diff --git a/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/daemon.go b/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/daemon.go
index 52f904e..ebf2766 100644
--- a/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/daemon.go
+++ b/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/daemon.go
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ func (self *NNTPDaemon) Run() {
 
 	self.register_connection = make(chan *nntpConnection)
 	self.deregister_connection = make(chan *nntpConnection)
-	self.send_all_feeds = make(chan ArticleEntry)
+	self.send_all_feeds = make(chan ArticleEntry, 128)
 	self.activeConnections = make(map[string]*nntpConnection)
 	self.loadedFeeds = make(map[string]*feedState)
 	self.register_feed = make(chan FeedConfig)
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ func (self *NNTPDaemon) Run() {
 	self.get_feeds = make(chan chan []*feedStatus)
 	self.get_feed = make(chan *feedStatusQuery)
 	self.modify_feed_policy = make(chan *modifyFeedPolicyEvent)
-	self.ask_for_article = make(chan string)
+	self.ask_for_article = make(chan string, 128)
 
 	self.pump_ticker = time.NewTicker(time.Millisecond * 100)
 	if self.conf.daemon["archive"] == "1" {
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ func (self *NNTPDaemon) processMessage(msgid string) {
 		// send to frontend
 		if self.frontend != nil {
 			if self.frontend.AllowNewsgroup(group) {
-				go self.frontend.HandleNewPost(frontendPost{msgid, ref, group})
+				self.frontend.HandleNewPost(frontendPost{msgid, ref, group})
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/frontend_http.go b/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/frontend_http.go
index 5fa71f9..913fd0d 100644
--- a/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/frontend_http.go
+++ b/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/frontend_http.go
@@ -324,10 +324,10 @@ func (self *httpFrontend) poll_liveui() {
 								th := threads[c-idx-1]
 								th.Update(self.daemon.database)
 								// send root post
-								go live.Inform(th.OP())
+								live.Inform(th.OP())
 								// send replies
 								for _, post := range th.Replies() {
-									go live.Inform(post)
+									live.Inform(post)
 								}
 							}
 						}
@@ -392,17 +392,17 @@ func (self *httpFrontend) HandleNewPost(nntp frontendPost) {
 	if len(ref) > 0 {
 		msgid = ref
 	}
-	go func() {
-		entry := ArticleEntry{msgid, group}
-		// regnerate thread
-		self.Regen(entry)
-		// regenerate all board pages if not archiving
-		if !self.archive {
-			self.RegenerateBoard(group)
-		}
-		// regen front page
-		self.RegenFrontPage()
-	}()
+
+	entry := ArticleEntry{msgid, group}
+	// regnerate thread
+	self.Regen(entry)
+	// regenerate all board pages if not archiving
+	if !self.archive {
+		self.RegenerateBoard(group)
+	}
+	// regen front page
+	self.RegenFrontPage()
+
 }
 
 // create a new captcha, return as json object
@@ -1098,6 +1098,7 @@ func (self *httpFrontend) handle_api_find(wr http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 	} else {
 		self.daemon.database.SearchQuery(self.prefix, g, s, chnl)
 	}
+	chnl <- nil
 	<-donechnl
 	close(donechnl)
 	io.WriteString(wr, " null ]")
@@ -1541,9 +1542,9 @@ func NewHTTPFrontend(daemon *NNTPDaemon, cache CacheInterface, config map[string
 
 	// liveui related members
 	front.liveui_chnl = make(chan PostModel, 128)
-	front.liveui_register = make(chan *liveChan)
-	front.liveui_deregister = make(chan *liveChan)
-	front.liveui_chans = make(map[string]*liveChan)
+	front.liveui_register = make(chan *liveChan, 128)
+	front.liveui_deregister = make(chan *liveChan, 128)
+	front.liveui_chans = make(map[string]*liveChan, 128)
 	front.end_liveui = make(chan bool)
 	return front
 }