diff --git a/WHATS_NEW_DM b/WHATS_NEW_DM
index f21d80628..a41876b2c 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW_DM
+++ b/WHATS_NEW_DM
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 1.02.75 - 
 ================================
+  Make the time window for reading fifo longer 5sec (1.02.73).
 
 Version 1.02.74 - 6th March 2012
 ================================
diff --git a/daemons/dmeventd/libdevmapper-event.c b/daemons/dmeventd/libdevmapper-event.c
index ca0a6408d..63c48dc8d 100644
--- a/daemons/dmeventd/libdevmapper-event.c
+++ b/daemons/dmeventd/libdevmapper-event.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static int _daemon_read(struct dm_event_fifos *fifos,
 				log_error("Unable to read from event server");
 				return 0;
 			}
-			if ((ret == 0) && i && !bytes) {
+			if ((ret == 0) && (i > 4) && !bytes) {
 				log_error("No input from event server.");
 				return 0;
 			}