diff --git a/src/megabasterd/ChunkDownloader.java b/src/megabasterd/ChunkDownloader.java
index 7f418237a..a28e22463 100644
--- a/src/megabasterd/ChunkDownloader.java
+++ b/src/megabasterd/ChunkDownloader.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public void run() {
                             _download.getMain_panel().getProxy_manager().excludeProxy(current_proxy);
                         }
 
-                        current_proxy = _download.getMain_panel().getProxy_manager().getRandomProxy(true);
+                        current_proxy = _download.getMain_panel().getProxy_manager().getFastestProxy(true);
 
                         if (httpclient != null) {
                             try {
diff --git a/src/megabasterd/MainPanel.java b/src/megabasterd/MainPanel.java
index 302fcd3fa..d15fac34c 100644
--- a/src/megabasterd/MainPanel.java
+++ b/src/megabasterd/MainPanel.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
  */
 public final class MainPanel {
 
-    public static final String VERSION = "2.53";
+    public static final String VERSION = "2.54";
     public static final int THROTTLE_SLICE_SIZE = 16 * 1024;
     public static final int DEFAULT_BYTE_BUFFER_SIZE = 16 * 1024;
     public static final int STREAMER_PORT = 1337;
diff --git a/src/megabasterd/SmartMegaProxyManager.java b/src/megabasterd/SmartMegaProxyManager.java
index bd1533d71..ffb321c8d 100644
--- a/src/megabasterd/SmartMegaProxyManager.java
+++ b/src/megabasterd/SmartMegaProxyManager.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ public class SmartMegaProxyManager implements Runnable {
     private final MainPanel _main_panel;
     private volatile boolean _exit;
     private volatile boolean _use_smart_proxy;
-    private volatile Integer _last_list_hash;
     private final Object _refresh_lock;
 
     public SmartMegaProxyManager(MainPanel main_panel, String proxy_list_url) {
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ public SmartMegaProxyManager(MainPanel main_panel, String proxy_list_url) {
         _excluded_proxies = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>();
         _exit = false;
         _use_smart_proxy = false;
-        _last_list_hash = null;
         _refresh_lock = new Object();
     }
 
@@ -131,6 +129,36 @@ public String getRandomProxy(boolean skip_excluded) {
         }
     }
 
+    public String getFastestProxy(boolean skip_excluded) {
+
+        synchronized (_refresh_lock) {
+
+            if (_proxy_list.size() > 0) {
+
+                if (skip_excluded && _excluded_proxies.size() > 0) {
+
+                    for (String proxy : _proxy_list) {
+
+                        if (!_excluded_proxies.contains(proxy)) {
+
+                            return proxy;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    return null;
+
+                } else {
+
+                    return _proxy_list.peek();
+                }
+
+            } else {
+
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public void excludeProxy(String proxy) {
 
         synchronized (_refresh_lock) {
@@ -143,7 +171,18 @@ public void excludeProxy(String proxy) {
 
                 if (_proxy_list.size() == _excluded_proxies.size()) {
 
-                    _refreshProxyList();
+                    _excluded_proxies.clear();
+
+                    THREAD_POOL.execute(new Runnable() {
+                        @Override
+                        public void run() {
+
+                            synchronized (_refresh_lock) {
+
+                                _refreshProxyList();
+                            }
+                        }
+                    });
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -197,16 +236,7 @@ private void _refreshProxyList() {
 
                     _use_smart_proxy = false;
 
-                    int proxy_list_hashcode = _proxy_list.hashCode();
-
-                    if (_last_list_hash != proxy_list_hashcode) {
-
-                        _last_list_hash = proxy_list_hashcode;
-
-                        _excluded_proxies.clear();
-
-                        Logger.getLogger(SmartMegaProxyManager.class.getName()).log(Level.INFO, "{0} Smart Proxy Manager: excluded list cleared!", new Object[]{Thread.currentThread().getName()});
-                    }
+                    _excluded_proxies.clear();
                 }
 
                 swingReflectionInvoke("setText", _main_panel.getView().getSmart_proxy_status(), "SmartProxy: " + (_proxy_list.size() - _excluded_proxies.size()) + "/" + _proxy_list.size());
diff --git a/src/megabasterd/StreamChunkDownloader.java b/src/megabasterd/StreamChunkDownloader.java
index 9e029a49d..11413f2cc 100644
--- a/src/megabasterd/StreamChunkDownloader.java
+++ b/src/megabasterd/StreamChunkDownloader.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public void run() {
                             _chunkwriter.getServer().getMain_panel().getProxy_manager().excludeProxy(current_proxy);
                         }
 
-                        current_proxy = _chunkwriter.getServer().getMain_panel().getProxy_manager().getRandomProxy(true);
+                        current_proxy = _chunkwriter.getServer().getMain_panel().getProxy_manager().getFastestProxy(true);
 
                         if (httpclient != null) {
                             try {