diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d790129..9e17cf7 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
   * When number of sync servers equals zero, set sync result to success.
     Patch from arte42.ripe in issue #7.
 
+  * When there is only one KSM, use more portable code without async.
+    Patch from arte42.ripe in issue #7.
+
   * Add files COPYING and AUTHORS.
 
 * Version 2.4 released 2010-03-16
diff --git a/ykval-common.php b/ykval-common.php
index e794149..76073b9 100644
--- a/ykval-common.php
+++ b/ykval-common.php
@@ -195,10 +195,25 @@ function retrieveURLasync ($urls, $ans_req=1, $match="^OK", $returl=False) {
   return $str;
 }
 
+function retrieveURLsimple ($url, $match="^OK") {
+  foreach (file($url) as $line) {
+    if (preg_match("/".$match."/", $line)) {
+      return $line;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 // $otp: A yubikey OTP
 function KSMdecryptOTP($urls) {
   $ret = array();
-  $response = retrieveURLasync ($urls);
+  if (!is_array($urls)) {
+    $response = retrieveURLsimple ($urls);
+  } elseif (count($urls) == 1) {
+    $response = retrieveURLsimple ($urls[0]);
+  } else {
+    $response = retrieveURLasync ($urls);
+  }
   if ($response) {
     debug("YK-KSM response: " . $response);
   }