diff --git a/resources/lib/ArtworkLoader.py b/resources/lib/ArtworkLoader.py
index 87b8d6f..65f3811 100644
--- a/resources/lib/ArtworkLoader.py
+++ b/resources/lib/ArtworkLoader.py
@@ -121,7 +121,10 @@ class ArtworkRotationThread(threading.Thread):
                 itemLastRun = datetime.today()
                 last_id = current_id
                 
-            xbmc.sleep(1000)
+            if(xbmc.abortRequested == True):
+                break
+                
+            xbmc.sleep(500)
         
         try:
             self.saveLastBackground()
diff --git a/resources/lib/MenuLoad.py b/resources/lib/MenuLoad.py
index 26fdab5..b473047 100644
--- a/resources/lib/MenuLoad.py
+++ b/resources/lib/MenuLoad.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import xbmcaddon
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as xml
 import os
 import threading
+from datetime import datetime
 
 class LoadMenuOptionsThread(threading.Thread):
 
@@ -54,21 +55,29 @@ class LoadMenuOptionsThread(threading.Thread):
         except:
             lastModLast = 0;
         
+        lastRun = datetime.today()
+        
         while (xbmc.abortRequested == False):
             
-            favourites_file = os.path.join(xbmc.translatePath('special://profile'), "favourites.xml")
-            try:
-                lastMod = os.stat(favourites_file).st_mtime
-            except:
-                lastMod = 0;
+            td = datetime.today() - lastRun
+            secTotal = td.seconds
             
-            if(lastFavPath != favourites_file or lastModLast != lastMod):
-                self.loadMenuOptions(favourites_file)
+            if(secTotal > 10):
+            
+                favourites_file = os.path.join(xbmc.translatePath('special://profile'), "favourites.xml")
+                try:
+                    lastMod = os.stat(favourites_file).st_mtime
+                except:
+                    lastMod = 0;
                 
-            lastFavPath = favourites_file
-            lastModLast = lastMod
+                if(lastFavPath != favourites_file or lastModLast != lastMod):
+                    self.loadMenuOptions(favourites_file)
+                    
+                lastFavPath = favourites_file
+                lastModLast = lastMod
+                lastRun = datetime.today()
             
-            xbmc.sleep(3000)
+            xbmc.sleep(500)
                         
         self.logMsg("LoadMenuOptionsThread Exited")
 
diff --git a/resources/lib/WebSocketClient.py b/resources/lib/WebSocketClient.py
index 2536395..0565ac8 100644
--- a/resources/lib/WebSocketClient.py
+++ b/resources/lib/WebSocketClient.py
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ class WebSocketThread(threading.Thread):
         if(self.client != None):
             self.logMsg("Stopping Client")
             self.keepRunning = False
-            self.client.keep_running = False            
+            self.client.keep_running = False
+            self.client.close()           
             self.logMsg("Stopping Client : KeepRunning set to False")
             '''
             try:
diff --git a/resources/lib/websocket.py b/resources/lib/websocket.py
index 2dafc7d..3ed35bb 100644
--- a/resources/lib/websocket.py
+++ b/resources/lib/websocket.py
@@ -688,6 +688,13 @@ class WebSocket(object):
 
         reason: the reason to close. This must be string.
         """
+
+        try:
+            self.sock.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR)
+        except:
+            pass
+            
+        '''
         if self.connected:
             if status < 0 or status >= ABNF.LENGTH_16:
                 raise ValueError("code is invalid range")
@@ -705,9 +712,11 @@ class WebSocket(object):
                 except:
                     pass
                 self.sock.settimeout(timeout)
+                print("SHUTDOWN ON SOCKET CALLED")
                 self.sock.shutdown(socket.SHUT_RDWR)
             except:
                 pass
+        '''        
         self._closeInternal()
 
     def _closeInternal(self):
@@ -817,7 +826,8 @@ class WebSocketApp(object):
         close websocket connection.
         """
         self.keep_running = False
-        self.sock.close()
+        if(self.sock != None):
+            self.sock.close()
 
     def _send_ping(self, interval):
         while True:
@@ -847,7 +857,7 @@ class WebSocketApp(object):
 
         try:
             self.sock = WebSocket(self.get_mask_key, sockopt=sockopt, sslopt=sslopt)
-            self.sock.settimeout(2)#default_timeout)
+            self.sock.settimeout(default_timeout)
             self.sock.connect(self.url, header=self.header)
             self._callback(self.on_open)