diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/RPC2.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/RPC2.hs
index 4fe06e8f..89c0abe6 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/RPC2.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/RPC2.hs
@@ -242,15 +242,13 @@ runBurstMachine BurstMachine{..} = do
         pause @'Seconds 600
         atomically $ writeTVar _buMaxReal buMax
 
-    forever do
-
-      e1 <- readTVarIO _buErrors
+    flip fix 0 $ \next e1 -> do
 
       let dt = realToFrac _buTimeout
 
       pause @'Seconds dt
 
-      atomically do
+      eNew <- atomically do
 
         e2      <- readTVar _buErrors
         current <- readTVar _buCurrent
@@ -270,6 +268,10 @@ runBurstMachine BurstMachine{..} = do
 
         modifyTVar _rates ( Map.insertWith max dedt current )
 
+        pure e2
+
+      next eNew
+
 data S =
     SInit
   | SFetchQ