diff --git a/server/python/plugin_remote.py b/server/python/plugin_remote.py
index ecc010e70..713c65280 100644
--- a/server/python/plugin_remote.py
+++ b/server/python/plugin_remote.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import platform
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import threading
+import concurrent.futures
 import time
 import traceback
 import zipfile
@@ -35,6 +36,21 @@ class SystemDeviceState(TypedDict):
     value: any
 
 
+class StreamPipeReader:
+    def __init__(self, conn: multiprocessing.connection.Connection) -> None:
+        self.conn = conn
+        self.executor = concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor()
+
+    def readBlocking(self, n):
+        b = bytes(0)
+        while len(b) < n:
+            self.conn.poll()
+            b += os.read(self.conn.fileno(), n - len(b))
+        return b
+
+    async def read(self, n):
+        return await asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(self.executor, lambda: self.readBlocking(n))
+    
 class SystemManager(scrypted_python.scrypted_sdk.types.SystemManager):
     def __init__(self, api: Any, systemState: Mapping[str, Mapping[str, SystemDeviceState]]) -> None:
         super().__init__()
@@ -467,14 +483,17 @@ class PluginRemote:
 
                 async def getFork():
                     fd = os.dup(parent_conn.fileno())
-                    forkPeer, readLoop = await rpc_reader.prepare_peer_readloop(self.loop, fd, fd)
+                    reader = StreamPipeReader(parent_conn)
+                    forkPeer, readLoop = await rpc_reader.prepare_peer_readloop(self.loop, reader = reader, writeFd = fd)
                     forkPeer.peerName = 'thread'
                     async def forkReadLoop():
                         try:
                             await readLoop()
                         except:
+                            traceback.print_exc()
                             print('fork read loop exited')
-                            pass
+                        finally:
+                            reader.executor.shutdown()
                     asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(forkReadLoop(), loop=self.loop)
                     getRemote = await forkPeer.getParam('getRemote')
                     remote: PluginRemote = await getRemote(self.api, self.pluginId, self.hostInfo)
@@ -563,13 +582,15 @@ class PluginRemote:
     async def getServicePort(self, name):
         pass
 
-async def plugin_async_main(loop: AbstractEventLoop, readFd: int, writeFd: int):
-    peer, readLoop = await rpc_reader.prepare_peer_readloop(loop, readFd, writeFd)
+async def plugin_async_main(loop: AbstractEventLoop, readFd: int = None, writeFd: int = None, reader: asyncio.StreamReader = None, writer: asyncio.StreamWriter = None):
+    peer, readLoop = await rpc_reader.prepare_peer_readloop(loop, readFd=readFd, writeFd=writeFd, reader=reader, writer=writer)
     peer.params['print'] = print
     peer.params['getRemote'] = lambda api, pluginId, hostInfo: PluginRemote(peer, api, pluginId, hostInfo, loop)
 
     async def get_update_stats():
         update_stats = await peer.getParam('updateStats')
+        if not update_stats:
+            return
 
         def stats_runner():
             ptime = round(time.process_time() * 1000000)
@@ -601,10 +622,14 @@ async def plugin_async_main(loop: AbstractEventLoop, readFd: int, writeFd: int):
 
     asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(get_update_stats(), loop)
 
-    await readLoop()
+    try:
+        await readLoop()
+    finally:
+        if reader and hasattr(reader, 'executor'):
+            r: StreamPipeReader = reader
+            r.executor.shutdown()
 
-
-def main(readFd: int, writeFd: int):
+def main(readFd: int = None, writeFd: int = None, reader: asyncio.StreamReader = None, writer: asyncio.StreamWriter = None):
     loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
 
     def gc_runner():
@@ -612,10 +637,10 @@ def main(readFd: int, writeFd: int):
         loop.call_later(10, gc_runner)
     gc_runner()
 
-    loop.run_until_complete(plugin_async_main(loop, readFd, writeFd))
+    loop.run_until_complete(plugin_async_main(loop, readFd=readFd, writeFd=writeFd, reader=reader, writer=writer))
     loop.close()
 
-def plugin_main(readFd: int, writeFd: int):
+def plugin_main(readFd: int = None, writeFd: int = None, reader: asyncio.StreamReader = None, writer: asyncio.StreamWriter = None):
     try:
         import gi
         gi.require_version('Gst', '1.0')
@@ -624,17 +649,18 @@ def plugin_main(readFd: int, writeFd: int):
 
         loop = GLib.MainLoop()
 
-        worker = threading.Thread(target=main, args=(readFd, writeFd), name="asyncio-main")
+        worker = threading.Thread(target=main, args=(readFd, writeFd, reader, writer), name="asyncio-main")
         worker.start()
 
         loop.run()
     except:
-        main(readFd, writeFd)
+        main(readFd=readFd, writeFd=writeFd, reader=reader, writer=writer)
 
 
 def plugin_fork(conn: multiprocessing.connection.Connection):
     fd = os.dup(conn.fileno())
-    plugin_main(fd, fd)
+    reader = StreamPipeReader(conn)
+    plugin_main(reader=reader, writeFd=fd)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     plugin_main(3, 4)
diff --git a/server/src/plugin/media.ts b/server/src/plugin/media.ts
index 8e36fe884..8ecc66955 100644
--- a/server/src/plugin/media.ts
+++ b/server/src/plugin/media.ts
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ export abstract class MediaManagerBase implements MediaManager {
                         node[candidateId] = inputWeight + outputWeight;
                     }
                     catch (e) {
-                        console.warn(converter.name, 'skipping converter due to error', e)
+                        console.warn(candidate.name, 'skipping converter due to error', e)
                     }
                 }