diff --git a/sources/buzzerconn.cpp b/sources/buzzerconn.cpp
index a8960d2..80b17be 100644
--- a/sources/buzzerconn.cpp
+++ b/sources/buzzerconn.cpp
@@ -51,13 +51,14 @@ bool BuzzerConn::connect()
 
     //wait for the connection to finish
     loop.exec();
-    timer.stop();
 
-    if(timer.remainingTime() == 0){
+    //loop finished
+    if(timer.remainingTime() == -1){
         //the time has been triggered -> timeout
         setState("disconnected");
         return(false);
     }
+    timer.stop();
 
 
     QList<double> times = gettimes(2000, true);
@@ -115,7 +116,6 @@ QList<double> BuzzerConn::gettimes(int timeout, bool bothTimes)
     QList<double> times;
     signed long ret;
     ret = this->sendCommand("GET_TIMESTAMP", timeout);
-    qDebug() << timeout << bothTimes;
     if(ret >= 0){
 
         times.append(double(200));
@@ -262,15 +262,17 @@ signed long BuzzerConn::sendCommand(QString command, int timeout){
     loop.exec();
 
     //loop finished
-    timer.stop();
-    if(timer.remainingTime() == 0){
+    if(timer.remainingTime() == -1){
         //the time has been triggered -> timeout
         return(-1);
     }
 
+    timer.stop();
+
+
     //if the data is not 4 bytes long it is invalid -> clear and terminate
     if(this->socket->bytesAvailable() != 4){
-        qDebug() << this->socket->readAll();
+        this->socket->readAll();
         return(-2);
     }
     long data = 0;