diff --git a/src/comm/comm.go b/src/comm/comm.go
index 7ad3203..c52f925 100644
--- a/src/comm/comm.go
+++ b/src/comm/comm.go
@@ -17,13 +17,10 @@ type Comm struct {
 
 // NewConnection gets a new comm to a tcp address
 func NewConnection(address string) (c Comm, err error) {
-	connection, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", address, 3*time.Hour)
+	connection, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", address, 3*time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	connection.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(3 * time.Hour))
-	connection.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(3 * time.Hour))
-	connection.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(3 * time.Hour))
 	c = New(connection)
 	return
 }
diff --git a/src/tcp/tcp.go b/src/tcp/tcp.go
index 659c744..41021ea 100644
--- a/src/tcp/tcp.go
+++ b/src/tcp/tcp.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/schollz/croc/src/comm"
 	"github.com/schollz/croc/src/logger"
-	"github.com/schollz/croc/src/models"
 )
 
 const TCP_BUFFER_SIZE = 1024 * 64