diff --git a/server/package-lock.json b/server/package-lock.json
index 1b4d38292..8b8bd5019 100644
--- a/server/package-lock.json
+++ b/server/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@scrypted/server",
-  "version": "0.7.62",
+  "version": "0.7.61",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@scrypted/server",
-      "version": "0.7.62",
+      "version": "0.7.61",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "@mapbox/node-pre-gyp": "^1.0.10",
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 7eafb8897..6f46357d4 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@scrypted/server",
-  "version": "0.7.62",
+  "version": "0.7.61",
   "description": "",
   "dependencies": {
     "@mapbox/node-pre-gyp": "^1.0.10",
diff --git a/server/python/plugin_remote.py b/server/python/plugin_remote.py
index 461dc49e9..3cf8013ee 100644
--- a/server/python/plugin_remote.py
+++ b/server/python/plugin_remote.py
@@ -506,14 +506,9 @@ class PluginRemote:
                 print('new fork')
                 pluginFork.worker = multiprocessing.Process(target=plugin_fork, args=(child_conn,), daemon=True)
                 pluginFork.worker.start()
-                lastUpdate = time.time()
 
                 def schedule_exit_check():
                     def exit_check():
-                        if time.time() - lastUpdate() > 60:
-                            print('fork worker is unresponsive, terminating')
-                            pluginFork.worker.kill()
-
                         if pluginFork.worker.exitcode != None:
                             pluginFork.worker.join()
                         else:
@@ -528,8 +523,6 @@ class PluginRemote:
                     forkPeer.peerName = 'thread'
 
                     async def updateStats(stats):
-                        nonlocal lastUpdate
-                        lastUpdate = time.time()
                         self.ptimeSum += stats['cpu']['user']
                         self.allMemoryStats[forkPeer] = stats
                     forkPeer.params['updateStats'] = updateStats
@@ -539,9 +532,8 @@ class PluginRemote:
                             await readLoop()
                         except:
                             # traceback.print_exc()
-                            pass
-                        finally:
                             print('fork read loop exited')
+                        finally:
                             self.allMemoryStats.pop(forkPeer)
                             parent_conn.close()
                             rpcTransport.executor.shutdown()