diff --git a/src/mm_io.c b/src/mm_io.c
index a382f9b5..eb2d71e0 100644
--- a/src/mm_io.c
+++ b/src/mm_io.c
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ machine_create_io(machine_t obj)
 	/*mm_tlsio_init(&io->tls, io);*/
 	io->machine = machine;
 
+	/* read */
+	mm_buf_init(&io->read_ahead);
+	io->read_ahead_size = 16384;
 
 #if 0
 	/* getaddrinfo */
@@ -33,39 +36,6 @@ machine_create_io(machine_t obj)
 	io->gai_status = 0;
 	io->gai_timedout = 0;
 	io->gai_result = NULL;
-	/* connect */
-	memset(&io->connect, 0, sizeof(io->connect));
-	uv_timer_init(&machine->loop, &io->connect_timer);
-	io->connect.data = io;
-	io->connect_timer.data = io;
-	io->connect_timedout = 0;
-	io->connect_status = 0;
-	io->connected  = 0;
-	io->connect_fiber = NULL;
-	/* accept */
-	io->accept_status = 0;
-	io->accept_fiber = NULL;
-	io->accepted = 0;
-	/* read */
-	mm_buf_init(&io->read_ahead);
-	uv_timer_init(&machine->loop, &io->read_timer);
-	io->read_ahead_size = 16384;
-	io->read_ahead_pos = 0;
-	io->read_ahead_pos_data = 0;
-	io->read_timer.data = io;
-	io->read_size = 0;
-	io->read_status = 0;
-	io->read_timedout = 0;
-	io->read_eof = 0;
-	io->read_fiber = NULL;
-	/* write */
-	memset(&io->write, 0, sizeof(io->write));
-	uv_timer_init(&machine->loop, &io->write_timer);
-	io->write.data = io;
-	io->write_timer.data = io;
-	io->write_timedout = 0;
-	io->write_fiber = NULL;
-	io->write_status = 0;
 #endif
 	return io;
 }
diff --git a/src/mm_io.h b/src/mm_io.h
index e452a3d8..6772aee5 100644
--- a/src/mm_io.h
+++ b/src/mm_io.h
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ struct mm_io_t {
 	mm_fiber_t       *accept_fiber;
 	int               accepted;
 #endif
+
 	/* read */
-#if 0
-	uv_timer_t        read_timer;
+	mm_timer_t        read_timer;
 	int               read_ahead_size;
 	mm_buf_t          read_ahead;
 	int               read_ahead_pos;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ struct mm_io_t {
 	int               read_eof;
 	int               read_status;
 	mm_fiber_t       *read_fiber;
-#endif
+
 	/* write */
 	mm_timer_t        write_timer;
 	int               write_timedout;
diff --git a/src/mm_read.c b/src/mm_read.c
index 7b83edab..72af8c9c 100644
--- a/src/mm_read.c
+++ b/src/mm_read.c
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 #include <machinarium.h>
 
 static void
-mm_read_timeout_cb(uv_timer_t *handle)
+mm_read_timer_cb(mm_timer_t *handle)
 {
-	mm_io_t *io = handle->data;
+	mm_io_t *io = handle->arg;
 	io->read_timedout = 1;
-	io->read_status = -ETIMEDOUT;
+	io->read_status = ETIMEDOUT;
 	mm_scheduler_wakeup(io->read_fiber);
 }
 
@@ -22,63 +22,69 @@ mm_read_cancel_cb(void *obj, void *arg)
 {
 	(void)obj;
 	mm_io_t *io = arg;
-	mm_io_timer_stop(&io->read_timer);
 	io->read_timedout = 0;
-	io->read_status = -ECANCELED;
+	io->read_status = ECANCELED;
 	mm_scheduler_wakeup(io->read_fiber);
 }
 
