diff --git a/examples/client.c b/examples/client.c
index 050e52b2..dbe34ced 100644
--- a/examples/client.c
+++ b/examples/client.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <uv.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <uv.h>
 
 #include "../include/udx.h"
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ get_milliseconds () {
 
 static void
 on_uv_interval (uv_timer_t *handle) {
-  printf("received %zu bytes in %llu ms\n", bytes_recv, get_milliseconds() - started);
+  printf("received %zu bytes in %lu ms\n", bytes_recv, get_milliseconds() - started);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ on_read (udx_stream_t *handle, ssize_t read_len, const uv_buf_t *buf) {
   }
 
   if (read_len < 0) {
-    printf("received %zu bytes in %llu ms\n", bytes_recv, get_milliseconds() - started);
+    printf("received %zu bytes in %lu ms\n", bytes_recv, get_milliseconds() - started);
     printf("stream is done!\n");
     exit(0);
   }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv) {
   client_id = (uint32_t) getpid();
   server_id = client_id + 1;
 
-  uint32_t ids[2] = { client_id, server_id };
+  uint32_t ids[2] = {client_id, server_id};
 
   uv_buf_t buf = uv_buf_init((char *) ids, 8);
   udx_socket_send(&req, &sock, &buf, 1, (struct sockaddr *) &dest_addr, on_send);
diff --git a/src/io_posix.c b/src/io_posix.c
index 4710e9f5..7d5f6dbe 100644
--- a/src/io_posix.c
+++ b/src/io_posix.c
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ udx__on_writable (udx_socket_t *socket) {
       npkts++;
     }
 
-    uint64_t time_sent = uv_hrtime() / 1e6;
-
     int rc;
 
     if (adjust_ttl) uv_udp_set_ttl((uv_udp_t *) socket, ttl);
@@ -178,7 +176,7 @@ udx__on_writable (udx_socket_t *socket) {
     for (int i = 0; i < nsent; i++) {
       udx_packet_t *pkt = batch[i];
       // todo: set in confirm packet with uv_now()
-      pkt->time_sent = time_sent;
+      pkt->time_sent = uv_now(socket->udx->loop);
       udx__confirm_packet(batch[i]);
     }
 
@@ -209,7 +207,7 @@ udx__on_writable (udx_socket_t *socket) {
       break;
     }
     // todo: set in confirm packet with uv_now()
-    pkt->time_sent = uv_hrtime() / 1e6;
+    pkt->time_sent = uv_now(socket->udx->loop);
     udx__confirm_packet(pkt);
   }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/io_win.c b/src/io_win.c
index 92208038..dc7618d4 100644
--- a/src/io_win.c
+++ b/src/io_win.c
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ udx__on_writable (udx_socket_t *socket) {
       udx__unshift_packet(pkt, socket);
       break;
     }
-    // todo: set in confirm packet with uv_now()
-    pkt->time_sent = uv_hrtime() / 1e6;
+    pkt->time_sent = uv_now(socket->udx->loop);
     udx__confirm_packet(pkt);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/udx.c b/src/udx.c
index 68ac19e7..54c35bdf 100644
--- a/src/udx.c
+++ b/src/udx.c
@@ -57,16 +57,6 @@ typedef struct {
   uv_buf_t buf;
 } udx_pending_read_t;
 
-static uint64_t
-get_microseconds () {
-  return uv_hrtime() / 1000;
-}
-
-static uint64_t
-get_milliseconds () {
-  return get_microseconds() / 1000;
-}
-
 static inline uint32_t
 cubic_root (uint64_t a) {
   return (uint32_t) cbrt(a);
@@ -487,7 +477,6 @@ on_bytes_acked (udx_stream_t *stream, udx_stream_write_t *w, size_t bytes, bool
 
 static void
 clear_outgoing_packets (udx_stream_t *stream) {
-  // todo: simplify with
 
   // We should make sure all existing packets do not send, and notify the user that they failed
   for (uint32_t seq = stream->remote_acked; seq != stream->seq; seq++) {
@@ -645,7 +634,6 @@ get_stream (udx_socket_t *socket) {
 
 udx_packet_t *
 udx__shift_packet (udx_socket_t *socket) {
-  // debug_printf("in get packet\n");
 
   while (socket->send_queue.len > 0) {
     udx_packet_t *pkt = udx__fifo_shift(&socket->send_queue);
@@ -1007,7 +995,7 @@ static void
 rack_detect_loss (udx_stream_t *stream) {
   uint64_t timeout = 0;
   uint32_t reo_wnd = rack_update_reo_wnd(stream);
-  uint64_t now = 0;
+  uint64_t now = uv_now(stream->udx->loop);
 
   int resending = 0;
   int mtu_probes_lost = 0;
@@ -1018,8 +1006,6 @@ rack_detect_loss (udx_stream_t *stream) {
     if (pkt == NULL || pkt->status != UDX_PACKET_STATE_INFLIGHT) continue;
     assert(pkt->transmits > 0);
 
