diff --git a/src/handlers.rs b/src/handlers.rs
index 67188ef..3b56f8b 100644
--- a/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/handlers.rs
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ impl WasmRouteHandler {
 
         let response = compose_response(stream_writer).await?;  // TODO: handle errors
 
-        // TODO: c'mon man
-        tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_micros(1)).await;
+        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
 
         Ok(response)
     }
diff --git a/src/stream_writer.rs b/src/stream_writer.rs
index 9634cd3..7b6e23a 100644
--- a/src/stream_writer.rs
+++ b/src/stream_writer.rs
@@ -7,21 +7,22 @@ pub struct StreamWriter {
     pending: Arc<RwLock<Vec<u8>>>,
     done: Arc<RwLock<bool>>,
     // A way for the write side to signal new data to the stream side
-    write_index: Arc<RwLock<i64>>,
-    write_index_sender: Arc<tokio::sync::watch::Sender<i64>>,
-    write_index_receiver: tokio::sync::watch::Receiver<i64>,
+    // ETA: WHICH DOESN'T WORK AND I DON'T KNOW WHY
+    // write_index: Arc<RwLock<i64>>,
+    // write_index_sender: Arc<tokio::sync::watch::Sender<i64>>,
+    // write_index_receiver: tokio::sync::watch::Receiver<i64>,
 }
 
 impl StreamWriter {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        let write_index = 0;
-        let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::watch::channel(write_index);
+        // let write_index = 0;
+        // let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::watch::channel(write_index);
         Self {
             pending: Arc::new(RwLock::new(vec![])),
             done: Arc::new(RwLock::new(false)),
-            write_index: Arc::new(RwLock::new(write_index)),
-            write_index_sender: Arc::new(tx),
-            write_index_receiver: rx,
+            // write_index: Arc::new(RwLock::new(write_index)),
+            // write_index_sender: Arc::new(tx),
+            // write_index_receiver: rx,
         }
     }
 
@@ -34,11 +35,14 @@ impl StreamWriter {
             Err(e) =>
             Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Internal error: StreamWriter::append can't take lock: {}", e))
         };
-        {
-            let mut write_index = self.write_index.write().unwrap();
-            *write_index = *write_index + 1;
-            self.write_index_sender.send(*write_index).unwrap();
-        }
+        // This was meant to wake up listener threads when there was new data but it ended up
+        // just stalling until input was complete. TODO: investigate so we can get rid of the
+        // duration-based polling.
+        // {
+        //     let mut write_index = self.write_index.write().unwrap();
+        //     *write_index = *write_index + 1;
+        //     self.write_index_sender.send(*write_index).unwrap();
+        // }
         result
     }
 
@@ -68,6 +72,9 @@ impl StreamWriter {
                     return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Internal error: StreamWriter::header_block can't take lock: {}", e));
                 },
             }
+            // See comments on the as_stream loop, though using the change signal
+            // blocked this *completely* until end of writing!  (And everything else
+            // waits on this.)
             tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_micros(1)).await;
         }
     }
@@ -82,21 +89,26 @@ impl StreamWriter {
                             if self.is_done() {
                                 return;
                             } else {
-                                // Not sure this is the smoothest way to do it. The oldest way was:
-                                // tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_micros(20)).await;
-                                // which is a hideous kludge but subjectively felt quicker (but the
-                                // number say not, so what is truth anyway)
-                                match self.write_index_receiver.changed().await {
-                                    Ok(_) => continue,
-                                    Err(e) => {
-                                        // If this ever happens (which it, cough, shouldn't), it means all senders have
-                                        // closed, which _should_ mean we are done.  Log the error
-                                        // but don't return it to the stream: the response as streamed so far
-                                        // _should_ be okay!
-                                        tracing::error!("StreamWriter::as_stream: error receiving write updates: {}", e);
-                                        return;
-                                    }
-                                }
+                                // Not sure how to do this better.  I tried using a signal that data
+                                // had changed (via tokio::sync::watch::channel()), but that effectively
+                                // blocked - we got the first chunk quickly but then it stalled waiting
+                                // for the change notification.  Polling is awful (and this interval is
+                                // probably too aggressive) but I don't know how to get signalling
+                                // to work!
+                                tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_micros(1)).await;
+
+                                // For the record: this is what I tried:
+                                // match self.write_index_receiver.changed().await {
+                                //     Ok(_) => continue,
+                                //     Err(e) => {
+                                //         // If this ever happens (which it, cough, shouldn't), it means all senders have
+                                //         // closed, which _should_ mean we are done.  Log the error
+                                //         // but don't return it to the stream: the response as streamed so far
+                                //         // _should_ be okay!
+                                //         tracing::error!("StreamWriter::as_stream: error receiving write updates: {}", e);
+                                //         return;
+                                //     }
+                                // }
                             }
                         } else {
                             yield Ok(v);