-static void
-mm_read_alloc_cb(uv_handle_t *handle, size_t suggested_size, uv_buf_t *buf)
+static int
+mm_read_cb(mm_fd_t *handle)
 {
-	(void)suggested_size;
-	mm_io_t *io = handle->data;
-	buf->base = io->read_ahead.pos;
-	buf->len  = mm_buf_unused(&io->read_ahead);
-}
+	mm_io_t *io = handle->on_read_arg;
+	mm_t *machine = machine = io->machine;
+	for (;;)
+	{
+		int size;
+		size = mm_socket_read(handle->fd,
+		                      io->read_ahead.pos,
+		                      mm_buf_unused(&io->read_ahead));
 
-static void
-mm_read_cb(uv_stream_t *handle, ssize_t size, const uv_buf_t *buf)
-{
-	mm_io_t *io = handle->data;
-	(void)buf;
+		/* read error */
+		if (size == -1) {
+			if (errno == EAGAIN ||
+				errno == EWOULDBLOCK)
+				return 0;
+			if (errno == EINTR)
+				continue;
+			io->read_status = errno;
+			break;
+		}
 
-	if (size >= 0) {
+		/* connection closed */
+		if (size == 0) {
+			io->connected = 0;
+			io->read_status = 0;
+			mm_loop_read(&machine->loop, &io->handle, NULL, NULL, 0);
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/* handle incoming data */
 		mm_buf_advance(&io->read_ahead, size);
 		assert(mm_buf_used(&io->read_ahead) <= io->read_ahead_size);
+
+		/* readahead buffer now has atleast as minimum
+		 * size requested by read operation */
+		if (mm_buf_used(&io->read_ahead) >= io->read_size) {
+			io->read_ahead_pos = io->read_size;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/* stop reader when we reach readahead limit */
 		if (mm_buf_used(&io->read_ahead) == io->read_ahead_size) {
-			/* stop reader when we reach readahead limit */
-			uv_read_stop(handle);
+			mm_loop_read(&machine->loop, &io->handle, NULL, NULL, 0);
+			break;
 		}
-	} else {
-		/* connection closed */
-		if (size == UV_EOF) {
-			io->connected = 0;
-		}
-		io->read_status = size;
 	}
 
-	if (io->read_fiber) {
-		if (io->read_status != 0) {
-			mm_io_timer_stop(&io->read_timer);
-			if (! io->connected)
-				uv_read_stop(handle);
-			mm_scheduler_wakeup(io->read_fiber);
-			return;
-		}
-		/* readahead buffer now has atleast as minum
-		 * size required by read operation */
-		if (mm_buf_used(&io->read_ahead) >= io->read_size) {
-			mm_io_timer_stop(&io->read_timer);
-			io->read_ahead_pos = io->read_size;
-			mm_scheduler_wakeup(io->read_fiber);
-		}
-	}
+	if (io->read_fiber)
+		mm_scheduler_wakeup(io->read_fiber);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int
 mm_read(mm_io_t *io, char *buf, int size, uint64_t time_ms)
 {
+	mm_t *machine = machine = io->machine;
 	mm_fiber_t *current = mm_scheduler_current(&io->machine->scheduler);
 	mm_io_set_errno(io, 0);
 	if (mm_fiber_is_cancelled(current)) {
@@ -134,30 +140,27 @@ mm_read(mm_io_t *io, char *buf, int size, uint64_t time_ms)
 		mm_buf_reset(&io->read_ahead);
 	}
 	io->read_size           = size;
-	io->read_fiber          = current;
 	io->read_ahead_pos_data = 0;
 	io->read_ahead_pos      = 0;
 
