diff --git a/src/ckdb.c b/src/ckdb.c
index f5a14973..9489a80f 100644
--- a/src/ckdb.c
+++ b/src/ckdb.c
@@ -4006,9 +4006,8 @@ static void *clistener(__maybe_unused void *arg)
 		if (wq_item) {
 			process_sockd(conn, wq_item);
 			tick();
-		}
-
-		cksleep_ms(42);
+		} else
+			cksleep_ms(42);
 	}
 
 	clistener_using_data = false;
@@ -4048,9 +4047,8 @@ static void *blistener(__maybe_unused void *arg)
 		if (wq_item) {
 			process_sockd(conn, wq_item);
 			tick();
-		}
-
-		cksleep_ms(142);
+		} else 
+			cksleep_ms(142);
 	}
 
 	blistener_using_data = false;
diff --git a/src/ckdb.h b/src/ckdb.h
index f002780a..f0f69765 100644
--- a/src/ckdb.h
+++ b/src/ckdb.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 #define DB_VLOCK "1"
 #define DB_VERSION "1.0.4"
-#define CKDB_VERSION DB_VERSION"-1.701"
+#define CKDB_VERSION DB_VERSION"-1.702"
 
 #define WHERE_FFL " - from %s %s() line %d"
 #define WHERE_FFL_HERE __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__