diff --git a/crates/daqbuffer/Cargo.toml b/crates/daqbuffer/Cargo.toml
index c06d89f..3e259d3 100644
--- a/crates/daqbuffer/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/daqbuffer/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "daqbuffer"
-version = "0.5.5-aa.4"
+version = "0.5.5-aa.5"
 authors = ["Dominik Werder <dominik.werder@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 
diff --git a/crates/httpret/src/gather.rs b/crates/httpret/src/gather.rs
index 99e38e3..aac7a46 100644
--- a/crates/httpret/src/gather.rs
+++ b/crates/httpret/src/gather.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 use crate::body_empty;
 use crate::body_string;
 use crate::err::Error;
-use futures_util::select;
-use futures_util::FutureExt;
 use http::header;
 use http::Method;
 use http::StatusCode;
@@ -22,7 +20,6 @@ use std::future::Future;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use taskrun::tokio;
-use tokio::time::sleep;
 use url::Url;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -69,8 +66,6 @@ where
     FT: Fn(Vec<(Tag, Result<SubRes<SM>, Error>)>) -> Result<OUT, Error>,
     SubRes<SM>: fmt::Debug,
 {
-    // TODO remove magic constant
-    let extra_timeout = Duration::from_millis(3000);
     if urls.len() != bodies.len() {
         return Err(Error::with_msg_no_trace(format!("unequal numbers of urls and bodies")));
     }
@@ -99,7 +94,7 @@ where
                     .header(http::header::CONTENT_TYPE, APP_JSON)
                     .header(http::header::ACCEPT, APP_JSON)
                     .header(ctx.header_name(), ctx.header_value())
-                    .uri(uri)
+                    .uri(uri.clone())
             } else {
                 Request::builder()
                     .method(method.clone())
@@ -107,7 +102,7 @@ where
                     .header(http::header::CONTENT_TYPE, APP_JSON)
                     .header(http::header::ACCEPT, APP_JSON)
                     .header(ctx.header_name(), ctx.header_value())
-                    .uri(uri)
+                    .uri(uri.clone())
             };
             let body = match body {
                 None => body_empty(),
@@ -116,28 +111,28 @@ where
             match req.body(body) {
                 Ok(req) => {
                     let tag2 = tag.clone();
+                    let fut3 = async move {
+                        let mut client = match connect_client(req.uri()).await {
+                            Ok(x) => x,
+                            Err(e) => {
+                                warn!("can not connect  {}  {}", uri, e);
+                                return Err(Error::from_to_string(e));
+                            }
+                        };
+                        let res = match client.send_request(req).await {
+                            Ok(x) => nt(tag2, x).await?,
+                            Err(e) => {
+                                warn!("can not send request  {}  {}", uri, e);
+                                return Err(Error::from_to_string(e));
+                            }
+                        };
+                        Ok(res)
+                    };
                     let jh = tokio::spawn(async move {
-                        select! {
-                            _ = sleep(timeout + extra_timeout).fuse() => {
-                                error!("PROXY TIMEOUT");
-                                Err(Error::with_msg_no_trace(format!("timeout")))
-                            }
-                            res = async move {
-                                let mut client = match connect_client(req.uri()).await {
-                                    Ok(x) => x,
-                                    Err(e) => return Err(Error::from_to_string(e)),
-                                };
-                                let res = match client.send_request(req).await {
-                                    Ok(x) => x,
-                                    Err(e) => return Err(Error::from_to_string(e)),
-                                };
-                                Ok(res)
-                            }.fuse() => {
-                                debug!("received result in time  {res:?}");
-                                let ret = nt(tag2, res?).await?;
-                                debug!("transformed result in time  {ret:?}");
-                                Ok(ret)
-                            }
+                        let fut4 = taskrun::tokio::time::timeout(timeout, fut3);
+                        match fut4.await {
+                            Ok(x) => x,
+                            Err(_) => Err(Error::with_msg_no_trace(format!("timeout"))),
                         }
                     });
                     Some((url, tag, jh))
@@ -150,17 +145,17 @@ where
         })
         .collect();
     let mut a = Vec::new();
-    for (_url, tag, jh) in spawned {
+    for (url, tag, jh) in spawned {
         let res = match jh.await {
             Ok(k) => match k {
                 Ok(k) => (Tag(tag), Ok(k)),
                 Err(e) => {
-                    warn!("{e:?}");
+                    warn!("{}  {}", url, e);
                     (Tag(tag), Err(e))
                 }
             },
             Err(e) => {
-                warn!("{e:?}");
+                warn!("{}  {}", url, e);
                 (Tag(tag), Err(e.into()))
             }
         };
diff --git a/crates/httpret/src/proxy/api4.rs b/crates/httpret/src/proxy/api4.rs
index 4c0a320..f4612db 100644
--- a/crates/httpret/src/proxy/api4.rs
+++ b/crates/httpret/src/proxy/api4.rs
@@ -50,11 +50,12 @@ pub async fn channel_search(req: Requ, ctx: &ReqCtx, proxy_config: &ProxyConfig)
     let mut tags = Vec::new();
     let mut bodies = Vec::new();
     for pb in &proxy_config.backends {
-        if if let Some(b) = &query.backend {
+        let use_backend = if let Some(b) = &query.backend {
             pb.name.contains(b)
         } else {
             true
-        } {
+        };
+        if use_backend {
             match Url::parse(&format!("{}/api/4/search/channel", pb.url)) {
                 Ok(mut url) => {
                     query.append_to_url(&mut url);
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ pub async fn channel_search(req: Requ, ctx: &ReqCtx, proxy_config: &ProxyConfig)
     let nt = |tag: String, res: Response<Incoming>| {
         let fut = async {
             let (_head, body) = res.into_parts();
-            let body = read_body_bytes(body).await?;
+            let fut = read_body_bytes(body);
+            let body = fut.await?;
             //info!("got a result {:?}", body);
             let res: ChannelSearchResult = match serde_json::from_slice(&body) {
                 Ok(k) => k,
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ pub async fn channel_search(req: Requ, ctx: &ReqCtx, proxy_config: &ProxyConfig)
         tags,
         nt,
         ft,
-        Duration::from_millis(3000),
+        Duration::from_millis(1100),
         ctx,
     )
     .await?;