diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp
index c44af173ba..8ff1c1d77b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void NetPlayServer::ThreadFunc()
     int net;
     if (m_traversal_client)
       m_traversal_client->HandleResends();
-    net = enet_host_service(m_server, &netEvent, 1000);
+    net = enet_host_service(m_server, &netEvent, 100);
     while (!m_async_queue.Empty())
     {
       {
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/NetPlay/NetPlayDialog.h b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/NetPlay/NetPlayDialog.h
index 03111925bd..2e1f3dc282 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/NetPlay/NetPlayDialog.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/NetPlay/NetPlayDialog.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <atomic>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ private:
   bool m_is_copy_button_retry = false;
   bool m_got_stop_request = true;
   int m_buffer_size = 0;
-  int m_player_count = 0;
+  std::atomic<int> m_player_count = 0;
   int m_old_player_count = 0;
   bool m_host_input_authority = false;