diff --git a/src/capmt.c b/src/capmt.c
index 6da676cd..304bdd23 100644
--- a/src/capmt.c
+++ b/src/capmt.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static int
 capmt_send_msg(capmt_t *capmt, int sid, const uint8_t *buf, size_t len)
 {
   if (capmt->capmt_oscam) {
-    int i, sent = 0;
+    int i;
 
     // dumping current SID table
     for (i = 0; i < MAX_SOCKETS; i++)
@@ -280,18 +280,17 @@ capmt_send_msg(capmt_t *capmt, int sid, const uint8_t *buf, size_t len)
         tvhlog(LOG_DEBUG, "capmt", "created socket with socket_fd=%d", capmt->capmt_sock[i]);
     }
     if (capmt->capmt_sock[i] > 0) {
-      sent = write(capmt->capmt_sock[i], buf, len);
-      tvhlog(LOG_DEBUG, "capmt", "socket_fd=%d len=%d sent=%d", capmt->capmt_sock[i], (int)len, sent);
-      if (sent != len) {
-        tvhlog(LOG_ERR, "capmt", "%s: len != sent", __FUNCTION__);
+      if (tvh_write(capmt->capmt_sock[i], buf, len)) {
+        tvhlog(LOG_DEBUG, "capmt", "socket_fd=%d send failed", capmt->capmt_sock[i]);
         close(capmt->capmt_sock[i]);
         capmt->capmt_sock[i] = 0;
+        return -1;
       }
     }
-    return sent;
   }
   else  // standard old capmt mode
-    return write(capmt->capmt_sock[0], buf, len);
+    tvh_write(capmt->capmt_sock[0], buf, len);
+  return 0;
 }
 
 static void 
diff --git a/src/cwc.c b/src/cwc.c
index 79c07452..d8733ec7 100644
--- a/src/cwc.c
+++ b/src/cwc.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ cwc_send_msg(cwc_t *cwc, const uint8_t *msg, size_t len, int sid, int enq)
 {
   cwc_message_t *cm = malloc(sizeof(cwc_message_t));
   uint8_t *buf = cm->cm_data;
-  int seq, n;
+  int seq;
 
   if(len + 12 > CWS_NETMSGSIZE) {
     free(cm);
@@ -513,8 +513,7 @@ cwc_send_msg(cwc_t *cwc, const uint8_t *msg, size_t len, int sid, int enq)
     pthread_cond_signal(&cwc->cwc_writer_cond);
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&cwc->cwc_writer_mutex);
   } else {
-    n = write(cwc->cwc_fd, buf, len);
-    if(n != len)
+    if (tvh_write(cwc->cwc_fd, buf, len))
       tvhlog(LOG_INFO, "cwc", "write error %s", strerror(errno));
 
