diff --git a/eh/src/command.rs b/eh/src/command.rs
index 7eace98..a6ff260 100644
--- a/eh/src/command.rs
+++ b/eh/src/command.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use std::{
-  collections::VecDeque,
   io::{self, Read, Write},
   process::{Command, ExitStatus, Output, Stdio},
+  sync::mpsc,
+  thread,
   time::{Duration, Instant},
 };
 
@@ -31,6 +32,40 @@ const DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 4096;
 /// Default timeout for command execution
 const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(300); // 5 minutes
 
+enum PipeEvent {
+  Stdout(Vec<u8>),
+  Stderr(Vec<u8>),
+  Error(io::Error),
+}
+
+/// Drain a pipe reader, sending chunks through the channel.
+fn read_pipe<R: Read>(
+  mut reader: R,
+  tx: mpsc::Sender<PipeEvent>,
+  is_stderr: bool,
+) {
+  let mut buf = [0u8; DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE];
+  loop {
+    match reader.read(&mut buf) {
+      Ok(0) => break,
+      Ok(n) => {
+        let event = if is_stderr {
+          PipeEvent::Stderr(buf[..n].to_vec())
+        } else {
+          PipeEvent::Stdout(buf[..n].to_vec())
+        };
+        if tx.send(event).is_err() {
+          break;
+        }
+      },
+      Err(e) => {
+        let _ = tx.send(PipeEvent::Error(e));
+        break;
+      },
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /// Builder and executor for Nix commands.
 pub struct NixCommand {
   subcommand:       String,
@@ -58,16 +93,6 @@ impl NixCommand {
     self
   }
 
-  #[allow(dead_code, reason = "FIXME")]
-  pub fn args<I, S>(mut self, args: I) -> Self
-  where
-    I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
-    S: Into<String>,
-  {
-    self.args.extend(args.into_iter().map(Into::into));
-    self
-  }
-
   #[must_use]
   pub fn args_ref(mut self, args: &[String]) -> Self {
     self.args.extend(args.iter().cloned());
@@ -101,11 +126,9 @@ impl NixCommand {
     self
   }
 
-  /// Run the command, streaming output to the provided interceptor.
-  pub fn run_with_logs<I: LogInterceptor + 'static>(
-    &self,
-    mut interceptor: I,
-  ) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
+  /// Build the underlying `std::process::Command` with all configured
+  /// arguments, environment variables, and flags.
+  fn build_command(&self) -> Command {
     let mut cmd = Command::new("nix");
     cmd.arg(&self.subcommand);
 
@@ -121,6 +144,18 @@ impl NixCommand {
       cmd.env(k, v);
     }
     cmd.args(&self.args);
+    cmd
+  }
+
+  /// Run the command, streaming output to the provided interceptor.
+  ///
+  /// Stdout and stderr are read concurrently using background threads
+  /// so that neither pipe blocks the other.
+  pub fn run_with_logs<I: LogInterceptor + 'static>(
+    &self,
+    mut interceptor: I,
+  ) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
+    let mut cmd = self.build_command();
 
     if self.interactive {
       cmd.stdout(Stdio::inherit());
@@ -133,100 +168,152 @@ impl NixCommand {
     cmd.stderr(Stdio::piped());
 
     let mut child = cmd.spawn()?;
-    let child_stdout = child.stdout.take().ok_or_else(|| {
+    let stdout = child.stdout.take().ok_or_else(|| {
       EhError::CommandFailed {
         command: format!("nix {}", self.subcommand),
       }
     })?;
-    let child_stderr = child.stderr.take().ok_or_else(|| {
+    let stderr = child.stderr.take().ok_or_else(|| {
       EhError::CommandFailed {
         command: format!("nix {}", self.subcommand),
       }
     })?;
-    let mut stdout = child_stdout;
-    let mut stderr = child_stderr;
 
-    let mut out_buf = [0u8; DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE];
-    let mut err_buf = [0u8; DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE];
+    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
+
+    let tx_out = tx.clone();
+    let stdout_thread = thread::spawn(move || read_pipe(stdout, tx_out, false));
+
+    let tx_err = tx;
+    let stderr_thread = thread::spawn(move || read_pipe(stderr, tx_err, true));
 
-    let mut out_queue = VecDeque::new();
-    let mut err_queue = VecDeque::new();
     let start_time = Instant::now();
 
     loop {
-      let mut did_something = false;
-
-      // Check for timeout
       if start_time.elapsed() > DEFAULT_TIMEOUT {
         let _ = child.kill();
-        return Err(EhError::CommandFailed {
-          command: format!("nix {} timed out after 5 minutes", self.subcommand),
+        let _ = stdout_thread.join();
+        let _ = stderr_thread.join();
+        let _ = child.wait();
+        return Err(EhError::Timeout {
+          command:  format!("nix {}", self.subcommand),
+          duration: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
         });
       }
 
