diff --git a/Host/Source/LibOpenBLT/port/linux/canif/socketcan/socketcan.c b/Host/Source/LibOpenBLT/port/linux/canif/socketcan/socketcan.c
index af644266..262a8a67 100644
--- a/Host/Source/LibOpenBLT/port/linux/canif/socketcan/socketcan.c
+++ b/Host/Source/LibOpenBLT/port/linux/canif/socketcan/socketcan.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <pthread.h>                        /* for posix threads                       */
 #include <unistd.h>                         /* UNIX standard functions                 */
 #include <fcntl.h>                          /* file control operations                 */
+#include <sys/time.h>                       /* time definitions                        */
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>                      /* I/O control operations                  */
 #include <net/if.h>                         /* network interfaces                      */
 #include <linux/can.h>                      /* CAN kernel definitions                  */
@@ -567,8 +568,10 @@ static void *SocketCanEventThread(void *param)
         }
       }
     }
-    /* wait a little to not starve the CPU */
-    UtilTimeDelayMs(1);
+    /* Wait a little to not starve the CPU, but not too long to prevent interference with
+     * data throughput.
+     */
+    (void)usleep(10u);
   }
 
   /* handshake */
diff --git a/Host/Source/LibOpenBLT/xcploader.c b/Host/Source/LibOpenBLT/xcploader.c
index 35c28f25..f6ef9020 100644
--- a/Host/Source/LibOpenBLT/xcploader.c
+++ b/Host/Source/LibOpenBLT/xcploader.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #define XCPLOADER_CMD_PID_RES         (0xFFu)    /**< positive response                */
 
 /** \brief Maximum timeout for the XCP connect command. */
-#define XCPLOADER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS  (20u)
+#define XCPLOADER_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS  (50u)
 
 /** \brief Number of retries to connect to the XCP slave. */
 #define XCPLOADER_CONNECT_RETRIES     (5u)