diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index 43d5e9a7..45b70db6 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct input_request {
 	struct input_ctx		*ictx;
 
 	enum input_request_type		 type;
-	time_t				 t;
+	uint64_t			 t;
 	enum input_end_type              end;
 
 	int				 idx;
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct input_request {
 	TAILQ_ENTRY(input_request)	 entry;
 	TAILQ_ENTRY(input_request)	 centry;
 };
-#define INPUT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT 2
+#define INPUT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT 500
 
 /* Input parser cell. */
 struct input_cell {
@@ -3206,7 +3206,7 @@ input_request_timer_callback(__unused int fd, __unused short events, void *arg)
 {
 	struct input_ctx	*ictx = arg;
 	struct input_request	*ir, *ir1;
-	time_t			 t = time(NULL);
+	uint64_t		 t = get_timer();
 
 	TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(ir, &ictx->requests, entry, ir1) {
 		if (ir->t >= t - INPUT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT)
@@ -3223,7 +3223,7 @@ input_request_timer_callback(__unused int fd, __unused short events, void *arg)
 static void
 input_start_request_timer(struct input_ctx *ictx)
 {
-	struct timeval	tv = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_usec = 500000 };
+	struct timeval	tv = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_usec = 100000 };
 
 	event_del(&ictx->request_timer);
 	event_add(&ictx->request_timer, &tv);
@@ -3238,7 +3238,7 @@ input_make_request(struct input_ctx *ictx, enum input_request_type type)
 	ir = xcalloc (1, sizeof *ir);
 	ir->type = type;
 	ir->ictx = ictx;
-	ir->t = time(NULL);
+	ir->t = get_timer();
 
 	if (++ictx->request_count == 1)
 		input_start_request_timer(ictx);
@@ -3359,7 +3359,11 @@ input_request_reply(struct client *c, enum input_request_type type, void *data)
 			input_free_request(ir);
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (type == INPUT_REQUEST_PALETTE && pd->idx == ir->idx) {
+		if (type == INPUT_REQUEST_PALETTE) {
+			if (pd->idx != ir->idx) {
+				input_free_request(ir);
+				continue;
+			}
 			found = ir;
 			break;
 		}