diff --git a/libtransmission/peer-mgr.c b/libtransmission/peer-mgr.c
index e0527de7a..617bbb144 100644
--- a/libtransmission/peer-mgr.c
+++ b/libtransmission/peer-mgr.c
@@ -1438,8 +1438,7 @@ tr_peerMgrPeerStats( const tr_peerMgr  * manager,
 struct ChokeData
 {
     tr_peer * peer;
-    float rate;
-    int randomKey;
+    double rate;
     int preferred;
     int doUnchoke;
 };
@@ -1447,22 +1446,17 @@ struct ChokeData
 static int
 compareChoke( const void * va, const void * vb )
 {
+    int i;
     const struct ChokeData * a = va;
     const struct ChokeData * b = vb;
 
+    if(( i = (int)( 10 * ( a->rate - b->rate ))))
+        return i;
+
     if( a->preferred != b->preferred )
         return a->preferred ? -1 : 1;
 
-    if( a->preferred )
-    {
-        if( a->rate > b->rate ) return -1;
-        if( a->rate < b->rate ) return 1;
-        return 0;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        return a->randomKey - b->randomKey;
-    }
+    return 0;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1480,7 +1474,7 @@ clientIsSnubbedBy( const tr_peer * peer )
 static double
 getWeightedThroughput( const tr_peer * peer )
 {
-    /* FIXME: tweak this */
+    /* FIXME: tweak this? */
     return ( 1 * peer->rateToPeer )
          + ( 1 * peer->rateToClient );
 }
@@ -1506,7 +1500,6 @@ rechoke( Torrent * t )
         node = &choke[size++];
         node->peer = peer;
         node->preferred = peer->peerIsInterested && !clientIsSnubbedBy(peer);
-        node->randomKey = tr_rand( INT_MAX );
         node->rate = getWeightedThroughput( peer );
     }
 
diff --git a/libtransmission/peer-msgs.c b/libtransmission/peer-msgs.c
index 40150bf48..9f18f0f47 100644
--- a/libtransmission/peer-msgs.c
+++ b/libtransmission/peer-msgs.c
@@ -569,6 +569,9 @@ pumpRequestQueue( tr_peermsgs * msgs )
         fireNeedReq( msgs );
 }
 
+static int
+pulse( void * vmsgs );
+
 int
 tr_peerMsgsAddRequest( tr_peermsgs * msgs,
                        uint32_t      index, 
@@ -623,6 +626,7 @@ tr_peerMsgsAddRequest( tr_peermsgs * msgs,
     req = tr_new0( struct peer_request, 1 );
     *req = tmp;
     tr_list_append( &msgs->clientWillAskFor, req );
+    pulse( msgs );
     return TR_ADDREQ_OK;
 }