diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/HGFriendsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/HGFriendsModule.cs
index 40506a5aeb..2c915140fe 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/HGFriendsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/HGFriendsModule.cs
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Friends
                     List<UUID> friendsOnline = uConn.StatusNotification(ids, userID, online);
                     Thread.Sleep(100);
                     // need to debug this here
-                    if (online)
+                    if (online && friendsOnline.Count > 0)
                     {
                         IClientAPI client = LocateClientObject(userID);
                         if (client != null)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/UserAgentServiceConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/UserAgentServiceConnector.cs
index 2a5fb40475..6265bcd3fc 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/UserAgentServiceConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Hypergrid/UserAgentServiceConnector.cs
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors.Hypergrid
             XmlRpcResponse response = null;
             try
             {
-                response = request.Send(m_ServerURL, 4000);
+                response = request.Send(m_ServerURL, 6000);
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {