diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_NamedPipe.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_NamedPipe.cpp
index 8df4d7d81b..e063c0737b 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_NamedPipe.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_posix_NamedPipe.cpp
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@ public:
     Pimpl (const String& pipePath, bool createPipe)
        : pipeInName  (pipePath + "_in"),
          pipeOutName (pipePath + "_out"),
-         pipeIn (-1), pipeOut (-1),
-         createdFifoIn (false),
-         createdFifoOut (false),
-         createdPipe (createPipe),
-         stopReadOperation (false)
+         createdPipe (createPipe)
     {
         signal (SIGPIPE, signalHandler);
         juce_siginterrupt (SIGPIPE, 1);
@@ -53,7 +49,7 @@ public:
 
     int read (char* destBuffer, int maxBytesToRead, int timeOutMilliseconds)
     {
-        const uint32 timeoutEnd = getTimeoutEnd (timeOutMilliseconds);
+        auto timeoutEnd = getTimeoutEnd (timeOutMilliseconds);
 
         if (pipeIn == -1)
         {
@@ -67,12 +63,12 @@ public:
 
         while (bytesRead < maxBytesToRead)
         {
-            const int bytesThisTime = maxBytesToRead - bytesRead;
-            const int numRead = (int) ::read (pipeIn, destBuffer, (size_t) bytesThisTime);
+            auto bytesThisTime = maxBytesToRead - bytesRead;
+            auto numRead = (int) ::read (pipeIn, destBuffer, (size_t) bytesThisTime);
 
             if (numRead <= 0)
             {
-                if (errno != EWOULDBLOCK || stopReadOperation || hasExpired (timeoutEnd))
+                if (errno != EWOULDBLOCK || stopReadOperation.load() || hasExpired (timeoutEnd))
                     return -1;
 
                 const int maxWaitingTime = 30;
@@ -91,7 +87,7 @@ public:
 
     int write (const char* sourceBuffer, int numBytesToWrite, int timeOutMilliseconds)
     {
-        const uint32 timeoutEnd = getTimeoutEnd (timeOutMilliseconds);
+        auto timeoutEnd = getTimeoutEnd (timeOutMilliseconds);
 
         if (pipeOut == -1)
         {
@@ -105,8 +101,8 @@ public:
 
         while (bytesWritten < numBytesToWrite && ! hasExpired (timeoutEnd))
         {
-            const int bytesThisTime = numBytesToWrite - bytesWritten;
-            const int numWritten = (int) ::write (pipeOut, sourceBuffer, (size_t) bytesThisTime);
+            auto bytesThisTime = numBytesToWrite - bytesWritten;
+            auto numWritten = (int) ::write (pipeOut, sourceBuffer, (size_t) bytesThisTime);
 
             if (numWritten <= 0)
                 return -1;
@@ -132,39 +128,39 @@ public:
     }
 
     const String pipeInName, pipeOutName;
-    int pipeIn, pipeOut;
-    bool createdFifoIn, createdFifoOut;
+    int pipeIn = -1, pipeOut = -1;
+    bool createdFifoIn = false, createdFifoOut = false;
 
     const bool createdPipe;
-    bool stopReadOperation;
+    std::atomic<bool> stopReadOperation { false };
 
 private:
     static void signalHandler (int) {}
 
-    static uint32 getTimeoutEnd (const int timeOutMilliseconds)
+    static uint32 getTimeoutEnd (int timeOutMilliseconds)
     {
         return timeOutMilliseconds >= 0 ? Time::getMillisecondCounter() + (uint32) timeOutMilliseconds : 0;
     }
 
-    static bool hasExpired (const uint32 timeoutEnd)
+    static bool hasExpired (uint32 timeoutEnd)
     {
         return timeoutEnd != 0 && Time::getMillisecondCounter() >= timeoutEnd;
     }
 
-    int openPipe (const String& name, int flags, const uint32 timeoutEnd)
+    int openPipe (const String& name, int flags, uint32 timeoutEnd)
     {
         for (;;)
         {
-            const int p = ::open (name.toUTF8(), flags);
+            auto p = ::open (name.toUTF8(), flags);
 
-            if (p != -1 || hasExpired (timeoutEnd) || stopReadOperation)
+            if (p != -1 || hasExpired (timeoutEnd) || stopReadOperation.load())
                 return p;
 
             Thread::sleep (2);
         }
     }
 
-    static void waitForInput (const int handle, const int timeoutMsecs) noexcept
+    static void waitForInput (int handle, int timeoutMsecs) noexcept
     {
         struct timeval timeout;
         timeout.tv_sec = timeoutMsecs / 1000;
@@ -195,13 +191,13 @@ void NamedPipe::close()
     }
 }
 
