diff --git a/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.cpp b/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.cpp
index e44f9e602..a3426bf39 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/graphics/renderer.cpp
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ void Renderer::renderMessageBox(const GraphicMessageBox *messageBox) {
 
 	glPopAttrib();
 
-    glDisable(GL_BLEND);
+
 	//buttons
 	renderButton(messageBox->getButton1());
 	if(messageBox->getButtonCount()==2){
diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_connected_game.cpp b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_connected_game.cpp
index f2a08624d..204a77353 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_connected_game.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_connected_game.cpp
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ MenuStateConnectedGame::MenuStateConnectedGame(Program *program, MainMenu *mainM
         ftpClientThread->start();
     }
 
+    //showFTPMessageBox("test", lang.get("Question"), false);
 	SystemFlags::OutputDebug(SystemFlags::debugSystem,"In [%s::%s Line %d]\n",__FILE__,__FUNCTION__,__LINE__);
 }
 
@@ -631,13 +632,6 @@ void MenuStateConnectedGame::render() {
 		if(mainMessageBox.getEnabled()) {
 			renderer.renderMessageBox(&mainMessageBox);
 		}
-		if(ftpMessageBox.getEnabled()) {
-			renderer.renderMessageBox(&ftpMessageBox);
-		}
-
-		//if(ftpMessageBox.getEnabled()) {
-		//	renderer.renderMessageBox(&ftpMessageBox);
-		//}
 
 		if (!initialSettingsReceivedFromServer) return;
 
@@ -770,8 +764,6 @@ void MenuStateConnectedGame::render() {
 		renderer.renderLabel(&labelNetworkPauseGameForLaggedClients);
 		renderer.renderListBox(&listBoxNetworkPauseGameForLaggedClients);
 
-		if(program != NULL) program->renderProgramMsgBox();
-
         MutexSafeWrapper safeMutexFTPProgress((ftpClientThread != NULL ? ftpClientThread->getProgressMutex() : NULL),string(__FILE__) + "_" + intToStr(__LINE__));
         if(fileFTPProgressList.size() > 0) {
             int yLocation = buttonDisconnect.getY();
@@ -793,6 +785,15 @@ void MenuStateConnectedGame::render() {
         }
         safeMutexFTPProgress.ReleaseLock();
 
+		if(mainMessageBox.getEnabled()) {
+			renderer.renderMessageBox(&mainMessageBox);
+		}
+		if(ftpMessageBox.getEnabled()) {
+			renderer.renderMessageBox(&ftpMessageBox);
+		}
+
+		if(program != NULL) program->renderProgramMsgBox();
+
 		if(enableMapPreview && (mapPreview.hasFileLoaded() == true)) {
 
 			int mouseX = mainMenu->getMouseX();
@@ -805,11 +806,6 @@ void MenuStateConnectedGame::render() {
 		}
 		renderer.renderChatManager(&chatManager);
 		renderer.renderConsole(&console,showFullConsole,true);
-
-
-		if(mainMessageBox.getEnabled()) {
-			renderer.renderMessageBox(&mainMessageBox);
-		}
 	}
 	catch(const std::exception &ex) {
 		char szBuf[1024]="";
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/feathery_ftp/ftpTargetPosix.c b/source/shared_lib/sources/feathery_ftp/ftpTargetPosix.c
index 5b27ee32a..86af1697d 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/feathery_ftp/ftpTargetPosix.c
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/feathery_ftp/ftpTargetPosix.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ int ftpSelect(int poll)
 	if(poll)
 	{
 		struct timeval t = {0};
-		t.tv_usec = 10000;
+		t.tv_usec = 100;
 		return select(maxSockNr+1, &signaledSockets, NULL, NULL, &t);
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/feathery_ftp/ftpTargetWin32.c b/source/shared_lib/sources/feathery_ftp/ftpTargetWin32.c
index a9626097c..3184e6174 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/feathery_ftp/ftpTargetWin32.c
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/feathery_ftp/ftpTargetWin32.c
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ int ftpSelect(int poll)
 	if(poll)
 	{
 		struct timeval t = {0};
-		t.tv_usec = 10000;
+		t.tv_usec = 100;
 		return select(maxSockNr+1, &signaledSockets, NULL, NULL, &t);
 	}
 	else