diff --git a/src/opserver/partition_handler.py b/src/opserver/partition_handler.py
index 64ca4194a16..b72ba8dc3e5 100644
--- a/src/opserver/partition_handler.py
+++ b/src/opserver/partition_handler.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def _get_uve_content(self, table, barekeys, tfilter, ackfilter, keysonly):
                     host=pi.ip_address, 
                     port=pi.port,
                     password=self._rpass,
-                    db=7)
+                    db=7, socket_timeout=90)
             ppe = lredis.pipeline()
             luves = list(uveparts[pkey])
             for elem in luves:
@@ -335,13 +335,17 @@ def syncpart(self, redish):
     def _run(self):
         lredis = None
         pb = None
+        pause = False
         while True:
             try:
+                if pause:
+                    gevent.sleep(2)
+                    pause = False
                 lredis = redis.StrictRedis(
                         host=self._pi.ip_address,
                         port=self._pi.port,
                         password=self._rpass,
-                        db=7)
+                        db=7, socket_timeout=90)
                 pb = lredis.pubsub()
                 inst = self._pi.instance_id
                 part = self._partno
@@ -422,7 +426,7 @@ def _run(self):
                 if pb is not None:
                     pb.close()
                     pb = None
-                gevent.sleep(2)
+                    pause = True
         return None
 
 class UveStreamer(gevent.Greenlet):
diff --git a/src/opserver/uveserver.py b/src/opserver/uveserver.py
index 9898a664d17..386c5b92c2a 100644
--- a/src/opserver/uveserver.py
+++ b/src/opserver/uveserver.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def _redis_inst_get(self, r_inst):
 	if not self._redis_uve_map[r_inst]:
 	    return redis.StrictRedis(
 		    host=r_ip, port=r_port,
-		    password=self._redis_password, db=1)
+		    password=self._redis_password, db=1, socket_timeout=90)
 	else:
 	    return self._redis_uve_map[r_inst]