diff --git a/src/babashka/pods/impl.clj b/src/babashka/pods/impl.clj
index 52146b8..eded61e 100644
--- a/src/babashka/pods/impl.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/pods/impl.clj
@@ -219,9 +219,12 @@
                 ;; listening to output synchronous.
                 (when out
                   (binding [*out* out-stream]
-                    (println out)))
-                (when err (binding [*out* err-stream]
-                            (println err)))
+                    (print out)
+                    (.flush ^java.io.Writer out-stream)))
+                (when err
+                  (binding [*out* err-stream]
+                    (print err)
+                    (.flush ^java.io.Writer err-stream)))
                 (when (or value* error? namespace)
                   (cond promise?
                         (deliver chan (cond error? exception
@@ -292,7 +295,8 @@
    the socket is connected."
   ^Socket
   [^String hostname ^Integer port]
-  (Socket. hostname port))
+  (doto (Socket. hostname port)
+    (.setTcpNoDelay true)))
 
 (defn close-socket
   "Close the socket, and also closes its input and output streams."
diff --git a/test-pod/pod/test_pod.clj b/test-pod/pod/test_pod.clj
index 8e483b5..7fb8506 100644
--- a/test-pod/pod/test_pod.clj
+++ b/test-pod/pod/test_pod.clj
@@ -207,14 +207,14 @@
                               "id" id})
                             pod.test-pod/print
                             (do (write out
-                                 {"out" (pr-str args)
+                                 {"out" (with-out-str (prn args))
                                   "id" id})
                                 (write out
                                  {"status" ["done"]
                                   "id" id}))
                             pod.test-pod/print-err
                             (do (write out
-                                 {"err" (pr-str args)
+                                 {"err" (with-out-str (prn args))
                                   "id" id})
                                 (write out
                                  {"status" ["done"]