diff --git a/src/abycore/aby/abyparty.cpp b/src/abycore/aby/abyparty.cpp
index f11770bc..45b46202 100644
--- a/src/abycore/aby/abyparty.cpp
+++ b/src/abycore/aby/abyparty.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ class ABYParty::CPartyWorkerThread: public CThread {
 		m_evt.Set();
 	}
 
+	CEvent* GetEvent() {
+		return &m_evt;
+	}
 private:
 	void ThreadMain();
 	uint32_t threadid;
@@ -211,7 +214,7 @@ void ABYParty::ExecCircuit() {
 		std::cout << "Performing setup phase for " << m_vSharings[i]->sharing_type() << " sharing" << std::endl;
 #endif
 		if(i == S_YAO) {
-			StartWatch("Starting Circuit Garbling", P_GARBLE);
+			StartRecording("Starting Circuit Garbling", P_GARBLE, m_vSockets);
 			if(m_eRole == SERVER) {
 				m_vSharings[S_YAO]->PerformSetupPhase(m_pSetup.get());
 				m_vSharings[S_YAO_REV]->PerformSetupPhase(m_pSetup.get());
@@ -223,7 +226,7 @@ void ABYParty::ExecCircuit() {
 			m_vSharings[S_YAO_REV]->PerformSetupPhase(m_pSetup.get());*/
 			m_vSharings[S_YAO]->FinishSetupPhase(m_pSetup.get());
 			m_vSharings[S_YAO_REV]->FinishSetupPhase(m_pSetup.get());
-			StopWatch("Time for Circuit garbling: ", P_GARBLE);
+			StopRecording("Time for Circuit garbling: ", P_GARBLE, m_vSockets);
 		} else if (i == S_YAO_REV) {
 			//Do nothing, was done in parallel to Yao
 		} else {
@@ -409,7 +412,7 @@ BOOL ABYParty::PerformInteraction() {
 	return success;
 }
 
-BOOL ABYParty::ThreadSendValues() {
+BOOL ABYParty::ThreadSendValues(uint32_t id) {
 	std::vector<std::vector<BYTE*> >sendbuf(m_vSharings.size());
 	std::vector<std::vector<uint64_t> >sndbytes(m_vSharings.size());
 
@@ -440,7 +443,7 @@ BOOL ABYParty::ThreadSendValues() {
 	//gettimeofday(&tstart, NULL);
 	if(snd_buf_size_total > 0) {
 		//m_vSockets[2]->Send(snd_buf_total, snd_buf_size_total);
-		m_tPartyChan->send(snd_buf_total, snd_buf_size_total);
+		m_tPartyChan->blocking_send(m_vThreads[id]->GetEvent(), snd_buf_total, snd_buf_size_total);
 	}
 	free(snd_buf_total);
 
@@ -697,7 +700,7 @@ void ABYParty::CPartyWorkerThread::ThreadMain() {
 			return;
 		case e_Party_Comm:
 			if (threadid == 0){
-				bSuccess = m_pCallback->ThreadSendValues();
+				bSuccess = m_pCallback->ThreadSendValues(threadid);
 			}
 			else{
 				bSuccess = m_pCallback->ThreadReceiveValues();
diff --git a/src/abycore/aby/abyparty.h b/src/abycore/aby/abyparty.h
index 9017d0ed..7f9f711a 100644
--- a/src/abycore/aby/abyparty.h
+++ b/src/abycore/aby/abyparty.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class ABYParty {
 	void UsedGate(uint32_t gateid);
 
 	BOOL PerformInteraction();
-	BOOL ThreadSendValues();
+	BOOL ThreadSendValues(uint32_t id);
 	BOOL ThreadReceiveValues();
 
 	void PrintPerformanceStatistics();
diff --git a/src/abycore/aby/abysetup.cpp b/src/abycore/aby/abysetup.cpp
index e157b05d..43f4ac77 100644
--- a/src/abycore/aby/abysetup.cpp
+++ b/src/abycore/aby/abysetup.cpp
@@ -484,11 +484,13 @@ void ABYSetup::AddReceiveTask(BYTE* rcvbuf, uint64_t rcvbytes) {
 	WakeupWorkerThreads(e_Receive);
 }
 
-BOOL ABYSetup::ThreadSendData() {
-	m_tSetupChan->send(m_tsndtask.sndbuf, m_tsndtask.sndbytes);
+
+BOOL ABYSetup::ThreadSendData(uint32_t threadid) {
+	m_tSetupChan->blocking_send(m_vThreads[threadid]->GetEvent(), m_tsndtask.sndbuf, m_tsndtask.sndbytes);
 	return true;
 }
 
+
 BOOL ABYSetup::ThreadReceiveData() {
 	 m_tSetupChan->blocking_receive(m_trcvtask.rcvbuf, m_trcvtask.rcvbytes);
 	return true;
diff --git a/src/abycore/aby/abysetup.h b/src/abycore/aby/abysetup.h
index f6196168..bdafab47 100644
--- a/src/abycore/aby/abysetup.h
+++ b/src/abycore/aby/abysetup.h
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ class ABYSetup {
 	BOOL ThreadRunKKSnd(uint32_t exec);
 	BOOL ThreadRunKKRcv(uint32_t exec);
 
-	BOOL ThreadSendData();
-	BOOL ThreadReceiveData();
+	BOOL ThreadSendData(uint32_t id);
+	BOOL ThreadReceiveData(uint32_t id);
 
 	BOOL ThreadRunPaillierMTGen(uint32_t exec);
 	BOOL ThreadRunDGKMTGen(uint32_t threadid);
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ class ABYSetup {
 			m_eJob = e;
 			m_evt.Set();
 		}
+		CEvent* GetEvent() {
+			return &m_evt;
+		}
 	private:
 		void ThreadMain();
 		uint32_t threadid;