diff --git a/lib/pods/activity_rpc.dart b/lib/pods/activity_rpc.dart
index 04c80299..e646c757 100644
--- a/lib/pods/activity_rpc.dart
+++ b/lib/pods/activity_rpc.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'dart:convert';
 import 'dart:developer' as developer;
 import 'dart:ffi';
 import 'dart:io';
+import 'dart:isolate';
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:island/pods/network.dart';
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ class ActivityRpcServer {
   HttpServer? _httpServer;
   ServerSocket? _ipcServer;
   int? _pipeHandle; // For Windows named pipe
+  Timer? _ipcTimer; // Store timer for cancellation
   final List<WebSocketChannel> _wsSockets = [];
   final List<_IpcSocketWrapper> _ipcSockets = [];
 
@@ -155,13 +157,13 @@ class ActivityRpcServer {
 
     // Start WebSocket server
     while (port <= portRange[1]) {
-      developer.log('trying port $port', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
+      developer.log('Trying port $port', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
       try {
         _httpServer = await HttpServer.bind(InternetAddress.loopbackIPv4, port);
-        developer.log('listening on $port', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
+        developer.log('Listening on $port', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
 
         shelf_io.serveRequests(_httpServer!, (Request request) async {
-          developer.log('new request', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
+          developer.log('New request', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
           if (request.headers['upgrade']?.toLowerCase() == 'websocket') {
             final handler = webSocketHandler((WebSocketChannel channel, _) {
               _wsSockets.add(channel);
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ class ActivityRpcServer {
             return handler(request);
           }
           developer.log(
-            'new request disposed due to not websocket',
+            'New request disposed due to not websocket',
             name: kRpcLogPrefix,
           );
           return Response.notFound('Not a WebSocket request');
@@ -181,9 +183,10 @@ class ActivityRpcServer {
         if (e is SocketException && e.osError?.errorCode == 98) {
           developer.log('$port in use!', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
         } else {
-          developer.log('http error: $e', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
+          developer.log('HTTP error: $e', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
         }
         port++;
+        await Future.delayed(Duration(milliseconds: 100)); // Add delay
       }
     }
 
@@ -244,42 +247,62 @@ class ActivityRpcServer {
 
       developer.log('IPC named pipe created at \\\\.\\pipe\\discord-ipc', name: kRpcIpcLogPrefix);
 
-      // Start listening for connections in a separate isolate or async loop
+      // Start listening for connections in a separate isolate
       _listenWindowsIpc();
     } finally {
       free(pipeName);
     }
   }
 
-  // Listen for Windows IPC connections
-  void _listenWindowsIpc() {
-    Timer.periodic(Duration(milliseconds: 100), (timer) async {
-      if (_pipeHandle == null || _pipeHandle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-        timer.cancel();
-        return;
-      }
+  // Listen for Windows IPC connections in an isolate
+  void _listenWindowsIpc() async {
+    final receivePort = ReceivePort();
+    await Isolate.spawn(_windowsIpcIsolate, receivePort.sendPort);
 
-      final connected = ConnectNamedPipe(_pipeHandle!, nullptr);
-      if (connected != 0 || GetLastError() == ERROR_PIPE_CONNECTED) {
-        final socketWrapper = _IpcSocketWrapper(_pipeHandle!);
+    receivePort.listen((message) {
+      if (message is int) {
+        final socketWrapper = _IpcSocketWrapper(message);
         _ipcSockets.add(socketWrapper);
         developer.log('New IPC connection on named pipe', name: kRpcIpcLogPrefix);
-
-        // Handle data reading in a separate async function
         _handleWindowsIpcData(socketWrapper);
-
-        // Create a new pipe for the next connection
-        await _startWindowsIpcServer();
+        _startWindowsIpcServer(); // Create new pipe for next connection
       }
     });
   }
 
+  static void _windowsIpcIsolate(SendPort sendPort) {
+    while (true) {
+      final pipeHandle = CreateNamedPipe(
+        r'\\.\pipe\discord-ipc'.toNativeUtf16(),
+        PIPE_ACCESS_DUPLEX,
+        PIPE_TYPE_MESSAGE | PIPE_READMODE_MESSAGE | PIPE_WAIT,
+        PIPE_UNLIMITED_INSTANCES,
+        4096,
+        4096,
+        0,
+        nullptr,
+      );
+      if (pipeHandle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+        developer.log('Failed to create named pipe: ${GetLastError()}', name: kRpcIpcLogPrefix);
+        break;
+      }
+      final connected = ConnectNamedPipe(pipeHandle, nullptr);
+      if (connected != 0 || GetLastError() == ERROR_PIPE_CONNECTED) {
+        sendPort.send(pipeHandle);
+      }
+      // Avoid tight loop
+      sleep(Duration(milliseconds: 100));
+    }
+  }
+
   // Handle Windows IPC data
   void _handleWindowsIpcData(_IpcSocketWrapper socket) async {
+    final startTime = DateTime.now();
     final buffer = malloc.allocate<Uint8>(4096);
     final bytesRead = malloc.allocate<Uint32>(sizeOf<Uint32>());
     try {
       while (socket.pipeHandle != null) {
+        final readStart = DateTime.now();
         final success = ReadFile(
           socket.pipeHandle!,
           buffer.cast(),
@@ -287,6 +310,8 @@ class ActivityRpcServer {
           bytesRead,
           nullptr,
         );
+        final readDuration = DateTime.now().difference(readStart).inMicroseconds;
+        developer.log('ReadFile took $readDuration microseconds', name: kRpcIpcLogPrefix);
 
