diff --git a/kernel/tests.c b/kernel/tests.c
index ed75a9ec..2008bf14 100644
--- a/kernel/tests.c
+++ b/kernel/tests.c
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ void* client_task(void* e)
 	struct hostent *hp;
         int n;
 
+        int on = 1;
+
 	sleep(1);
 
 	/* fill in the socket structure with host information */
@@ -254,6 +256,8 @@ void* client_task(void* e)
 		return;
 	}
 
+        setsockopt( sd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, (char *) &on, sizeof( on));
+
 	kprintf("connecting with socket nr : %d",sd);
 	/* connect to PORT on HOST */