-      match stdout.read(&mut out_buf) {
-        Ok(0) => {},
-        Ok(n) => {
-          interceptor.on_stdout(&out_buf[..n]);
-          out_queue.push_back(Vec::from(&out_buf[..n]));
-          did_something = true;
+      match rx.recv_timeout(Duration::from_millis(100)) {
+        Ok(PipeEvent::Stdout(data)) => interceptor.on_stdout(&data),
+        Ok(PipeEvent::Stderr(data)) => interceptor.on_stderr(&data),
+        Ok(PipeEvent::Error(e)) => {
+          let _ = child.kill();
+          let _ = stdout_thread.join();
+          let _ = stderr_thread.join();
+          let _ = child.wait();
+          return Err(EhError::Io(e));
         },
-        Err(ref e) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {},
-        Err(e) => return Err(EhError::Io(e)),
-      }
-
-      match stderr.read(&mut err_buf) {
-        Ok(0) => {},
-        Ok(n) => {
-          interceptor.on_stderr(&err_buf[..n]);
-          err_queue.push_back(Vec::from(&err_buf[..n]));
-          did_something = true;
-        },
-        Err(ref e) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {},
-        Err(e) => return Err(EhError::Io(e)),
-      }
-
-      if !did_something && child.try_wait()?.is_some() {
-        break;
-      }
-
-      // Prevent busy waiting when no data is available
-      if !did_something {
-        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10));
+        Err(mpsc::RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => {},
+        // All senders dropped — both reader threads finished
+        Err(mpsc::RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => break,
       }
     }
 
+    let _ = stdout_thread.join();
+    let _ = stderr_thread.join();
+
     let status = child.wait()?;
     Ok(status)
   }
 
-  /// Run the command and capture all output.
+  /// Run the command and capture all output (with timeout).
   pub fn output(&self) -> Result<Output> {
-    let mut cmd = Command::new("nix");
-    cmd.arg(&self.subcommand);
-
-    if self.print_build_logs
-      && !self.args.iter().any(|a| a == "--no-build-output")
-    {
-      cmd.arg("--print-build-logs");
-    }
-    if self.impure {
-      cmd.arg("--impure");
-    }
-    for (k, v) in &self.env {
-      cmd.env(k, v);
-    }
-    cmd.args(&self.args);
+    let mut cmd = self.build_command();
 
     if self.interactive {
       cmd.stdout(Stdio::inherit());
       cmd.stderr(Stdio::inherit());
       cmd.stdin(Stdio::inherit());
-    } else {
-      cmd.stdout(Stdio::piped());
-      cmd.stderr(Stdio::piped());
+      return Ok(cmd.output()?);
     }
 
-    Ok(cmd.output()?)
+    cmd.stdout(Stdio::piped());
+    cmd.stderr(Stdio::piped());
+
+    let mut child = cmd.spawn()?;
+    let stdout = child.stdout.take();
+    let stderr = child.stderr.take();
+
+    let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();
+
+    let tx_out = tx.clone();
+    let stdout_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
+      let mut buf = Vec::new();
+      if let Some(mut r) = stdout {
+        let _ = r.read_to_end(&mut buf);
+      }
+      let _ = tx_out.send((false, buf));
+    });
+
+    let tx_err = tx;
+    let stderr_thread = thread::spawn(move || {
+      let mut buf = Vec::new();
+      if let Some(mut r) = stderr {
+        let _ = r.read_to_end(&mut buf);
+      }
+      let _ = tx_err.send((true, buf));
+    });
+
+    let start_time = Instant::now();
+    let mut stdout_buf = Vec::new();
+    let mut stderr_buf = Vec::new();
+    let mut received = 0;
+
+    while received < 2 {
+      let remaining = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
+        .checked_sub(start_time.elapsed())
+        .unwrap_or(Duration::ZERO);
+
+      if remaining.is_zero() {
+        let _ = child.kill();
+        let _ = stdout_thread.join();
+        let _ = stderr_thread.join();
+        let _ = child.wait();
+        return Err(EhError::Timeout {
+          command:  format!("nix {}", self.subcommand),
+          duration: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
+        });
+      }
+
+      match rx.recv_timeout(remaining) {
+        Ok((true, buf)) => {
+          stderr_buf = buf;
+          received += 1;
+        },
+        Ok((false, buf)) => {
+          stdout_buf = buf;
+          received += 1;
+        },
+        Err(mpsc::RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => {
+          let _ = child.kill();
+          let _ = stdout_thread.join();
+          let _ = stderr_thread.join();
+          let _ = child.wait();
+          return Err(EhError::Timeout {
+            command:  format!("nix {}", self.subcommand),
+            duration: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
+          });
+        },
+        Err(mpsc::RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => break,
+      }
+    }
+
+    let _ = stdout_thread.join();
+    let _ = stderr_thread.join();
+
+    let status = child.wait()?;
+    Ok(Output {
+      status,
+      stdout: stdout_buf,
+      stderr: stderr_buf,
+    })
   }
 }