diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_comm.py b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_comm.py
index 9d4f2e7..b4cf585 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_comm.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_comm.py
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
 
     s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM)
 
-    MAX_TRIES = 20
+    MAX_TRIES = 100
     i = 0
     while i<MAX_TRIES:
         try:
diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_signature.py b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_signature.py
index 2f9a182..e11bb5d 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_signature.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_signature.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                 name = code.co_varnames[i]
                 tp = type(locals[name])
                 class_name = tp.__name__
-                if class_name == 'instance':
+                if class_name == 'instance':  # old-style classes
                     tp = locals[name].__class__
                     class_name = tp.__name__