diff --git a/lib/splitclient-rb/sse/event_source/client.rb b/lib/splitclient-rb/sse/event_source/client.rb
index 83e91701..14b54ccb 100644
--- a/lib/splitclient-rb/sse/event_source/client.rb
+++ b/lib/splitclient-rb/sse/event_source/client.rb
@@ -86,35 +86,45 @@ def connect_thread(latch)
         def connect_stream(latch)
           return Constants::PUSH_NONRETRYABLE_ERROR unless socket_write(latch)
           while connected? || @first_event.value
-            begin
-              partial_data = ""
-              Timeout::timeout @read_timeout do
+            if IO.select([@socket], nil, nil, @read_timeout)
+              begin
                 partial_data = @socket.readpartial(10_000)
-              end
-              read_first_event(partial_data, latch)
-
-              raise 'eof exception' if partial_data == :eof
-            rescue Timeout::Error => e
-              log_if_debug("SSE read operation timed out!: #{e.inspect}", 3)
-              return Constants::PUSH_RETRYABLE_ERROR
-            rescue EOFError
-              raise 'eof exception'
-            rescue  Errno::EAGAIN => e
-              log_if_debug("SSE client transient error: #{e.inspect}", 1)
-              IO.select([tcp_socket])
-              retry
-            rescue Errno::EBADF, IOError => e
-              log_if_debug(e.inspect, 3)
-              return nil
-            rescue StandardError => e
-              return nil if ENV['SPLITCLIENT_ENV'] == 'test'
+                read_first_event(partial_data, latch)
 
-              log_if_debug("Error reading partial data: #{e.inspect}", 3)
+                raise 'eof exception' if partial_data == :eof
+              rescue IO::WaitReadable => e
+                log_if_debug("SSE client transient error: #{e.inspect}", 1)
+                IO.select([@socket], nil, nil, @read_timeout)
+                retry
+              rescue Errno::ETIMEDOUT => e
+                log_if_debug("SSE read operation timed out!: #{e.inspect}", 3)
+                return Constants::PUSH_RETRYABLE_ERROR
+              rescue EOFError => e
+                log_if_debug("SSE read operation EOF Exception!: #{e.inspect}", 3)
+                raise 'eof exception'
+              rescue  Errno::EAGAIN => e
+                log_if_debug("SSE client transient error: #{e.inspect}", 1)
+                IO.select([@socket], nil, nil, @read_timeout)
+                retry
+              rescue Errno::EBADF, IOError => e
+                log_if_debug("SSE read operation EBADF or IOError: #{e.inspect}", 3)
+                return nil
+              rescue StandardError => e
+                log_if_debug("SSE read operation StandardError: #{e.inspect}", 3)
+                return nil if ENV['SPLITCLIENT_ENV'] == 'test'
+
+                log_if_debug("Error reading partial data: #{e.inspect}", 3)
+                return Constants::PUSH_RETRYABLE_ERROR
+              end
+            else
+              @config.logger.debug("SSE read operation timed out, no data available.")
               return Constants::PUSH_RETRYABLE_ERROR
             end
 
             process_data(partial_data)
           end
+          log_if_debug("SSE read operation exited: #{connected?}", 1)
+
           nil
         end
 
@@ -142,6 +152,7 @@ def read_first_event(data, latch)
 
           if response_code == OK_CODE && !error_event
             @connected.make_true
+            @config.logger.debug("SSE client first event Connected is true")
             @telemetry_runtime_producer.record_streaming_event(Telemetry::Domain::Constants::SSE_CONNECTION_ESTABLISHED, nil)
             push_status(Constants::PUSH_CONNECTED)
           end
@@ -166,9 +177,8 @@ def socket_connect
                 IO.select(nil, [ssl_socket])
                 retry
               end
-
               return ssl_socket
-#              return ssl_socket.connect 
+
             rescue Exception => e
               @config.logger.error("socket connect error: #{e.inspect}")
               return nil
@@ -179,9 +189,9 @@ def socket_connect
         end
 
         def process_data(partial_data)
+          log_if_debug("Event partial data: #{partial_data}", 1)
           return if partial_data.nil? || partial_data == KEEP_ALIVE_RESPONSE
 
-          log_if_debug("Event partial data: #{partial_data}", 1)
           events = @event_parser.parse(partial_data)
           events.each { |event| process_event(event) }
         rescue StandardError => e
diff --git a/lib/splitclient-rb/version.rb b/lib/splitclient-rb/version.rb
index 046f9d21..015056f0 100644
--- a/lib/splitclient-rb/version.rb
+++ b/lib/splitclient-rb/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module SplitIoClient
-  VERSION = '8.10.0-rc2'
+  VERSION = '8.10.0-rc5'
 end
diff --git a/spec/sse/event_source/client_spec.rb b/spec/sse/event_source/client_spec.rb
index 1c199b09..213cc184 100644
--- a/spec/sse/event_source/client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/sse/event_source/client_spec.rb
@@ -221,6 +221,36 @@
       end
     end
 
+    it 'client timeout and reconnect' do
+      stub_request(:get, 'https://sdk.split.io/api/splitChanges?s=1.3&since=-1&rbSince=-1')
+        .with(headers: { 'Authorization' => 'Bearer client-spec-key' })
+        .to_return(status: 200, body: '{"ff":{"d":[],"s":-1,"t":5564531221}, "rbs":{"d":[],"s":-1,"t":-1}}')
+      stub_request(:get, 'https://sdk.split.io/api/splitChanges?s=1.3&since=5564531221&rbSince=-1')
+        .with(headers: { 'Authorization' => 'Bearer client-spec-key' })
+        .to_return(status: 200, body: '{"ff":{"d":[],"s":5564531221,"t":5564531221}, "rbs":{"d":[],"s":-1,"t":-1}}')
+
+      mock_server do |server|
+        start_workers
+        server.setup_response('/') do |_, res|
+          send_stream_content(res, event_split_update)
+        end
+
+        sse_client = subject.new(config, api_token, telemetry_runtime_producer, event_parser, notification_manager_keeper, notification_processor, push_status_queue, read_timeout: 0.1)
+        connected = sse_client.start(server.base_uri)
+        sleep 1
+        expect(connected).to eq(true)
+        expect(sse_client.connected?).to eq(true)
+        expect(push_status_queue.pop(true)).to eq(SplitIoClient::Constants::PUSH_CONNECTED)
+        sleep 3
+        expect(log.string).to include 'SSE read operation timed out, no data available'
+        expect(sse_client.connected?).to eq(true)
+        sse_client.close
+        expect(sse_client.connected?).to eq(false)
+
+        stop_workers
+      end
+    end
+
     it 'first event - when server return 400' do
       mock_server do |server|
         server.setup_response('/') do |_, res|