diff --git a/SConscript b/SConscript
index 147eb304..d11c17c5 100644
--- a/SConscript
+++ b/SConscript
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ msgq_objects = env.SharedObject([
   'msgq/msgq.cc',
 ])
 msgq = env.Library('msgq', msgq_objects)
-msgq_python = envCython.Program('msgq/ipc_pyx.so', 'msgq/ipc_pyx.pyx', LIBS=envCython["LIBS"]+[msgq, "zmq", common])
+msgq_python = envCython.Program('msgq/ipc_pyx.so', 'msgq/ipc_pyx.pyx', LIBS=envCython["LIBS"]+[msgq, "zmq", 'pthread',common])
 
 # Build Vision IPC
 vipc_files = ['visionipc.cc', 'visionipc_server.cc', 'visionipc_client.cc', 'visionbuf.cc']
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ visionipc = env.Library('visionipc', vipc_objects)
 
 
 vipc_frameworks = []
-vipc_libs = envCython["LIBS"] + [visionipc, msgq, common, "zmq"]
+vipc_libs = envCython["LIBS"] + [visionipc, msgq, common, "zmq", 'pthread']
 if arch == "Darwin":
   vipc_frameworks.append('OpenCL')
 else:
@@ -45,4 +45,5 @@ if GetOption('extras'):
              [f'{visionipc_dir.abspath}/test_runner.cc', f'{visionipc_dir.abspath}/visionipc_tests.cc'],
               LIBS=['pthread'] + vipc_libs, FRAMEWORKS=vipc_frameworks)
 
+msgq = [msgq, 'pthread']
 Export('visionipc', 'msgq', 'msgq_python')
diff --git a/msgq/impl_msgq.cc b/msgq/impl_msgq.cc
index b2399135..3be73dad 100644
--- a/msgq/impl_msgq.cc
+++ b/msgq/impl_msgq.cc
@@ -1,20 +1,12 @@
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
-#include <cstdlib>
+#include <chrono>
 #include <csignal>
-#include <cerrno>
 
 #include "msgq/impl_msgq.h"
 
-
-volatile sig_atomic_t msgq_do_exit = 0;
-
-void sig_handler(int signal) {
-  assert(signal == SIGINT || signal == SIGTERM);
-  msgq_do_exit = 1;
-}
-
+using namespace std::chrono;
 
 MSGQContext::MSGQContext() {
 }
@@ -70,61 +62,55 @@ int MSGQSubSocket::connect(Context *context, std::string endpoint, std::string a
   return 0;
 }
 
-
-Message * MSGQSubSocket::receive(bool non_blocking){
-  msgq_do_exit = 0;
-
-  void (*prev_handler_sigint)(int);
-  void (*prev_handler_sigterm)(int);
-  if (!non_blocking){
-    prev_handler_sigint = std::signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
-    prev_handler_sigterm = std::signal(SIGTERM, sig_handler);
-  }
-
-  msgq_msg_t msg;
-
-  MSGQMessage *r = NULL;
-
+Message *MSGQSubSocket::receive(bool non_blocking) {
+  msgq_msg_t msg{};
   int rc = msgq_msg_recv(&msg, q);
 
-  // Hack to implement blocking read with a poller. Don't use this
-  while (!non_blocking && rc == 0 && msgq_do_exit == 0){
-    msgq_pollitem_t items[1];
-    items[0].q = q;
-
-    int t = (timeout != -1) ? timeout : 100;
-
-    int n = msgq_poll(items, 1, t);
-    rc = msgq_msg_recv(&msg, q);
-
-    // The poll indicated a message was ready, but the receive failed. Try again
-    if (n == 1 && rc == 0){
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    if (timeout != -1){
-      break;
+  if (rc == 0 && !non_blocking) {
+    sigset_t mask, old_mask;
+    sigemptyset(&mask);
+    sigaddset(&mask, SIGINT);
+    sigaddset(&mask, SIGTERM);
+    sigaddset(&mask, SIGUSR2);
+
+    pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &mask, &old_mask);
+
+    // Set timeout, default is 100 ms
+    int64_t timieout_ns = ((timeout != -1) ? timeout : 100) * 1000000;
+    auto start = steady_clock::now();
+
+    // Continue receiving messages until timeout or interruption by SIGINT or SIGTERM
+    while (rc == 0 && timieout_ns > 0) {
+      struct timespec ts {
+        timieout_ns / 1000000000,
+        timieout_ns % 1000000000,
+      };
+
+      int ret = sigtimedwait(&mask, nullptr, &ts);
+      if (ret == SIGINT || ret == SIGTERM) {
+        // Ensure signal handling is not missed
+        raise(ret);
+        break;
+      } else if (ret == -1 && errno == EAGAIN && timeout != -1) {
+        break;  // Timed out
+      }
+
+      rc = msgq_msg_recv(&msg, q);
+
+      if (timeout != -1) {
+        timieout_ns -= duration_cast<nanoseconds>(steady_clock::now() - start).count();
+        start = steady_clock::now();  // Update start time
+      }
     }
+    pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &old_mask, nullptr);
   }
 
-
-  if (!non_blocking){
-    std::signal(SIGINT, prev_handler_sigint);
-    std::signal(SIGTERM, prev_handler_sigterm);
-  }
-
-  errno = msgq_do_exit ? EINTR : 0;
-
-  if (rc > 0){
-    if (msgq_do_exit){
-      msgq_msg_close(&msg); // Free unused message on exit
-    } else {
-      r = new MSGQMessage;
-      r->takeOwnership(msg.data, msg.size);
-    }
+  if (rc > 0) {
+    MSGQMessage *r = new MSGQMessage;
+    r->takeOwnership(msg.data, msg.size);
+    return r;
   }
-
-  return (Message*)r;
+  return nullptr;
 }
 
 void MSGQSubSocket::setTimeout(int t){