diff --git a/drivers/netjack/net_driver.c b/drivers/netjack/net_driver.c
index ebfbcbb..0c229ca 100644
--- a/drivers/netjack/net_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/netjack/net_driver.c
@@ -58,9 +58,12 @@ static jack_nframes_t
 net_driver_wait (net_driver_t *driver, int extra_fd, int *status, float *delayed_usecs)
 {
     netjack_driver_state_t *netj = &( driver->netj );
+    int delay;
 
-    if( netjack_wait( netj ) ) {
-	    driver->engine->delay( driver->engine, 0 );
+    delay = netjack_wait( netj );
+    if( delay ) {
+	    driver->engine->delay( driver->engine, (float)delay );
+	    jack_error( "netxruns amount: %dms", delay/1000 );
     }
 
     
diff --git a/drivers/netjack/netjack.c b/drivers/netjack/netjack.c
index 0b2b88d..347b243 100644
--- a/drivers/netjack/netjack.c
+++ b/drivers/netjack/netjack.c
@@ -274,8 +274,9 @@ int netjack_wait( netjack_driver_state_t *netj )
 		    netj->running_free = 0;
 		    jack_info( "resync after freerun... %d\n", netj->expected_framecnt );
 		} else {
-		    // give up. lets run freely.
-		    // XXX: hmm...
+		    if( netj->num_lost_packets == 101 ) {
+			jack_info( "master seems gone... entering freerun mode\n", netj->expected_framecnt );
+		    }
 
 		    netj->running_free = 1;
 
@@ -292,16 +293,20 @@ int netjack_wait( netjack_driver_state_t *netj )
 	}
     }
 
-    if( !netj->packet_data_valid )
+    int retval = 0;
+
+    if( !netj->packet_data_valid ) {
 	netj->num_lost_packets += 1;
-    else {
+	if( netj->num_lost_packets == 1 )
+	    retval = netj->period_usecs;
+    } else {
+	if( (netj->num_lost_packets>1) && !netj->running_free )
+	    retval = (netj->num_lost_packets-1) * netj->period_usecs;
+
 	netj->num_lost_packets = 0;
     }
 
-    if( !netj->packet_data_valid && !netj->running_free )
-	    return 1;
-
-    return 0;
+    return retval;
 }
 
 void netjack_send_silence( netjack_driver_state_t *netj, int syncstate )