diff --git a/OpenRA.Launcher/Download.cs b/OpenRA.Launcher/Download.cs
index 9478d8ecd5..eb015c6bd8 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Launcher/Download.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Launcher/Download.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Launcher
 			string url = args[0];
 			string dest = args[1];
 			string pipename = UtilityProgram.GetPipeName();
-			var p = UtilityProgram.Call("--download-url", pipename, url, dest);
+			var p = UtilityProgram.Call("--download-url", pipename, null, url, dest);
 			Regex r = new Regex(@"(\d{1,3})% (\d+)/(\d+) bytes");
 
 			NamedPipeClientStream pipe = new NamedPipeClientStream(".", pipename, PipeDirection.In);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Launcher/JSBridge.cs b/OpenRA.Launcher/JSBridge.cs
index bb8ad35efe..ae175f1dea 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Launcher/JSBridge.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Launcher/JSBridge.cs
@@ -169,13 +169,22 @@ namespace OpenRA.Launcher
 		public void httpRequest(string url, string callbackName)
 		{
 			string pipename = UtilityProgram.GetPipeName();
-			var p = UtilityProgram.Call("--download-url", pipename, url);
 			var pipe = new NamedPipeClientStream(".", pipename, PipeDirection.In);
-			p.Exited += (_, e) =>
+
+			var p = UtilityProgram.Call("--download-url", pipename, 
+				(_, e) =>
 				{
+					
 					using (var reader = new StreamReader(pipe))
-						document.InvokeScript(callbackName, new object[] { reader.ReadToEnd() });
-				};
+					{
+						var data = reader.ReadToEnd();
+						/* debug */
+						MessageBox.Show(
+							string.Format("Finished HTTP Request -- {0},{1} => {2}",
+								url, callbackName, data));
+						document.InvokeScript(callbackName, new object[] { data });
+					}
+				}, url);
 			
 			pipe.Connect();
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Launcher/UtilityProgram.cs b/OpenRA.Launcher/UtilityProgram.cs
index e62fe057c6..706d534684 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Launcher/UtilityProgram.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Launcher/UtilityProgram.cs
@@ -71,13 +71,19 @@ namespace OpenRA.Launcher
 			return arguments.ToString();
 		}
 
-		public static Process Call(string command, string pipename, params string[] args)
+		public static Process Call(string command, string pipename, EventHandler onExit, params string[] args)
 		{
 			Process p = new Process();
 			p.StartInfo.FileName = "OpenRA.Utility.exe";
 			p.StartInfo.Arguments = BuildArgs(command, args) + " --pipe=" + pipename;
 			p.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
 			p.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
+
+			if (onExit != null)
+			{
+				p.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
+				p.Exited += onExit;
+			}
 						
 			p.Start();
 
@@ -87,7 +93,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Launcher
 		public static string CallSimpleResponse(string command, params string[] args)
 		{
 			string pipename = GetPipeName();
-			Call(command, pipename, args);
+			Call(command, pipename, null, args);
 			string responseString;
 			NamedPipeClientStream pipe = new NamedPipeClientStream(".", pipename, PipeDirection.In);
 			pipe.Connect();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs b/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs
index a05373ef59..8be5f62345 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Security.Principal;
 using System.IO.Pipes;
+using System.Security.AccessControl;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Utility
 {
@@ -56,11 +57,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Utility
 				if (principal.IsInRole(WindowsBuiltInRole.Administrator))
 				{
 					var ps = new PipeSecurity();
-					ps.AddAccessRule(new PipeAccessRule("EVERYONE", (PipeAccessRights)2032031, System.Security.AccessControl.AccessControlType.Allow));
-					pipe = new NamedPipeServerStream(pipename, PipeDirection.Out, 1, PipeTransmissionMode.Byte, PipeOptions.None, 1024, 1024, ps);
+					ps.AddAccessRule(new PipeAccessRule("EVERYONE", (PipeAccessRights)2032031, AccessControlType.Allow));
+					pipe = new NamedPipeServerStream(pipename, PipeDirection.Out, 1, PipeTransmissionMode.Byte, PipeOptions.None, 1024*1024, 1024*1024, ps);
 				}
 				else
-					pipe = new NamedPipeServerStream(pipename, PipeDirection.Out);
+					pipe = new NamedPipeServerStream(pipename, PipeDirection.Out, 1, PipeTransmissionMode.Byte, PipeOptions.None, 1024*1024,1024*1024,null);
 
 				pipe.WaitForConnection();
 				Console.SetOut(new StreamWriter(pipe) { AutoFlush = true });