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-rw-r--r--qpid/python/qpid/compat.py3
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/qpid/python/qpid/compat.py b/qpid/python/qpid/compat.py
index ee3bf919ad..0753cb0461 100644
--- a/qpid/python/qpid/compat.py
+++ b/qpid/python/qpid/compat.py
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ class BaseWaiter:
def wait(self, timeout=None):
start = time.time()
if timeout is not None:
- while True:
+ ready = False
+ while timeout > 0:
try:
ready, _, _ = select([self], [], [], timeout)
break