Index: src/squeezeplay/share/jive/audio/Playback.lua
===================================================================
--- src/squeezeplay/share/jive/audio/Playback.lua	(revision 8763)
+++ src/squeezeplay/share/jive/audio/Playback.lua	(working copy)
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@
 	status.serverTimestamp = serverTimestamp
 	status.signalStrength = self.signalStrength
 
-	self.slimproto:send(status)
 	self.statusTimestamp = Framework:getTicks()
+	return self.slimproto:send(status)
 end
 
 
@@ -272,11 +272,13 @@
 				self:sendStatus(status, "STMn")
 			end
 
-			log:debug("status DECODE UNDERRUN")
-			self:sendStatus(status, "STMd")
-
-			self.sentDecoderUnderrunEvent = true
-			self.sentDecoderFullEvent = false
+			if self:sendStatus(status, "STMd") then
+				log:debug("status DECODE UNDERRUN")
+				self.sentDecoderUnderrunEvent = true
+				self.sentDecoderFullEvent = false
+			else
+				log:debug("defer status DECODE UNDERRUN")
+			end
 
 			decode:songEnded()
 		end
@@ -302,11 +304,13 @@
 		if not self.sentAudioUnderrunEvent and
 			self.sentDecoderUnderrunEvent then
 
-			log:debug("status AUDIO UNDERRUN")
-			decode:stop()
-			self:sendStatus(status, "STMu")
-
-			self.sentAudioUnderrunEvent = true
+			if self:sendStatus(status, "STMu") then
+				log:debug("status AUDIO UNDERRUN")
+				decode:stop()
+				self.sentAudioUnderrunEvent = true
+			else
+				log:debug("defer status AUDIO UNDERRUN")
+			end
 
 		elseif not self.sentOutputUnderrunEvent and
 			self.stream then
@@ -311,11 +315,13 @@
 		elseif not self.sentOutputUnderrunEvent and
 			self.stream then
 
-			log:info("output underrun")
-			decode:pauseAudio(0) -- auto-pause to prevent glitches
-			self:sendStatus(status, "STMo")
-
-			self.sentOutputUnderrunEvent = true
+			if self:sendStatus(status, "STMo") then
+				log:info("status OUTPUT UNDERRUN")
+				decode:pauseAudio(0) -- auto-pause to prevent glitches
+				self.sentOutputUnderrunEvent = true
+			else
+				log:info("defer status OUTPUT UNDERRUN")
+			end
 		end
 	else
 		self.sentOutputUnderrunEvent = false
@@ -328,10 +334,12 @@
 		and status.audioState & DECODE_STOPPING == 0
 		and (self.tracksStarted < status.tracksStarted) then
 
-		log:debug("status TRACK STARTED (elapsed: ", status.elapsed, ")")
-		self:sendStatus(status, "STMs")
-
-		self.tracksStarted = status.tracksStarted
+		if self:sendStatus(status, "STMs") then
+			log:debug("status TRACK STARTED (elapsed: ", status.elapsed, ")")
+			self.tracksStarted = status.tracksStarted
+		else
+			log:debug("defer status TRACK STARTED")
+		end
 	end
 
 	-- We can begin decoding with 2K of data
@@ -387,10 +395,12 @@
 
 		elseif not self.sentDecoderFullEvent then
 			-- Tell SC decoder buffer is full
-			log:debug("status FULL")
-			self:sendStatus(status, "STMl")
-
-			self.sentDecoderFullEvent = true
+			if self:sendStatus(status, "STMl") then
+				log:debug("status FULL")
+				self.sentDecoderFullEvent = true
+			else
+				log:debug("defer status FULL")
+			end
 		end
 	end