         if (success == FALSE && GetLastError() != ERROR_MORE_DATA) {
           developer.log('IPC read error: ${GetLastError()}', name: kRpcIpcLogPrefix);
@@ -307,6 +332,8 @@ class ActivityRpcServer {
     } finally {
       malloc.free(buffer);
       malloc.free(bytesRead);
+      final totalDuration = DateTime.now().difference(startTime).inMicroseconds;
+      developer.log('handleWindowsIpcData took $totalDuration microseconds', name: kRpcIpcLogPrefix);
     }
   }
 
@@ -314,23 +341,36 @@ class ActivityRpcServer {
   Future<void> stop() async {
     // Stop WebSocket server
     for (var socket in _wsSockets) {
-      await socket.sink.close();
+      try {
+        await socket.sink.close();
+      } catch (e) {
+        developer.log('Error closing WebSocket: $e', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
+      }
     }
     _wsSockets.clear();
-    await _httpServer?.close();
+    await _httpServer?.close(force: true);
 
     // Stop IPC server
     for (var socket in _ipcSockets) {
-      socket.close();
+      try {
+        socket.close();
+      } catch (e) {
+        developer.log('Error closing IPC socket: $e', name: kRpcIpcLogPrefix);
+      }
     }
     _ipcSockets.clear();
     if (Platform.isWindows && _pipeHandle != null) {
-      CloseHandle(_pipeHandle!);
+      try {
+        CloseHandle(_pipeHandle!);
+      } catch (e) {
+        developer.log('Error closing named pipe: $e', name: kRpcIpcLogPrefix);
+      }
       _pipeHandle = null;
     }
+    _ipcTimer?.cancel();
     await _ipcServer?.close();
 
-    developer.log('servers stopped', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
+    developer.log('Servers stopped', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
   }
 
   // Handle new WebSocket connection
@@ -343,7 +383,7 @@ class ActivityRpcServer {
     final origin = request.headers['origin'] ?? '';
 
     developer.log(
-      'new WS connection! origin: $origin, params: $params',
+      'New WS connection! origin: $origin, params: $params',
       name: kRpcLogPrefix,
     );
 
@@ -353,14 +393,14 @@ class ActivityRpcServer {
           'https://ptb.discord.com',
           'https://canary.discord.com',
         ].contains(origin)) {
-      developer.log('disallowed origin: $origin', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
+      developer.log('Disallowed origin: $origin', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
       socket.sink.close();
       return;
     }
 
     if (encoding != 'json') {
       developer.log(
-        'unsupported encoding requested: $encoding',
+        'Unsupported encoding requested: $encoding',
         name: kRpcLogPrefix,
       );
       socket.sink.close();
@@ -368,7 +408,7 @@ class ActivityRpcServer {
     }
 
     if (ver != 1) {
-      developer.log('unsupported version requested: $ver', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
+      developer.log('Unsupported version requested: $ver', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
       socket.sink.close();
       return;
     }
@@ -392,7 +432,7 @@ class ActivityRpcServer {
 
   // Handle new IPC connection
   void _onIpcConnection(Socket socket) {
-    developer.log('new IPC connection!', name: kRpcIpcLogPrefix);
+    developer.log('New IPC connection!', name: kRpcIpcLogPrefix);
 
     final socketWrapper = _IpcSocketWrapper.fromSocket(socket);
     _ipcSockets.add(socketWrapper);
@@ -412,9 +452,17 @@ class ActivityRpcServer {
   }
 
   // Handle incoming WebSocket message
-  void _onWsMessage(_WsSocketWrapper socket, dynamic data) {
+  Future<void> _onWsMessage(_WsSocketWrapper socket, dynamic data) async {
+    if (data is! String) {
+      developer.log('Invalid WebSocket message: not a string', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
+      return;
+    }
     try {
-      final jsonData = jsonDecode(data as String);
+      final jsonData = await compute(jsonDecode, data);
+      if (jsonData is! Map<String, dynamic>) {
+        developer.log('Invalid WebSocket message: not a JSON object', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
+        return;
+      }
       developer.log('WS message: $jsonData', name: kRpcLogPrefix);
       handlers['message']?.call(socket, jsonData);
     } catch (e) {