diff --git a/tests/socketreceivetest.py b/tests/socketreceivetest.py
index 00be94d..afe9210 100644
--- a/tests/socketreceivetest.py
+++ b/tests/socketreceivetest.py
@@ -8,21 +8,27 @@ s.bind((host,port))
 s.listen(1) # Number of connections
 s.setblocking(False)
 
-
+client = None
 while True:
     try:
         client, address = s.accept()
         print("Connected to", address)
 
-  
-        data = client.recv( 1024 ).decode( 'utf-8' )
-        splitdata=data.split(",")
-        
-        print("Received :", repr(data))
-        print(splitdata)
     except socket.error:
         pass
 
+    if client is not None:
+        try:
+            data = client.recv( 1024 ).decode( 'utf-8' )
+            if data:
+                splitdata=data.split(",")
+                
+                print("Received :", repr(data))
+                print(splitdata)
+        except socket.error:
+            pass
+
+    
 
 
 s.close()
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diff --git a/tests/socketsendtest.py b/tests/socketsendtest.py
index cdee30e..11dd785 100644
--- a/tests/socketsendtest.py
+++ b/tests/socketsendtest.py
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 import socket
-
+import time
 
 TCP_IP = '127.0.0.1'
 TCP_PORT = 30002
 
-BUFFER_SIZE = 1024
 message = "12.3,20.15"
 
 s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
 s.connect((TCP_IP, TCP_PORT))
+
+
+time.sleep(1)
 s.send(message.encode('utf-8'))
 
 s.close()