-    if (!now) now = get_milliseconds();
-
     // debug_printf("%lu > %lu=%d\n", stream->rack_time_sent, pkt->time_sent, stream->rack_time_sent > pkt->time_sent);
 
     if (!rack_sent_after(stream->rack_time_sent, stream->rack_next_seq, pkt->time_sent, pkt->seq + 1)) {
@@ -1070,7 +1056,7 @@ rack_detect_loss (udx_stream_t *stream) {
 
 static void
 ack_update (udx_stream_t *stream, uint32_t acked, bool is_limited) {
-  uint64_t time = get_milliseconds();
+  uint64_t time = uv_now(stream->udx->loop);
 
   // also reset rto, since things are moving forward...
   stream->rto_timeout = time + stream->rto;
@@ -1144,7 +1130,7 @@ ack_packet (udx_stream_t *stream, uint32_t seq, int sack) {
     stream->inflight -= pkt->size;
   }
 
-  const uint64_t time = get_milliseconds();
+  const uint64_t time = uv_now(stream->udx->loop);
   const uint32_t rtt = (uint32_t) (time - pkt->time_sent);
   const uint32_t next = seq + 1;
 
@@ -1562,6 +1548,10 @@ on_uv_poll (uv_poll_t *handle, int status, int events) {
   }
 
   if (events & UV_WRITABLE) {
+    if (events & UV_READABLE) {
+      // compensate for potentially long-running read callbacks
+      uv_update_time(handle->loop);
+    }
     udx__on_writable(socket);
     if (socket->status & UDX_SOCKET_CLOSING && socket->send_queue.len == 0 && !check_if_streams_have_data(socket)) {
       udx__close_handles(socket);
@@ -1857,7 +1847,7 @@ udx_stream_init (udx_t *udx, udx_stream_t *stream, uint32_t local_id, udx_stream
   stream->srtt = 0;
   stream->rttvar = 0;
   stream->rto = 1000;
-  stream->rto_timeout = get_milliseconds() + stream->rto;
+  stream->rto_timeout = uv_now(udx->loop) + stream->rto;
   stream->rack_timeout = 0;
 
   stream->rack_rtt_min = 0;
@@ -1999,7 +1989,7 @@ udx_stream_check_timeouts (udx_stream_t *stream) {
     return 0;
   }
 
-  const uint64_t now = stream->inflight ? get_milliseconds() : 0;
+  const uint64_t now = stream->inflight ? uv_now(stream->udx->loop) : 0;
 
   if (stream->rack_timeout > 0 && now >= stream->rack_timeout) {
     rack_detect_loss(stream);
@@ -2213,7 +2203,7 @@ udx_stream_write (udx_stream_write_t *req, udx_stream_t *stream, const uv_buf_t
 
   // if this is the first inflight packet, we should "restart" rto timer
   if (stream->inflight == 0) {
-    stream->rto_timeout = get_milliseconds() + stream->rto;
+    stream->rto_timeout = uv_now(stream->udx->loop) + stream->rto;
   }
 
   req->bytes_acked = 0;
diff --git a/test/stream-multiple.c b/test/stream-multiple.c
index 15315c69..03f98e31 100644
--- a/test/stream-multiple.c
+++ b/test/stream-multiple.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ main () {
   uv_run(&loop, UV_RUN_DEFAULT);
 
   for (int i = 0; i < NSTREAMS; i++) {
-    printf("%d: send_hash=%x receive_hash=%x sent_bytes=%lu recv_bytes=%lu\n", i, sender[i].write_hash, receiver[i].read_hash, NBYTES_TO_SEND, receiver[i].nbytes_read);
+    printf("%d: send_hash=%lx receive_hash=%lx sent_bytes=%d recv_bytes=%lu\n", i, sender[i].write_hash, receiver[i].read_hash, NBYTES_TO_SEND, receiver[i].nbytes_read);
     assert(sender[i].write_hash == receiver[i].read_hash);
     assert(receiver[i].nbytes_read == NBYTES_TO_SEND);
   }
diff --git a/test/stream-relay.c b/test/stream-relay.c
index a99bed34..a8e18599 100644
--- a/test/stream-relay.c
+++ b/test/stream-relay.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ on_read (udx_stream_t *handle, ssize_t read_len, const uv_buf_t *buf) {
   assert(buf->len == read_len);
 
   if (nbytes_read == 0) {
-    printf("read_len=%d\n", read_len);
+    printf("read_len=%ld\n", read_len);
     assert(memcmp(buf->base, "hello", 5) == 0);
   }
   read_hash = hash(read_hash, buf->base, read_len);
diff --git a/test/stream-write-read-perf.c b/test/stream-write-read-perf.c
index bcacbdeb..5385f995 100644
--- a/test/stream-write-read-perf.c
+++ b/test/stream-write-read-perf.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ main () {
 
   // just for valgrind
   free(data);
-  printf("readhash=%x writehash=%x\n", read_hash, write_hash);
+  printf("readhash=%lx writehash=%lx\n", read_hash, write_hash);
   assert(read_hash == write_hash);
   return 0;
 }