diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityDynamicInterface.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityDynamicInterface.cpp
index bed3185b8f..2ab9a60397 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityDynamicInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityDynamicInterface.cpp
@@ -49,20 +49,20 @@
 
 
 
-An dynamic is a callback which is registered with bullet.  An dynamic is called-back every physics
+A dynamic is a callback which is registered with bullet.  A dynamic is called-back every physics
 simulation step and can do whatever it wants with the various datastructures it has available.  An
 dynamic, for example, can pull an EntityItem toward a point as if that EntityItem were connected to that
 point by a spring.
 
-In this system, an dynamic is a property of an EntityItem (rather, an EntityItem has a property which
+In this system, a dynamic is a property of an EntityItem (rather, an EntityItem has a property which
 encodes a list of dynamics).  Each dynamic has a type and some arguments.  Dynamics can be created by a
 script or when receiving information via an EntityTree data-stream (either over the network or from an
 svo file).
 
 In the interface, if an EntityItem has dynamics, this EntityItem will have pointers to ObjectDynamic
-subclass (like ObjectDynamicSpring) instantiations.  Code in the entities library affects an dynamic-object
+subclass (like ObjectDynamicSpring) instantiations.  Code in the entities library affects a dynamic-object
 via the EntityDynamicInterface (which knows nothing about bullet).  When the ObjectDynamic subclass
-instance is created, it is registered as an dynamic with bullet.  Bullet will call into code in this
+instance is created, it is registered as a dynamic with bullet.  Bullet will call into code in this
 instance with the btDynamicInterface every physics-simulation step.
 
 Because the dynamic can exist next to the interface's EntityTree or the entity-server's EntityTree,
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AssetClient.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AssetClient.cpp
index 15e0b8c9b5..054557e920 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AssetClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AssetClient.cpp
@@ -348,18 +348,19 @@ void AssetClient::handleAssetGetReply(QSharedPointer<ReceivedMessage> message, S
     // Store message in case we need to disconnect from it later.
     callbacks.message = message;
 
+
+    auto weakNode = senderNode.toWeakRef();
+    connect(message.data(), &ReceivedMessage::progress, this, [this, weakNode, messageID, length](qint64 size) {
+        handleProgressCallback(weakNode, messageID, size, length);
+    });
+    connect(message.data(), &ReceivedMessage::completed, this, [this, weakNode, messageID]() {
+        handleCompleteCallback(weakNode, messageID);
+    });
+
     if (message->isComplete()) {
+        disconnect(message.data(), nullptr, this, nullptr);
         callbacks.completeCallback(true, error, message->readAll());
         messageCallbackMap.erase(requestIt);
-    } else {
-        auto weakNode = senderNode.toWeakRef();
-
-        connect(message.data(), &ReceivedMessage::progress, this, [this, weakNode, messageID, length](qint64 size) {
-            handleProgressCallback(weakNode, messageID, size, length);
-        });
-        connect(message.data(), &ReceivedMessage::completed, this, [this, weakNode, messageID]() {
-            handleCompleteCallback(weakNode, messageID);
-        });
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AssetRequest.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AssetRequest.cpp
index 9c756b0060..920c7ae036 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AssetRequest.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AssetRequest.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void AssetRequest::start() {
     _assetRequestID = assetClient->getAsset(_hash, _byteRange.fromInclusive, _byteRange.toExclusive,
         [this, that, hash](bool responseReceived, AssetServerError serverError, const QByteArray& data) {
 
-            if (!that) {
+        if (!that) {
             qCWarning(asset_client) << "Got reply for dead asset request " << hash << "- error code" << _error;
             // If the request is dead, return
             return;
diff --git a/scripts/system/makeUserConnection.js b/scripts/system/makeUserConnection.js
index 56eaf34a6d..58599e3fd1 100644
--- a/scripts/system/makeUserConnection.js
+++ b/scripts/system/makeUserConnection.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ var RequestModule = Script.require('./request.js');
 
     var LABEL = "makeUserConnection";
     var MAX_AVATAR_DISTANCE = 0.2; // m
-    var GRIP_MIN = 0.05; // goes from 0-1, so 5% pressed is pressed
+    var GRIP_MIN = 0.75; // goes from 0-1, so 75% pressed is pressed
     var MESSAGE_CHANNEL = "io.highfidelity.makeUserConnection";
     var STATES = {
         INACTIVE: 0,
@@ -545,7 +545,11 @@ var RequestModule = Script.require('./request.js');
         Window.makeConnection(false, result.connection);
         UserActivityLogger.makeUserConnection(connectingId, false, result.connection);
     }
-    var POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 200, POLL_LIMIT = 5;
+    // This is a bit fragile - but to account for skew in when people actually create the
+    // connection request, I've upped this to 2 seconds (plus the round-trip times)
+    // TODO: keep track of when the person we are connecting with is done, and don't stop
+    // until say 1 second after that.
+    var POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 200, POLL_LIMIT = 10;
     function handleConnectionResponseAndMaybeRepeat(error, response) {
         // If response is 'pending', set a short timeout to try again.
         // If we fail other than pending, set result and immediately call connectionRequestCompleted.