diff --git a/src/generator.c b/src/generator.c
index ffae0180..78b34d4d 100644
--- a/src/generator.c
+++ b/src/generator.c
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/* This is for blocking sends of json messages */
 static bool send_json_msg(connsock_t *cs, const json_t *json_msg)
 {
 	int len, sent;
@@ -1519,31 +1520,38 @@ struct cs_msg {
 	cs_msg_t *next;
 	cs_msg_t *prev;
 	proxy_instance_t *proxy;
-	json_t *val;
+	char *buf;
+	int len;
+	int ofs;
 };
 
 /* Sends all messages in the queue ready to be dispatched, leaving those that
- * fail write select to be handled next pass */
+ * would block to be handled next pass */
 static void send_json_msgq(gdata_t *gdata, cs_msg_t **csmsgq)
 {
 	cs_msg_t *csmsg, *tmp;
 	int ret;
 
 	DL_FOREACH_SAFE(*csmsgq, csmsg, tmp) {
-		connsock_t *cs = &(csmsg->proxy->cs);
+		while (csmsg->len) {
+			proxy_instance_t *proxy = csmsg->proxy;
+			int fd = proxy->cs.fd;
 
-		if ((ret = wait_write_select(cs->fd, 0))) {
-			DL_DELETE(*csmsgq, csmsg);
-			if (ret > 0)
-				ret = send_json_msg(cs, csmsg->val);
-			json_decref(csmsg->val);
+			ret = send(fd, csmsg->buf + csmsg->ofs, csmsg->len, MSG_DONTWAIT);
 			if (ret < 1) {
-				proxy_instance_t *proxy = csmsg->proxy;
-
+				if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK)
+					break;
+				csmsg->len = 0;
 				LOGNOTICE("Proxy %d:%d %s failed to send msg in send_json_msgq, dropping",
 					  proxy->id, proxy->subid, proxy->url);
 				disable_subproxy(gdata, proxy->parent, proxy);
 			}
+			csmsg->ofs += ret;
+			csmsg->len -= ret;
+		}
+		if (!csmsg->len) {
+			DL_DELETE(*csmsgq, csmsg);
+			free(csmsg->buf);
 			free(csmsg);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1551,10 +1559,16 @@ static void send_json_msgq(gdata_t *gdata, cs_msg_t **csmsgq)
 
 static void add_json_msgq(cs_msg_t **csmsgq, proxy_instance_t *proxy, json_t **val)
 {
-	cs_msg_t *csmsg = ckalloc(sizeof(cs_msg_t));
+	cs_msg_t *csmsg = ckzalloc(sizeof(cs_msg_t));
 
-	csmsg->val = *val;
+	csmsg->buf = json_dumps(*val, JSON_ESCAPE_SLASH | JSON_EOL);
+	json_decref(*val);
 	*val = NULL;
+	if (unlikely(!csmsg->buf)) {
+		LOGWARNING("Failed to create json dump in add_json_msgq");
+		return;
+	}
+	csmsg->len = strlen(csmsg->buf);
 	csmsg->proxy = proxy;
 	DL_APPEND(*csmsgq, csmsg);
 }