diff --git a/bfs/implementations/breadcrumbs/algos/AlgoBreadcrumbs.cpp b/bfs/implementations/breadcrumbs/algos/AlgoBreadcrumbs.cpp
index 953593a..543cb11 100644
--- a/bfs/implementations/breadcrumbs/algos/AlgoBreadcrumbs.cpp
+++ b/bfs/implementations/breadcrumbs/algos/AlgoBreadcrumbs.cpp
@@ -4,12 +4,17 @@
 
 void AlgoBreadcrumbs::loop()
 {
+	int msgCount = 0;
+	Attribute msgCountAttrib = { "MSGCOUNT", sizeof(int), &msgCount };
+
 	vector<Attribute> attribs = pollForAttributes();
 	if (attribs.size() > 0)
 	{
-		printf("Attrib length: %d\n", attribs.size());
+		cout << attribs.size() << " attributes received!" << endl;
+		msgCount += attribs.size();
+
+		sendAttribute(msgCountAttrib);
 	}
-	_sleep(1000);
 }
 
 bool AlgoBreadcrumbs::loopCondition()
diff --git a/bfs/implementations/breadcrumbs/io_procs/VirtualOutputIOProcessor.cpp b/bfs/implementations/breadcrumbs/io_procs/VirtualOutputIOProcessor.cpp
index a475031..fd1698a 100644
--- a/bfs/implementations/breadcrumbs/io_procs/VirtualOutputIOProcessor.cpp
+++ b/bfs/implementations/breadcrumbs/io_procs/VirtualOutputIOProcessor.cpp
@@ -7,10 +7,20 @@ void VirtualOutputIOProcessor::loop()
 	char testValue = 'a' + iterations;
 	Attribute attrib("testKey1", 1, &testValue);
 	getComms()->sendAttribute(attrib);
+
+	if (getComms()->areIncomingAttributesAvailable()) {
+		vector<Attribute> attribs = getComms()->getIncomingAttributes();
+		for (Attribute attr : attribs)
+		{
+			cout << "Attribute " << attr.getKey() << " received!" << endl;
+		}
+	}
+
+	Sleep(500);
 	iterations--;
 }
 
 bool VirtualOutputIOProcessor::loopCondition()
 {
-	return iterations > 0;
+	return iterations >= 0;
 }
diff --git a/bfs/include/Algorithm.hpp b/bfs/include/Algorithm.hpp
index 8745c27..cd51b17 100644
--- a/bfs/include/Algorithm.hpp
+++ b/bfs/include/Algorithm.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class Algorithm
 	virtual bool loopCondition() { return false; };
 
 	vector<Attribute> pollForAttributes();
+	void sendAttribute(Attribute attrib);
 private:
 	size_t numIoProcs = 0;
 	AlgorithmServer* server;
diff --git a/bfs/include/AlgorithmServer.hpp b/bfs/include/AlgorithmServer.hpp
index 4928c52..3113557 100644
--- a/bfs/include/AlgorithmServer.hpp
+++ b/bfs/include/AlgorithmServer.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class AlgorithmServer
 
 	// Updates Algorithm key/value store with IO key/value updates
 	vector<Attribute> getAllIncomingAttributes();
+	void sendAttributeToAll(Attribute attrib);
 	void startServer();
 	int stopServer();
 
diff --git a/bfs/include/DataSyncThread.hpp b/bfs/include/DataSyncThread.hpp
index 616f9f3..bcd47e5 100644
--- a/bfs/include/DataSyncThread.hpp
+++ b/bfs/include/DataSyncThread.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <vector>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <ctime>
 
 #include "Attribute.hpp"
 #include "CMakeConfig.h"
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ class DataSyncThread
 	HANDLE hThread = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
 	DWORD dwThreadId;
 
+	// The timeout for exiting the data sync thread with attributes that have not been
+	// polled for yet. It is in ms
+	const static size_t EXIT_PENDING_ATTRIBUTE_TIMEOUT = 1000;
+
 	// Flag for signalling this thread to terminate
 	bool continueThread = false;
 
diff --git a/bfs/src/algos/Algorithm.cpp b/bfs/src/algos/Algorithm.cpp
index 4e7991b..91a4a41 100644
--- a/bfs/src/algos/Algorithm.cpp
+++ b/bfs/src/algos/Algorithm.cpp
@@ -18,3 +18,8 @@ vector<Attribute> Algorithm::pollForAttributes()
 {
 	return server->getAllIncomingAttributes();
 }
+
+void Algorithm :: sendAttribute(Attribute attrib)
+{
+	server->sendAttributeToAll(attrib);
+}
diff --git a/bfs/src/comms/AlgorithmServer.cpp b/bfs/src/comms/AlgorithmServer.cpp
index 3521eb4..91e4bfb 100644
--- a/bfs/src/comms/AlgorithmServer.cpp
+++ b/bfs/src/comms/AlgorithmServer.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,14 @@ vector<Attribute> AlgorithmServer::getAllIncomingAttributes()
 	return newAttribs;
 }
 
+void AlgorithmServer :: sendAttributeToAll(Attribute attrib)
+{
+	for (DataSyncThread* dst : clientThreads)
+	{
+		dst->sendAttribute(attrib);
+	}
+}
+
 void AlgorithmServer::startServer()
 {
 
diff --git a/bfs/src/comms/DataSyncThread.cpp b/bfs/src/comms/DataSyncThread.cpp
index 9d22dec..4e7c6b8 100644
--- a/bfs/src/comms/DataSyncThread.cpp
+++ b/bfs/src/comms/DataSyncThread.cpp
@@ -40,15 +40,23 @@ void DataSyncThread::threadRuntime()
 
 			Attribute attr(bAttr, value);
 
-			// <DataSyncThreadAddress>: AttributeUpdate(<key>, <size>)
-			cout << this << ": AttributeUpdate(" << attr.getKey() << ", " << attr.getLength() << ")" << endl;
-
 			// Storing the attrib update
 			addIncomingAttribute(attr);
 		}
 	}
 
 	continueThread = false;
+
+	// Waiting for all atributes to be read with a timeout:
+	auto start = clock();
+	cout << "Waiting for attributes to be polled!" << endl;
+	while (areIncomingAttributesAvailable() && 
+		(clock() - start) / (CLOCKS_PER_SEC) * 1000.0 < EXIT_PENDING_ATTRIBUTE_TIMEOUT);
+	if (areIncomingAttributesAvailable())
+	{
+		cout << "WARNING: Attributes are still left to be polled but data sync thread is exiting." << endl;
+	}
+
 	if (attribMutex != NULL) {
 		CloseHandle(attribMutex);
 		attribMutex = NULL;
@@ -66,7 +74,7 @@ void DataSyncThread::threadRuntime()
 		cout << "Graceful socket shutdown failed! Still more data to read!" << endl;
 	closesocket(sock);
 
-	cout << "Stopping DataSyncThread: " << this << endl;
+	cout << "Stopped DataSyncThread: " << this << endl;
 	threadRunning = false;
 }
 
@@ -257,6 +265,7 @@ vector<Attribute> DataSyncThread::getIncomingAttributes()
 		{
 			newAttribVector.push_back(attrib);
 		}
+		incomingAttributes.clear();
 		ReleaseMutex(attribMutex);
 	}
 	else {