-bool NamedPipe::openInternal (const String& pipeName, const bool createPipe, bool mustNotExist)
+bool NamedPipe::openInternal (const String& pipeName, bool createPipe, bool mustNotExist)
 {
    #if JUCE_IOS
     pimpl.reset (new Pimpl (File::getSpecialLocation (File::tempDirectory)
                              .getChildFile (File::createLegalFileName (pipeName)).getFullPathName(), createPipe));
    #else
-    String file (pipeName);
+    auto file = pipeName;
 
     if (! File::isAbsolutePath (file))
         file = "/tmp/" + File::createLegalFileName (file);
diff --git a/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnection.cpp b/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnection.cpp
index 030b1f1266..a4c674f9dc 100644
--- a/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnection.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnection.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ InterprocessConnection::~InterprocessConnection()
 
 //==============================================================================
 bool InterprocessConnection::connectToSocket (const String& hostName,
-                                              const int portNumber,
-                                              const int timeOutMillisecs)
+                                              int portNumber, int timeOutMillisecs)
 {
     disconnect();
 
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ bool InterprocessConnection::connectToSocket (const String& hostName,
     return false;
 }
 
-bool InterprocessConnection::connectToPipe (const String& pipeName, const int timeoutMs)
+bool InterprocessConnection::connectToPipe (const String& pipeName, int timeoutMs)
 {
     disconnect();
 
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ bool InterprocessConnection::connectToPipe (const String& pipeName, const int ti
     return false;
 }
 
-bool InterprocessConnection::createPipe (const String& pipeName, const int timeoutMs, bool mustNotExist)
+bool InterprocessConnection::createPipe (const String& pipeName, int timeoutMs, bool mustNotExist)
 {
     disconnect();
 
@@ -269,16 +268,27 @@ void InterprocessConnection::deliverDataInt (const MemoryBlock& data)
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
-bool InterprocessConnection::readNextMessageInt()
+int InterprocessConnection::readData (void* data, int num)
+{
+    if (socket != nullptr)
+        return socket->read (data, num, true);
+
+    if (pipe != nullptr)
+        return pipe->read (data, num, pipeReceiveMessageTimeout);
+
+    jassertfalse;
+    return -1;
+}
+
+bool InterprocessConnection::readNextMessage()
 {
     uint32 messageHeader[2];
-    const int bytes = socket != nullptr ? socket->read (messageHeader, sizeof (messageHeader), true)
-                                        : pipe  ->read (messageHeader, sizeof (messageHeader), -1);
+    auto bytes = readData (messageHeader, sizeof (messageHeader));
 
     if (bytes == sizeof (messageHeader)
          && ByteOrder::swapIfBigEndian (messageHeader[0]) == magicMessageHeader)
     {
-        int bytesInMessage = (int) ByteOrder::swapIfBigEndian (messageHeader[1]);
+        auto bytesInMessage = (int) ByteOrder::swapIfBigEndian (messageHeader[1]);
 
         if (bytesInMessage > 0)
         {
@@ -290,11 +300,8 @@ bool InterprocessConnection::readNextMessageInt()
                 if (thread->threadShouldExit())
                     return false;
 
-                const int numThisTime = jmin (bytesInMessage, 65536);
-                void* const data = addBytesToPointer (messageData.getData(), bytesRead);
-
-                const int bytesIn = socket != nullptr ? socket->read (data, numThisTime, true)
-                                                      : pipe  ->read (data, numThisTime, -1);
+                auto numThisTime = jmin (bytesInMessage, 65536);
+                auto bytesIn = readData (addBytesToPointer (messageData.getData(), bytesRead), numThisTime);
 
                 if (bytesIn <= 0)
                     break;
@@ -306,17 +313,19 @@ bool InterprocessConnection::readNextMessageInt()
             if (bytesRead >= 0)
                 deliverDataInt (messageData);
         }
+
+        return true;
     }
-    else if (bytes < 0)
+
+    if (bytes < 0)
     {
         if (socket != nullptr)
             deletePipeAndSocket();
 
         connectionLostInt();
-        return false;
     }
 
-    return true;
+    return false;
 }
 
 void InterprocessConnection::runThread()
@@ -354,7 +363,7 @@ void InterprocessConnection::runThread()
             break;
         }
 
-        if (thread->threadShouldExit() || ! readNextMessageInt())
+        if (thread->threadShouldExit() || ! readNextMessage())
             break;
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnection.h b/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnection.h
index 1fe33b006f..26b723368e 100644
--- a/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnection.h
+++ b/modules/juce_events/interprocess/juce_InterprocessConnection.h
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ private:
     void connectionMadeInt();
     void connectionLostInt();
     void deliverDataInt (const MemoryBlock&);
-    bool readNextMessageInt();
+    bool readNextMessage();
+    int readData (void*, int);
 
     struct ConnectionThread;
     friend struct ConnectionThread;