diff --git a/osd.cpp b/osd.cpp
index 784912516..5b7615cec 100644
--- a/osd.cpp
+++ b/osd.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ restart:
             {
                 char peer_str[256];
                 printf("osd: new client %d: connection from %s port %d\n", peer_fd, inet_ntop(AF_INET, &addr.sin_addr, peer_str, 256), ntohs(addr.sin_port));
-                fcntl(peer_fd, F_SETFL, fcntl(listen_fd, F_GETFL, 0) | O_NONBLOCK);
                 int one = 1;
                 setsockopt(peer_fd, SOL_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, &one, sizeof(one));
                 clients[peer_fd] = {
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ restart:
                 // Add FD to epoll
                 epoll_event ev;
                 ev.data.fd = peer_fd;
-                ev.events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLET | EPOLLRDHUP;
+                ev.events = EPOLLET | EPOLLRDHUP;
                 if (epoll_ctl(epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, peer_fd, &ev) < 0)
                 {
                     throw std::runtime_error(std::string("epoll_ctl: ") + strerror(errno));
diff --git a/osd.h b/osd.h
index 37a5283da..fbf0e996e 100644
--- a/osd.h
+++ b/osd.h
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ struct osd_client_t
     int read_ready = 0;
     osd_op_t *read_op = NULL;
     int read_reply_id = 0;
-    iovec read_iov;
-    msghdr read_msg;
+    iovec read_iov = { 0 };
+    msghdr read_msg = { 0 };
     void *read_buf = NULL;
     int read_remaining = 0;
     int read_state = 0;
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ class osd_t
     // event loop, socket read/write
     void loop();
     void handle_epoll_events();
+    bool try_receive(osd_client_t & cl);
     void read_requests();
     void handle_read(ring_data_t *data, int peer_fd);
     void handle_op_hdr(osd_client_t *cl);
diff --git a/osd_peering.cpp b/osd_peering.cpp
index 6abaa9632..404330f54 100644
--- a/osd_peering.cpp
+++ b/osd_peering.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void osd_t::connect_peer(osd_num_t osd_num, const char *peer_host, int peer_port
     // Add FD to epoll (EPOLLOUT for tracking connect() result)
     epoll_event ev;
     ev.data.fd = peer_fd;
-    ev.events = EPOLLOUT | EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDHUP | EPOLLET;
+    ev.events = EPOLLOUT | EPOLLRDHUP | EPOLLET;
     if (epoll_ctl(epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, peer_fd, &ev) < 0)
     {
         throw std::runtime_error(std::string("epoll_ctl: ") + strerror(errno));
@@ -115,12 +115,13 @@ void osd_t::handle_connect_result(int peer_fd)
     }
     int one = 1;
     setsockopt(peer_fd, SOL_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, &one, sizeof(one));
+    fcntl(peer_fd, F_SETFL, fcntl(peer_fd, F_GETFL, 0) & ~O_NONBLOCK);
     // Disable EPOLLOUT on this fd
     cl.connect_callback = NULL;
     cl.peer_state = PEER_CONNECTED;
     epoll_event ev;
     ev.data.fd = peer_fd;
-    ev.events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDHUP | EPOLLET;
+    ev.events = EPOLLRDHUP | EPOLLET;
     if (epoll_ctl(epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_MOD, peer_fd, &ev) < 0)
     {
         throw std::runtime_error(std::string("epoll_ctl: ") + strerror(errno));
diff --git a/osd_receive.cpp b/osd_receive.cpp
index 9d5157a9a..e476619e9 100644
--- a/osd_receive.cpp
+++ b/osd_receive.cpp
@@ -1,40 +1,46 @@
 #include "osd.h"
 
+bool osd_t::try_receive(osd_client_t & cl)
+{
+    int peer_fd = cl.peer_fd;
+    io_uring_sqe* sqe = ringloop->get_sqe();
+    if (!sqe)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    ring_data_t* data = ((ring_data_t*)sqe->user_data);
+    if (!cl.read_buf)
+    {
+        // no reads in progress
+        // so this is either a new command or a reply to a previously sent command
+        if (!cl.read_op)
+        {
+            cl.read_op = new osd_op_t;
+            cl.read_op->peer_fd = peer_fd;
+        }
+        cl.read_op->op_type = OSD_OP_IN;
+        cl.read_buf = &cl.read_op->req.buf;
+        cl.read_remaining = OSD_PACKET_SIZE;
+        cl.read_state = CL_READ_OP;
+    }
+    cl.read_iov.iov_base = cl.read_buf;
+    cl.read_iov.iov_len = cl.read_remaining;
+    cl.read_msg.msg_iov = &cl.read_iov;
+    cl.read_msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
+    data->callback = [this, peer_fd](ring_data_t *data) { handle_read(data, peer_fd); };
+    my_uring_prep_recvmsg(sqe, peer_fd, &cl.read_msg, 0);
+    return true;
+}
+
 void osd_t::read_requests()
 {
-    for (int i = 0; i < read_ready_clients.size(); i++)
+    for (auto & p: clients)
     {
-        int peer_fd = read_ready_clients[i];
-        auto & cl = clients[peer_fd];
-        io_uring_sqe* sqe = ringloop->get_sqe();
-        if (!sqe)
+        if (p.second.peer_state == PEER_CONNECTED && p.second.read_iov.iov_len == 0)
         {
-            read_ready_clients.erase(read_ready_clients.begin(), read_ready_clients.begin() + i);
-            return;
+            try_receive(p.second);
         }
-        ring_data_t* data = ((ring_data_t*)sqe->user_data);
-        if (!cl.read_buf)
-        {
-            // no reads in progress
-            // so this is either a new command or a reply to a previously sent command
-            if (!cl.read_op)
-            {
-                cl.read_op = new osd_op_t;
-                cl.read_op->peer_fd = peer_fd;
-            }
-            cl.read_op->op_type = OSD_OP_IN;
-            cl.read_buf = &cl.read_op->req.buf;
-            cl.read_remaining = OSD_PACKET_SIZE;
-            cl.read_state = CL_READ_OP;
-        }
-        cl.read_iov.iov_base = cl.read_buf;
-        cl.read_iov.iov_len = cl.read_remaining;
-        cl.read_msg.msg_iov = &cl.read_iov;
-        cl.read_msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
-        data->callback = [this, peer_fd](ring_data_t *data) { handle_read(data, peer_fd); };
-        my_uring_prep_recvmsg(sqe, peer_fd, &cl.read_msg, 0);
     }
-    read_ready_clients.clear();
 }
 
 void osd_t::handle_read(ring_data_t *data, int peer_fd)
@@ -43,11 +49,9 @@ void osd_t::handle_read(ring_data_t *data, int peer_fd)
     if (cl_it != clients.end())
     {
         auto & cl = cl_it->second;
+        cl.read_iov.iov_len = 0;
         if (data->res == -EAGAIN)
         {
-            cl.read_ready--;
-            if (cl.read_ready > 0)
-                read_ready_clients.push_back(peer_fd);
             return;
         }
         else if (data->res < 0)
@@ -57,7 +61,6 @@ void osd_t::handle_read(ring_data_t *data, int peer_fd)
             stop_client(peer_fd);
             return;
         }
-        read_ready_clients.push_back(peer_fd);
         if (data->res > 0)
         {
             cl.read_remaining -= data->res;