diff --git a/src/output/output_hds.cpp b/src/output/output_hds.cpp
index 1cf27a81..fd08f2ae 100644
--- a/src/output/output_hds.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output_hds.cpp
@@ -210,13 +210,16 @@ namespace Mist {
         std::cout << "Fragment " << fragNum << " too old" << std::endl;
         return;
       }
-      if (fragNum > myMeta.tracks[tid].missedFrags + myMeta.tracks[tid].fragments.size() - 1){
-        H.Clean();
-        H.SetBody("Proxy, re-request this in a second or two.\n");
-        H.SendResponse("208", "Ask again later", myConn);
-        H.Clean(); //clean for any possible next requests
-        std::cout << "Fragment after fragment " << fragNum << " not available yet" << std::endl;
-        return;
+      //delay if we don't have the next fragment available yet
+      unsigned int timeout = 0;
+      while (myConn && fragNum > myMeta.tracks[tid].missedFrags + myMeta.tracks[tid].fragments.size() - 1){
+        //time out after 21 seconds
+        if (++timeout > 42){
+          myConn.close();
+          break;
+        }
+        Util::sleep(500);
+        updateMeta();
       }
       mstime = myMeta.tracks[tid].getKey(myMeta.tracks[tid].fragments[fragNum - myMeta.tracks[tid].missedFrags].getNumber()).getTime();
       mslen = myMeta.tracks[tid].fragments[fragNum - myMeta.tracks[tid].missedFrags].getDuration();
diff --git a/src/output/output_hls.cpp b/src/output/output_hls.cpp
index 486e86c0..cd40bd67 100644
--- a/src/output/output_hls.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output_hls.cpp
@@ -304,8 +304,21 @@ namespace Mist {
       }
       
       if (myMeta.live){
-        /// \todo Detection of out-of-range parts.
-        int seekable = canSeekms(from);
+        unsigned int timeout = 0;
+        int seekable;
+        do {
+          seekable = canSeekms(from);
+          /// \todo Detection of out-of-range parts.
+          if (seekable > 0){
+            //time out after 21 seconds
+            if (++timeout > 42){
+              myConn.close();
+              break;
+            }
+            Util::sleep(500);
+            updateMeta();
+          }
+        }while (myConn && seekable > 0);
         if (seekable < 0){
           H.Clean();
           H.SetBody("The requested fragment is no longer kept in memory on the server and cannot be served.\n");
@@ -314,14 +327,6 @@ namespace Mist {
           DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_WARN, "Fragment @ %llu too old", from);
           return;
         }
-        if (seekable > 0){
-          H.Clean();
-          H.SetBody("Proxy, re-request this in a second or two.\n");
-          myConn.SendNow(H.BuildResponse("208", "Ask again later"));
-          H.Clean(); //clean for any possible next requests
-          DEBUG_MSG(DLVL_WARN, "Fragment @ %llu not available yet", from);
-          return;
-        }
       }
       
       seek(from);
diff --git a/src/output/output_hss.cpp b/src/output/output_hss.cpp
index c91f5172..4fd889cb 100644
--- a/src/output/output_hss.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output_hss.cpp
@@ -112,18 +112,31 @@ namespace Mist {
     selectedTracks.insert(tid);
     if (myMeta.live) {
       updateMeta();
-      int seekable = canSeekms(seekTime);
-      if (seekable == 0){
-        // iff the fragment in question is available, check if the next is available too
-        for (std::deque<DTSC::Key>::iterator it = myMeta.tracks[tid].keys.begin(); it != myMeta.tracks[tid].keys.end(); it++){
-          if (it->getTime() >= seekTime){
-            if ((it + 1) == myMeta.tracks[tid].keys.end()){
-              seekable = 1;
+      unsigned int timeout = 0;
+      int seekable;
+      do {
+        seekable = canSeekms(seekTime);
+        if (seekable == 0){
+          // iff the fragment in question is available, check if the next is available too
+          for (std::deque<DTSC::Key>::iterator it = myMeta.tracks[tid].keys.begin(); it != myMeta.tracks[tid].keys.end(); it++){
+            if (it->getTime() >= seekTime){
+              if ((it + 1) == myMeta.tracks[tid].keys.end()){
+                seekable = 1;
+              }
+              break;
             }
-            break;
           }
         }
-      }
+        if (seekable > 0){
+          //time out after 21 seconds
+          if (++timeout > 42){
+            myConn.close();
+            break;
+          }
+          Util::sleep(500);
+          updateMeta();
+        }
+      }while (myConn && seekable > 0);
       if (seekable < 0){
         H.Clean();
         H.SetBody("The requested fragment is no longer kept in memory on the server and cannot be served.\n");
@@ -134,16 +147,6 @@ namespace Mist {
         wantRequest = true;
         return;
       }
-      if (seekable > 0){
-        H.Clean();
-        H.SetBody("Proxy, re-request this in a second or two.\n");
-        myConn.SendNow(H.BuildResponse("208", "Ask again later"));
-        H.Clean(); //clean for any possible next requests
-        std::cout << "Fragment @ " << seekTime << "ms not available yet (" << myMeta.tracks[tid].firstms << " - " << myMeta.tracks[tid].lastms << " ms)" << std::endl;
-        stop();
-        wantRequest = true;
-        return;
-      }
     }
     seek(seekTime);
     playUntil = (*(keyTimes[tid].upper_bound(seekTime)));