diff --git a/debuggerd/client/debuggerd_client.cpp b/debuggerd/client/debuggerd_client.cpp
index c357fd6d6..cb7cbbe0f 100644
--- a/debuggerd/client/debuggerd_client.cpp
+++ b/debuggerd/client/debuggerd_client.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 
 #include <android-base/file.h>
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <android-base/parseint.h>
 #include <android-base/stringprintf.h>
+#include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
 
@@ -117,6 +119,20 @@ bool debuggerd_trigger_dump(pid_t pid, DebuggerdDumpType dump_type, unsigned int
     return false;
   }
 
+  std::string pipe_size_str;
+  int pipe_buffer_size = 1024 * 1024;
+  if (android::base::ReadFileToString("/proc/sys/fs/pipe-max-size", &pipe_size_str)) {
+    pipe_size_str = android::base::Trim(pipe_size_str);
+
+    if (!android::base::ParseInt(pipe_size_str.c_str(), &pipe_buffer_size, 0)) {
+      LOG(FATAL) << "failed to parse pipe max size '" << pipe_size_str << "'";
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (fcntl(pipe_read.get(), F_SETPIPE_SZ, pipe_buffer_size) != pipe_buffer_size) {
+    PLOG(ERROR) << "failed to set pipe buffer size";
+  }
+
   if (send_fd(set_timeout(sockfd), &req, sizeof(req), std::move(pipe_write)) != sizeof(req)) {
     PLOG(ERROR) << "libdebuggerd_client: failed to send output fd to tombstoned";
     return false;
diff --git a/debuggerd/crash_dump.cpp b/debuggerd/crash_dump.cpp
index cc7824219..558bc721a 100644
--- a/debuggerd/crash_dump.cpp
+++ b/debuggerd/crash_dump.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
 #include <cutils/sockets.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
+#include <private/android_filesystem_config.h>
 #include <procinfo/process.h>
 
 #include "backtrace.h"
@@ -99,8 +100,9 @@ static bool ptrace_seize_thread(int pid_proc_fd, pid_t tid, std::string* error)
   return true;
 }
 
-static bool activity_manager_notify(int pid, int signal, const std::string& amfd_data) {
-  android::base::unique_fd amfd(socket_local_client("/data/system/ndebugsocket", ANDROID_SOCKET_NAMESPACE_FILESYSTEM, SOCK_STREAM));
+static bool activity_manager_notify(pid_t pid, int signal, const std::string& amfd_data) {
+  android::base::unique_fd amfd(socket_local_client(
+      "/data/system/ndebugsocket", ANDROID_SOCKET_NAMESPACE_FILESYSTEM, SOCK_STREAM));
   if (amfd.get() == -1) {
     PLOG(ERROR) << "unable to connect to activity manager";
     return false;
@@ -207,9 +209,14 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   action.sa_handler = signal_handler;
   debuggerd_register_handlers(&action);
 
+  sigset_t mask;
+  sigemptyset(&mask);
+  if (sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &mask, nullptr) != 0) {
+    PLOG(FATAL) << "failed to set signal mask";
+  }
+
   if (argc != 4) {
     LOG(FATAL) << "Wrong number of args: " << argc << " (expected 4)";
-    return 1;
   }
 
   pid_t main_tid;
@@ -264,7 +271,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   }
 
   // Die if we take too long.
-  alarm(20);
+  alarm(2);
 
   std::string attach_error;
 
@@ -408,7 +415,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   }
 
   if (fatal_signal) {
-    activity_manager_notify(target, signo, amfd_data);
+    // Don't try to notify ActivityManager if it just crashed, or we might hang until timeout.
+    if (target_info.name != "system_server" || target_info.uid != AID_SYSTEM) {
+      activity_manager_notify(target, signo, amfd_data);
+    }
   }
 
   // Close stdout before we notify tombstoned of completion.
diff --git a/debuggerd/debuggerd_test.cpp b/debuggerd/debuggerd_test.cpp
index 8c00b76a0..9008b95ac 100644
--- a/debuggerd/debuggerd_test.cpp
+++ b/debuggerd/debuggerd_test.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ static void tombstoned_intercept(pid_t target_pid, unique_fd* intercept_fd, uniq
     FAIL() << "failed to set pipe size: " << strerror(errno);
   }
 
+  ASSERT_GE(pipe_buffer_size, 1024 * 1024);
+
   if (send_fd(intercept_fd->get(), &req, sizeof(req), std::move(output_pipe_write)) != sizeof(req)) {
     FAIL() << "failed to send output fd to tombstoned: " << strerror(errno);
   }