1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/driver.c b/driver.c
index 2bd471e9..b4be2da2 100644
--- a/driver.c
+++ b/driver.c
@@ -460,6 +460,9 @@ struct hostrec *queryctl;
 	    if (outlevel > O_SILENT && outlevel < O_VERBOSE)
 		fputc('.',stderr);
 	    sizeticker -= SIZETICKER;
+
+	    /* reset timeout so we don't choke on very long messsages */
+	    alarm(timeout);
 	}
 	lines++;
     }