diff --git a/src/connector.c b/src/connector.c
index 7dc17000..6d2f3e85 100644
--- a/src/connector.c
+++ b/src/connector.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ retry:
 	}
 	ck_runlock(&ci->lock);
 
-	ret = poll(fds, nfds, 1);
+	ret = poll(fds, nfds, 1000);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		if (interrupted())
 			goto retry;
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index a28f0e30..7d3d9933 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -612,6 +612,11 @@ out:
 	return json_boolean(ret);
 }
 
+static json_t *parse_submit(stratum_instance_t *client, json_t *params_val, json_t **err_val)
+{
+	return json_boolean(true);
+}
+
 /* We should have already determined all the values passed to this are valid
  * by now. Set update if we should also send the latest stratum parameters */
 static json_t *gen_json_result(int client_id, json_t *method_val, json_t *params_val,
@@ -642,6 +647,9 @@ static json_t *gen_json_result(int client_id, json_t *method_val, json_t *params
 	if (!client->authorised)
 		return json_string("Unauthorised");
 
+	if (!strncasecmp(method, "mining.submit", 13))
+		return parse_submit(client, params_val, err_val);
+
 	return json_string("Empty");
 }