diff --git a/bitmessagemain.py b/bitmessagemain.py
index 6bde803e..f7774396 100755
--- a/bitmessagemain.py
+++ b/bitmessagemain.py
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ class receiveDataThread(QThread):
         printLock.acquire()
         print 'Sending huge inv message with', numberOfObjects, 'objects to just this one peer'
         printLock.release()
-        self.sock.send(headerData + payload)
+        self.sock.sendall(headerData + payload)
 
     #We have received a broadcast message
     def recbroadcast(self,data):
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ class receiveDataThread(QThread):
         headerData += pack('>L',len(payload)) #payload length. Note that we add an extra 8 for the nonce.
         headerData += hashlib.sha512(payload).digest()[:4]
         try:
-            self.sock.send(headerData + payload)
+            self.sock.sendall(headerData + payload)
         except Exception, err:
             #if not 'Bad file descriptor' in err:
             printLock.acquire()
@@ -1303,28 +1303,28 @@ class receiveDataThread(QThread):
             headerData += 'pubkey\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00'
             headerData += pack('>L',len(payload)) #payload length.
             headerData += hashlib.sha512(payload).digest()[:4]
-            self.sock.send(headerData + payload)
+            self.sock.sendall(headerData + payload)
         elif objectType == 'getpubkey' or objectType == 'pubkeyrequest':
             print 'sending getpubkey'
             headerData = '\xe9\xbe\xb4\xd9' #magic bits, slighly different from Bitcoin's magic bits.
             headerData += 'getpubkey\x00\x00\x00'
             headerData += pack('>L',len(payload)) #payload length.
             headerData += hashlib.sha512(payload).digest()[:4]
-            self.sock.send(headerData + payload)
+            self.sock.sendall(headerData + payload)
         elif objectType == 'msg':
             print 'sending msg'
             headerData = '\xe9\xbe\xb4\xd9' #magic bits, slighly different from Bitcoin's magic bits.
             headerData += 'msg\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00'
             headerData += pack('>L',len(payload)) #payload length.
             headerData += hashlib.sha512(payload).digest()[:4]
-            self.sock.send(headerData + payload)
+            self.sock.sendall(headerData + payload)
         elif objectType == 'broadcast':
             print 'sending broadcast'
             headerData = '\xe9\xbe\xb4\xd9' #magic bits, slighly different from Bitcoin's magic bits.
             headerData += 'broadcast\x00\x00\x00'
             headerData += pack('>L',len(payload)) #payload length.
             headerData += hashlib.sha512(payload).digest()[:4]
-            self.sock.send(headerData + payload)
+            self.sock.sendall(headerData + payload)
         else:
             sys.stderr.write('Error: sendData has been asked to send a strange objectType: %s\n' % str(objectType))
 
@@ -1534,7 +1534,7 @@ class receiveDataThread(QThread):
             printLock.acquire()
             print 'Sending addr with', numberOfAddressesInAddrMessage, 'entries.'
             printLock.release()
-        self.sock.send(datatosend)
+        self.sock.sendall(datatosend)
 
     #We have received a version message
     def recversion(self,data):
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ class receiveDataThread(QThread):
         printLock.acquire()
         print 'Sending version message'
         printLock.release()
-        self.sock.send(datatosend)
+        self.sock.sendall(datatosend)
         #self.versionSent = 1
 
     #Sends a verack message
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@ class sendDataThread(QThread):
         printLock.acquire()
         print 'Sending version packet: ', repr(datatosend)
         printLock.release()
-        self.sock.send(datatosend)
+        self.sock.sendall(datatosend)
         self.versionSent = 1