diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 19f08be..8d0c1a2 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ async fn connection_handler(
         }
     }
 
-    sleep(Duration::from_secs(3)).await;
+    sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
     _ = stream.shutdown().await;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ports.rs b/src/ports.rs
index 1260c0d..d1aaa8e 100644
--- a/src/ports.rs
+++ b/src/ports.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ use std::{
 use eyre::eyre;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize, Serializer};
 use tokio::{
+    io::AsyncWriteExt,
     net::TcpListener,
     sync::{watch::Receiver, Mutex},
     task::JoinHandle,
-    time::Instant,
+    time::{sleep, Instant},
 };
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, instrument, warn};
 
@@ -353,12 +354,23 @@ impl Rejector {
             spawn(&format!("rejector for port {port}",), async move {
                 let (listener, packet) = state.as_ref();
 
+                let packet = Arc::new(packet.clone());
+
                 let listener = listener.lock().await;
 
                 loop {
                     if let Ok((mut socket, _)) = listener.accept().await {
-                        let (_, mut writer) = socket.split();
-                        _ = packet.send(&mut writer).await;
+                        let packet = packet.clone();
+                        tokio::task::spawn(async move {
+                            // todo: if a client is very slow this blocks the accept loop...
+                            let (_, mut writer) = socket.split();
+                            _ = packet.send(&mut writer).await;
+
+                            // wait two seconds before closing the connection
+                            // to accomodate bad itelex tpc stacks
+                            sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+                            _ = socket.shutdown().await;
+                        });
                     }
                 }
             })