diff --git a/vlib/net/common.v b/vlib/net/common.v
index 69586ffaa4..da2ee28047 100644
--- a/vlib/net/common.v
+++ b/vlib/net/common.v
@@ -71,11 +71,14 @@ fn @select(handle int, test Select, timeout time.Duration) ?bool {
 // collection
 [inline]
 fn select_with_retry(handle int, test Select, timeout time.Duration) ?bool {
-	mut retries := 3
+	mut retries := 10
 	for retries > 0 {
 		ready := @select(handle, test, timeout) or {
 			if err.code == 4 {
-				// signal! lets retry max 3 times
+				// signal! lets retry max 10 times
+				// suspend thread with sleep to let the gc get
+				// cycles in the case the Bohem gc is interupting
+				time.sleep(1 * time.millisecond)
 				retries -= 1
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/vlib/vweb/vweb.v b/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
index 70f2432707..a3b739dc7c 100644
--- a/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
+++ b/vlib/vweb/vweb.v
@@ -333,7 +333,11 @@ pub fn run<T>(global_app &T, port int) {
 		// request_app.Context = Context{
 		// conn: 0
 		//}
-		mut conn := l.accept() or { panic('accept() failed') }
+		mut conn := l.accept() or {
+			// failures should not panic
+			eprintln('accept() failed with error: $err.msg')
+			continue
+		}
 		go handle_conn<T>(mut conn, mut request_app)
 	}
 }