diff --git a/clients/c/test.c b/clients/c/test.c
index 2d32a4e..3045060 100644
--- a/clients/c/test.c
+++ b/clients/c/test.c
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ bool test_connect_logout_fires(test_state *state) {
 bool test_reconnect(test_state *state) {
   cosmo *client = create_client(state);
   wait_for_connect(state);
-  assert(!curl_easy_setopt(client->curl, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT_MS, 1));
+  assert(!curl_easy_setopt(client->curl, CURLOPT_PORT, 444));
   wait_for_disconnect(state);
-  assert(!curl_easy_setopt(client->curl, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT_MS, 10000));
+  assert(!curl_easy_setopt(client->curl, CURLOPT_PORT, 443));
   wait_for_connect(state);
   cosmo_shutdown(client);
   return true;
diff --git a/clients/c/torture.sh b/clients/c/torture.sh
index d4a486d..c4f73f4 100755
--- a/clients/c/torture.sh
+++ b/clients/c/torture.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
+make test
+
 while :; do
-	valgrind --leak-check=full --show-reachable=yes --num-callers=20 --suppressions=suppressions ./test 2>&1 | tee torture.log
-  if test $? != 0; then
-    exit 1
-  fi
+	valgrind --leak-check=full --show-reachable=yes --num-callers=20 --suppressions=suppressions ./test > torture.log 2>&1
 done