     free(cm);
@@ -1032,7 +1031,8 @@ cwc_writer_thread(void *aux)
       TAILQ_REMOVE(&cwc->cwc_writeq, cm, cm_link);
       pthread_mutex_unlock(&cwc->cwc_writer_mutex);
       //      int64_t ts = getmonoclock();
-      r = write(cwc->cwc_fd, cm->cm_data, cm->cm_len);
+      if (tvh_write(cwc->cwc_fd, cm->cm_data, cm->cm_len))
+        tvhlog(LOG_INFO, "cwc", "write error %s", strerror(errno));
       //      printf("Write took %lld usec\n", getmonoclock() - ts);
       free(cm);
       pthread_mutex_lock(&cwc->cwc_writer_mutex);
diff --git a/src/dvb/dvb_adapter.c b/src/dvb/dvb_adapter.c
index 21b9cab6..75681b5e 100644
--- a/src/dvb/dvb_adapter.c
+++ b/src/dvb/dvb_adapter.c
@@ -623,8 +623,8 @@ dvb_adapter_stop ( th_dvb_adapter_t *tda )
   /* Stop DVR thread */
   if (tda->tda_dvr_pipe.rd != -1) {
     tvhlog(LOG_DEBUG, "dvb", "%s stopping thread", tda->tda_rootpath);
-    int err = write(tda->tda_dvr_pipe.wr, "", 1);
-    assert(err != -1);
+    int err = tvh_write(tda->tda_dvr_pipe.wr, "", 1);
+    assert(!err);
     pthread_join(tda->tda_dvr_thread, NULL);
     close(tda->tda_dvr_pipe.rd);
     close(tda->tda_dvr_pipe.wr);
diff --git a/src/epgdb.c b/src/epgdb.c
index f56e5982..33e53143 100644
--- a/src/epgdb.c
+++ b/src/epgdb.c
@@ -241,9 +241,8 @@ static int _epg_write ( int fd, htsmsg_t *m )
     int r = htsmsg_binary_serialize(m, &msgdata, &msglen, 0x10000);
     htsmsg_destroy(m);
     if (!r) {
-      ssize_t w = write(fd, msgdata, msglen);
+      ret = tvh_write(fd, msgdata, msglen);
       free(msgdata);
-      if(w == msglen) ret = 0;
     }
   } else {
     ret = 0;
diff --git a/src/htsp_server.c b/src/htsp_server.c
index b84768e0..ebbb07a2 100644
--- a/src/htsp_server.c
+++ b/src/htsp_server.c
@@ -1669,7 +1669,6 @@ static void *
 htsp_write_scheduler(void *aux)
 {
   htsp_connection_t *htsp = aux;
-  int r;
   htsp_msg_q_t *hmq;
   htsp_msg_t *hm;
   void *dptr;
@@ -1706,33 +1705,21 @@ htsp_write_scheduler(void *aux)
 
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&htsp->htsp_out_mutex);
 
-    r = htsmsg_binary_serialize(hm->hm_msg, &dptr, &dlen, INT32_MAX);
+    if (htsmsg_binary_serialize(hm->hm_msg, &dptr, &dlen, INT32_MAX) != 0) {
+      tvhlog(LOG_WARNING, "htsp", "%s: failed to serialize data",
+             htsp->htsp_logname);
+    }
 
     htsp_msg_destroy(hm);
 
-    void *freeme = dptr;
-
-    while(dlen > 0) {
-      r = write(htsp->htsp_fd, dptr, dlen);
-      if(r < 0) {
-        if(errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK)
-          continue;
-        tvhlog(LOG_INFO, "htsp", "%s: Write error -- %s",
-               htsp->htsp_logname, strerror(errno));
-        break;
-      }
-      if(r == 0) {
-        tvhlog(LOG_ERR, "htsp", "%s: write() returned 0",
-               htsp->htsp_logname);
-      }
-      dptr += r;
-      dlen -= r;
+    if (tvh_write(htsp->htsp_fd, dptr, dlen)) {
+      tvhlog(LOG_INFO, "htsp", "%s: Write error -- %s",
+             htsp->htsp_logname, strerror(errno));
+      break;
     }
 
-    free(freeme);
+    free(dptr);
     pthread_mutex_lock(&htsp->htsp_out_mutex);
-    if(dlen)
-      break;
   }
   // Shutdown socket to make receive thread terminate entire HTSP connection
 
diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index 2f1ab077..c98fc2fd 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@ hts_settings_save(htsmsg_t *record, const char *pathfmt, ...)
   htsbuf_queue_init(&hq, 0);
   htsmsg_json_serialize(record, &hq, 1);
   TAILQ_FOREACH(hd, &hq.hq_q, hd_link)
-    if(write(fd, hd->hd_data + hd->hd_data_off, hd->hd_data_len) != 
-       hd->hd_data_len) {
+    if(tvh_write(fd, hd->hd_data + hd->hd_data_off, hd->hd_data_len)) {
       tvhlog(LOG_ALERT, "settings", "Failed to write file \"%s\" - %s",
 	      tmppath, strerror(errno));
       ok = 0;
diff --git a/src/v4l.c b/src/v4l.c
index a7b86075..a640a387 100644
--- a/src/v4l.c
+++ b/src/v4l.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ v4l_service_stop(service_t *t)
 
   assert(va->va_current_service != NULL);
 
-  if(write(va->va_pipe[1], &c, 1) != 1)
+  if(tvh_write(va->va_pipe[1], &c, 1))
     tvhlog(LOG_ERR, "v4l", "Unable to close video thread -- %s",
 	   strerror(errno));