2 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/vat/api_format.c b/src/vat/api_format.c
index 24b6fb06a3a..d6af6984467 100644
--- a/src/vat/api_format.c
+++ b/src/vat/api_format.c
@@ -5884,7 +5884,7 @@ exec_inband (vat_main_t * vam)
   W (ret);
   /* json responses may or may not include a useful reply... */
   if (vec_len (vam->cmd_reply))
-    print (vam->ofp, (char *) (vam->cmd_reply));
+    print (vam->ofp, "%v", (char *) (vam->cmd_reply));
   return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vat/main.c b/src/vat/main.c
index e2c9b70889a..aa990a31d93 100644
--- a/src/vat/main.c
+++ b/src/vat/main.c
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   u8 *heap;
   mheap_t *h;
   int i;
+  f64 timeout;
 
   clib_mem_init (0, 128 << 20);
 
@@ -432,6 +433,18 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
       fclose (vam->ifp);
     }
 
+  /*
+   * Particularly when running a script, don't be in a hurry to leave.
+   * A reply message queued to this process will end up constipating
+   * the allocation rings.
+   */
+  timeout = vat_time_now (vam) + 2.0;
+  while (vam->result_ready == 0 && vat_time_now (vam) < timeout)
+    ;
+
+  if (vat_time_now (vam) > timeout)
+    clib_warning ("BUG: message reply spin-wait timeout");
+
   vl_client_disconnect_from_vlib ();
   exit (0);
 }