diff --git a/revid/senders.go b/revid/senders.go
index 7de06342..303663ec 100644
--- a/revid/senders.go
+++ b/revid/senders.go
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ import (
 // Log is used by the multiSender.
 type Log func(level int8, message string, params ...interface{})
 
+// Sender ring buffer read timeouts.
+const (
+	rtmpRBReadTimeout = 1 * time.Second
+	mtsRBReadTimeout  = 1 * time.Second
+)
+
 // httpSender provides an implemntation of io.Writer to perform sends to a http
 // destination.
 type httpSender struct {
@@ -192,7 +198,7 @@ func (s *mtsSender) output() {
 			// If chunk is nil then we're ready to get another from the ringBuffer.
 			if chunk == nil {
 				var err error
-				chunk, err = s.ring.Next(0)
+				chunk, err = s.ring.Next(mtsRBReadTimeout)
 				switch err {
 				case nil, io.EOF:
 					continue
@@ -301,7 +307,7 @@ func (s *rtmpSender) output() {
 			// If chunk is nil then we're ready to get another from the ring buffer.
 			if chunk == nil {
 				var err error
-				chunk, err = s.ring.Next(0)
+				chunk, err = s.ring.Next(rtmpRBReadTimeout)
 				switch err {
 				case nil, io.EOF:
 					continue