diff --git a/backend/src/SocketComputerServer.ts b/backend/src/SocketComputerServer.ts
index 8d55184..8d2d432 100644
--- a/backend/src/SocketComputerServer.ts
+++ b/backend/src/SocketComputerServer.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class VirtualMachine extends EventEmitter {
 		super();
 
 		this.vm = vm;
-		this.timer = new ExtendableTimer(2);
+		this.timer = new ExtendableTimer(15);
 
 		this.timer.on('expired', async () => {
 			// bye bye!
diff --git a/qemu/src/QemuDisplay.ts b/qemu/src/QemuDisplay.ts
index c1504e8..cd6157f 100644
--- a/qemu/src/QemuDisplay.ts
+++ b/qemu/src/QemuDisplay.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { VncClient } from './rfb/client.js';
 import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
 import { Canvas, CanvasRenderingContext2D, createImageData } from 'canvas';
+import { BatchRects, Size, Rect } from './QemuUtil.js';
 
 const kQemuFps = 30;
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ export class QemuDisplay extends EventEmitter {
 			this.displayCanvas.height = height;
 		});
 
-		let rects: VncRect[] = [];
+		let rects: Rect[] = [];
 
 		this.displayVnc.on('rectUpdateProcessed', (rect) => {
 			rects.push(rect);
@@ -89,9 +90,13 @@ export class QemuDisplay extends EventEmitter {
 			// TODO: optimize the rects a bit. using guacamole's cheap method
 			// of just flushing the whole screen if the area of all the updated rects gets too big
 			// might just work.
-			for (const rect of rects) {
-				this.emit('rect', rect.x, rect.y, this.displayCtx.getImageData(rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height));
-			}
+			//for (const rect of rects) {
+			//	this.emit('rect', rect.x, rect.y, this.displayCtx.getImageData(rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height));
+			//}
+
+			// cvmts batcher
+			let batched = BatchRects(this.Size(), rects);
+			this.emit('rect', batched.x, batched.y, this.displayCtx.getImageData(batched.x, batched.y, batched.width, batched.height));
 
 			rects = [];
 
@@ -126,7 +131,7 @@ export class QemuDisplay extends EventEmitter {
 		return this.displayCanvas;
 	}
 
-	Size() {
+	Size(): Size {
 		return {
 			width: this.displayVnc.clientWidth,
 			height: this.displayVnc.clientHeight
diff --git a/qemu/src/QemuUtil.ts b/qemu/src/QemuUtil.ts
index 9f0dd65..4754b88 100644
--- a/qemu/src/QemuUtil.ts
+++ b/qemu/src/QemuUtil.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,48 @@
 import { execa } from 'execa';
 import * as crypto from 'node:crypto';
 
-/// Temporary path base for hard drive images.
-const kVmHdaTmpPathBase = `/mnt/vmi/tmp/crusttest-hda`;
+export type Size = { width: number, height: number };
+export type Rect = {height:number,width:number,x:number,y:number};
+
+export function BatchRects(size: Size, rects: Array<Rect>): Rect {
+    var mergedX = size.width;
+    var mergedY = size.height;
+    var mergedHeight = 0;
+    var mergedWidth = 0;
+    
+	// can't batch these
+	if(rects.length == 0) {
+		return {
+			x: 0,
+			y: 0,
+			width: size.width,
+			height: size.height
+		};
+	}
+
+	if(rects.length == 1) {
+		if(rects[0].width == size.width && rects[0].height == size.height) {
+			return rects[0];
+		}
+	}
+    
+    rects.forEach((r) => {
+        if (r.x < mergedX) mergedX = r.x;
+        if (r.y < mergedY) mergedY = r.y;
+    });
+
+    rects.forEach(r => {
+        if (((r.height + r.y) - mergedY) > mergedHeight) mergedHeight = (r.height + r.y) - mergedY;
+        if (((r.width + r.x) - mergedX) > mergedWidth) mergedWidth = (r.width + r.x) - mergedX; 
+    });
+	
+	return {
+		x: mergedX,
+		y: mergedY,
+		width: mergedWidth,
+		height: mergedHeight
+	};
+}
 
 // Generates a random unicast/local MAC address.
 export async function GenMacAddress(): Promise<string> {