--- libaitcli/src/aitcli.c	2013/11/20 16:04:42	1.9.2.1
+++ libaitcli/src/aitcli.c	2013/11/22 14:46:01	1.11.2.2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@openbsd-bg.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: aitcli.c,v 1.9.2.1 2013/11/20 16:04:42 misho Exp $
+* $Id: aitcli.c,v 1.11.2.2 2013/11/22 14:46:01 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -1280,7 +1280,8 @@ cliReadLine(linebuffer_t * __restrict cli_buffer, int 
 	if (!cli_buffer) {
 		cli_SetErr(EINVAL, "Invalid input parameters ...");
 		return NULL;
-	}
+	} else if (timeout > 0)
+		timeout *= 1000;	/* convert from sec to ms */
 
 	memset(&fds, 0, sizeof fds);
 	fds.fd = cli_buffer->line_in;
@@ -1289,8 +1290,15 @@ cliReadLine(linebuffer_t * __restrict cli_buffer, int 
 	printfCR(cli_buffer, 1);
 	while (42) {
 		if ((ret = poll(&fds, 1, timeout)) < 1) {
-			LOGERR;
-			return ret ? str : "";
+			if (!ret) {
+				cli_buffer->line_kill = 1;
+				if (str) {
+					e_free(str);
+					str = NULL;
+				}
+			} else
+				LOGERR;
+			return str;
 		}
 
 		memset(buf, 0, sizeof buf);
@@ -1525,7 +1533,7 @@ cliLoop(linebuffer_t * __restrict cli_buffer, const ch
 		cli_freeLine(cli_buffer);
 		cli_resetHistory(cli_buffer);
 		e_free(line);
-	} while (ret < 1);
+	} while (cli_buffer->line_kill || ret < 1);
 
 	cli_saveHistory(cli_buffer, csHistFile, HISTORY_LINES);
 	return ret;