diff --git a/RdbTree.cpp b/RdbTree.cpp
index 33795bd7..4b881081 100644
--- a/RdbTree.cpp
+++ b/RdbTree.cpp
@@ -749,8 +749,9 @@ void RdbTree::deleteNode ( long i , bool freeData ) {
 	// sanity check
 	if ( ! m_isWritable ) {
 		log("db: Can not delete record from tree because "
-		    "not writable.");
-		char *xx = NULL; *xx = 0;
+		    "not writable. name=%s",m_dbname);
+		return;
+		//char *xx = NULL; *xx = 0;
 	}
 	// must be saved from interrupts lest i be changed
 	//if(g_intOff <= 0 && g_globalNiceness == 0 ) { char *xx=NULL;*xx=0; }
diff --git a/Spider.cpp b/Spider.cpp
index a14670a7..d78275af 100644
--- a/Spider.cpp
+++ b/Spider.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ void testWinnerTreeKey ( ) ;
 // try 45 to prevent false revivals
 //#define SPIDER_DONE_TIMER 45
 // try 30 again since we have new localcrawlinfo update logic much faster
-#define SPIDER_DONE_TIMER 30
+//#define SPIDER_DONE_TIMER 30
+// neo under heavy load go to 60
+#define SPIDER_DONE_TIMER 60
 
 // seems like timecity.com as gigabytes of spiderdb data so up from 40 to 400
 #define MAX_WINNER_NODES 400