diff --git a/aikido_firewall/background_process/comms.py b/aikido_firewall/background_process/comms.py
index 2c08d4be4..aa709fe81 100644
--- a/aikido_firewall/background_process/comms.py
+++ b/aikido_firewall/background_process/comms.py
@@ -56,40 +56,36 @@ def start_aikido_listener(self):
         else:  # Parent process
             logger.debug("Started background process, PID: %d", pid)
 
-    def send_data_to_bg_process(self, action, obj):
+    def send_data_to_bg_process(self, action, obj, receive=False):
         """
         This creates a new client for comms to the background process
         """
 
         # We want to make sure that sending out this data affects the process as little as possible
-        # So we run it inside a seperate thread with a timeout of 3 seconds
-        def target(address, key, data_array):
-            try:
-                conn = con.Client(address, authkey=key)
-                logger.debug("Created connection %s", conn)
-                for data in data_array:
-                    conn.send(data)
-                conn.send(("CLOSE", {}))
-                conn.close()
-                logger.debug("Connection closed")
-            except Exception as e:
-                logger.info("Failed to send data to bg process : %s", e)
+        # So we run it inside a seperate thread with a timeout of 100ms
+        # If something goes wrong, it will also be encapsulated in the thread i.e. no crashes
+        def target(address, key, receive, data, result_obj):
+            # Create a connection, this can get stuck :
+            conn = con.Client(address, authkey=key)
 
+            # Send/Receive data :
+            conn.send(data)
+            if receive:
+                result_obj = conn.recv()
+
+            # Close the connection :
+            conn.send(("CLOSE", {}))
+            conn.close()
+
+        # Create a shared result object between the thread and this process :
+        result_obj = None
         t = Thread(
-            target=target, args=(self.address, self.key, [(action, obj)]), daemon=True
+            target=target,
+            args=(self.address, self.key, receive, (action, obj), result_obj),
+            daemon=True,  #  This allows us to join and set a timeout after which the thread closes
         )
-        t.start()
-        # This joins the thread for 3 seconds, afterwards the thread is forced to close (daemon=True)
-        t.join(timeout=3)
 
-    def poll_config(self, prop):
-        """
-        This will poll the config from the Background Process
-        """
-        conn = con.Client(self.address, authkey=self.key)
-        conn.send(("READ_PROPERTY", prop))
-        prop_value = conn.recv()
-        conn.send(("CLOSE", {}))
-        conn.close()
-        logger.debug("Received property %s as %s", prop, prop_value)
-        return prop_value
+        # Start and join the thread for 100ms, afterwards the thread is forced to close (daemon=True)
+        t.start()
+        t.join(timeout=0.1)
+        return result_obj
diff --git a/aikido_firewall/sinks/mysqlclient.py b/aikido_firewall/sinks/mysqlclient.py
index 33fcbd3c5..246a8b175 100644
--- a/aikido_firewall/sinks/mysqlclient.py
+++ b/aikido_firewall/sinks/mysqlclient.py
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ def aikido_new_query(_self, sql):
         logger.debug("sql_injection results : %s", json.dumps(contains_injection))
         if contains_injection:
             get_comms().send_data_to_bg_process("ATTACK", (contains_injection, context))
-            should_block = get_comms().poll_config("block")
+            should_block = get_comms().send_data_to_bg_process(
+                action="READ_PROPERTY", obj="block", receive=True
+            )
             if should_block:
                 raise AikidoSQLInjection("SQL Injection [aikido_firewall]")
 
diff --git a/aikido_firewall/sinks/pymongo.py b/aikido_firewall/sinks/pymongo.py
index c37bb30bb..66579b319 100644
--- a/aikido_firewall/sinks/pymongo.py
+++ b/aikido_firewall/sinks/pymongo.py
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ def wrapped_operation_function(
             context = get_current_context()
             injection_results = detect_nosql_injection(context, _filter)
             if injection_results["injection"]:
-                get_comms().send_data("ATTACK", injection_results)
+                get_comms().send_data_to_bg_process(
+                    "ATTACK", (injection_results, context)
+                )
                 raise AikidoNoSQLInjection("NOSQL Injection [aikido_firewall]")
             return prev_func(_self, _filter, *args, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/aikido_firewall/sinks/pymysql.py b/aikido_firewall/sinks/pymysql.py
index aded8e574..2422cd655 100644
--- a/aikido_firewall/sinks/pymysql.py
+++ b/aikido_firewall/sinks/pymysql.py
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ def aikido_new_query(_self, sql, unbuffered=False):
         logger.info("sql_injection results : %s", json.dumps(contains_injection))
         if contains_injection:
             get_comms().send_data_to_bg_process("ATTACK", (contains_injection, context))
-            should_block = get_comms().poll_config("block")
+            should_block = get_comms().send_data_to_bg_process(
+                action="READ_PROPERTY", obj="block", receive=True
+            )
             if should_block:
                 raise AikidoSQLInjection("SQL Injection [aikido_firewall]")