespace llarp
   }
 
   void
-  RouterProfile::Clear()
+  RouterProfile::Decay()
   {
-    connectGoodCount    = 0;
-    connectTimeoutCount = 0;
-    pathSuccessCount    = 0;
-    pathFailCount       = 0;
-    lastUpdated         = llarp::time_now_ms();
+    connectGoodCount /= 2;
+    connectTimeoutCount /= 2;
+    pathSuccessCount /= 2;
+    pathFailCount /= 2;
+    lastUpdated = llarp::time_now_ms();
   }
 
   void
   RouterProfile::Tick()
   {
-    // 10 minutes
-    static constexpr llarp_time_t updateInterval = DEFAULT_PATH_LIFETIME;
+    // 20 minutes
+    static constexpr llarp_time_t updateInterval = DEFAULT_PATH_LIFETIME * 2;
     auto now                                     = llarp::time_now_ms();
     if(lastUpdated < now && now - lastUpdated > updateInterval)
     {
-      Clear();
+      Decay();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/llarp/profiling.hpp b/llarp/profiling.hpp
index 49799456a..e94d12087 100644
--- a/llarp/profiling.hpp
+++ b/llarp/profiling.hpp
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ namespace llarp
     bool
     IsGood(uint64_t chances) const;
 
-    /// clear stats
+    /// decay stats
     void
-    Clear();
+    Decay();
 
     // rotate stats if timeout reached
     void