diff --git a/src/user.c b/src/user.c
index d4e1a05..cbc990f 100644
--- a/src/user.c
+++ b/src/user.c
@@ -333,7 +333,9 @@ int user_is_registered(struct user* user)
 
 void user_net_io_want_write(struct user* user)
 {
+#ifdef DEBUG_SENDQ
 	hub_log(log_trace, "user_net_io_want_write: %s", user_log_str(user));
+#endif
 	if (user && user->net.ev_write)
 	{
 		event_add(user->net.ev_write, 0);
@@ -342,8 +344,9 @@ void user_net_io_want_write(struct user* user)
 
 void user_net_io_want_read(struct user* user, int timeout_s)
 {
+#ifdef DEBUG_SENDQ
 	hub_log(log_trace, "user_net_io_want_read: %s", user_log_str(user));
-
+#endif
 	struct timeval timeout = { timeout_s, 0 };
 	if (user && user->net.ev_read)
 	{
@@ -351,4 +354,14 @@ void user_net_io_want_read(struct user* user, int timeout_s)
 	}
 }
 
+void user_reset_last_write(struct user* user)
+{
+	user->net.tm_last_write = time(NULL);
+}
+
+void user_reset_last_read(struct user* user)
+{
+	user->net.tm_last_read = time(NULL);
+}
+
 
diff --git a/src/user.h b/src/user.h
index e58f3c0..a15ab53 100644
--- a/src/user.h
+++ b/src/user.h
@@ -283,7 +283,15 @@ extern void user_net_io_want_write(struct user* user);
  */
 extern void user_net_io_want_read(struct user* user, int timeout_s);
 
+/**
+ * Reset the last-write timer.
+ */
+extern void user_reset_last_write(struct user* user);
 
+/**
+ * Reset the last-write timer.
+ */
+extern void user_reset_last_read(struct user* user);
 
 #endif /* HAVE_UHUB_USER_H */