-	/* subscribe fiber for new data */
-	mm_io_timer_start(&io->read_timer, mm_read_timeout_cb,
-	                  time_ms);
-	if (! uv_is_active((uv_handle_t*)&io->handle))
-	{
-		rc = uv_read_start((uv_stream_t*)&io->handle,
-		                   mm_read_alloc_cb,
-		                   mm_read_cb);
-		if (rc < 0) {
-			mm_io_timer_stop(&io->read_timer);
-			io->read_fiber = NULL;
-			mm_io_set_errno_uv(io, rc);
-			return -1;
-		}
+	/* maybe subscribe for read event */
+	rc = mm_loop_read(&machine->loop, &io->handle, mm_read_cb, io, 1);
+	if (rc == -1) {
+		mm_io_set_errno(io, errno);
+		return -1;
 	}
-	mm_call_begin(&current->call, mm_read_cancel_cb, io);
-	mm_scheduler_yield(&io->machine->scheduler);
-	mm_call_end(&current->call);
 
+	/* wait for timedout, cancel or execution status */
+	mm_timer_start(&machine->loop.clock,
+	               &io->read_timer,
+	               mm_read_timer_cb, io, time_ms);
+	mm_call_begin(&current->call, mm_read_cancel_cb, io);
+	io->read_fiber = current;
+	mm_scheduler_yield(&machine->scheduler);
 	io->read_fiber = NULL;
+	mm_call_end(&current->call);
+	mm_timer_stop(&io->read_timer);
+
 	if (mm_buf_used(&io->read_ahead) >= io->read_size) {
 		if (buf) {
 			memcpy(buf, io->read_ahead.start + io->read_ahead_pos_data, size);
@@ -165,8 +168,8 @@ mm_read(mm_io_t *io, char *buf, int size, uint64_t time_ms)
 		return 0;
 	}
 	rc = io->read_status;
-	assert(rc < 0);
-	mm_io_set_errno_uv(io, rc);
+	assert(rc != 0);
+	mm_io_set_errno(io, rc);
 	return -1;
 }
 
@@ -174,8 +177,10 @@ MACHINE_API int
 machine_read(machine_io_t obj, char *buf, int size, uint64_t time_ms)
 {
 	mm_io_t *io = obj;
+	/*
 	if (mm_tls_is_active(&io->tls))
 		return mm_tlsio_read(&io->tls, buf, size);
+		*/
 	return mm_read(io, buf, size, time_ms);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mm_read.h b/src/mm_read.h
index 4f6cccc0..bde4f008 100644
--- a/src/mm_read.h
+++ b/src/mm_read.h
@@ -9,11 +9,4 @@
 
 int mm_read(mm_io_t*, char*, int, uint64_t);
 
-static inline void
-mm_io_read_stop(mm_io_t *io)
-{
-	if (uv_is_active((uv_handle_t*)&io->handle))
-		uv_read_stop((uv_stream_t*)&io->handle);
-}
-
 #endif
diff --git a/src/mm_socket.c b/src/mm_socket.c
index 61b63d25..42c28e6c 100644
--- a/src/mm_socket.c
+++ b/src/mm_socket.c
@@ -141,3 +141,10 @@ int mm_socket_write(int fd, void *buf, int size)
 	rc = write(fd, buf, size);
 	return rc;
 }
+
+int mm_socket_read(int fd, void *buf, int size)
+{
+	int rc;
+	rc = read(fd, buf, size);
+	return rc;
+}
diff --git a/src/mm_socket.h b/src/mm_socket.h
index 07501257..3e362e7b 100644
--- a/src/mm_socket.h
+++ b/src/mm_socket.h
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ int mm_socket_error(int);
 int mm_socket_connect(int, struct sockaddr*);
 int mm_socket_bind(int, struct sockaddr*);
 int mm_socket_write(int, void*, int);
+int mm_socket_read(int, void*, int);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/mm_write.c b/src/mm_write.c
index 9c63e84a..700720cc 100644
--- a/src/mm_write.c
+++ b/src/mm_write.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ mm_write(mm_io_t *io, char *buf, int size, uint64_t time_ms)
 	int rc;
 	rc = mm_loop_write(&machine->loop, &io->handle, mm_write_cb, io, 1);
 	if (rc == -1) {
-		io->write_fiber = NULL;
 		mm_io_set_errno(io, errno);
 		return -1;
 	}