diff --git a/src/network/ntp.cpp b/src/network/ntp.cpp
index aae4f5c..9febe47 100644
--- a/src/network/ntp.cpp
+++ b/src/network/ntp.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ namespace fc
                         break;
                      }
                   } 
+                  catch (const fc::canceled_exception&)
+                  {
+                    throw;
+                  }
                   // this could fail to resolve but we want to go on to other hosts..
                   catch ( const fc::exception& e )
                   {
diff --git a/src/thread/future.cpp b/src/thread/future.cpp
index 0ea1582..9ccc47f 100644
--- a/src/thread/future.cpp
+++ b/src/thread/future.cpp
@@ -44,13 +44,16 @@ namespace fc {
   }
 
   void promise_base::_wait( const microseconds& timeout_us ){
-     if( timeout_us == microseconds::maximum() ) _wait_until( time_point::maximum() );
-     else _wait_until( time_point::now() + timeout_us );
+     if( timeout_us == microseconds::maximum() ) 
+       _wait_until( time_point::maximum() );
+     else 
+       _wait_until( time_point::now() + timeout_us );
   }
   void promise_base::_wait_until( const time_point& timeout_us ){
     { synchronized(_spin_yield) 
       if( _ready ) {
-        if( _exceptp ) _exceptp->dynamic_rethrow_exception();
+        if( _exceptp ) 
+          _exceptp->dynamic_rethrow_exception();
         return;
       }
       _enqueue_thread();