diff --git a/cli/onionshare_cli/meek.py b/cli/onionshare_cli/meek.py
index dffbad83..3ada19c7 100644
--- a/cli/onionshare_cli/meek.py
+++ b/cli/onionshare_cli/meek.py
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 import os
 import subprocess
 import time
-from queue import Queue, Empty
-from threading import Thread
 
 
 class Meek(object):
@@ -67,14 +65,6 @@ class Meek(object):
         Start the Meek Client and populate the SOCKS proxies dict
         for use with requests to the Tor Moat API.
         """
-        # Small method to read stdout from the subprocess.
-        # We use this to obtain the random port that Meek
-        # started on
-        def enqueue_output(out, queue):
-            for line in iter(out.readline, b""):
-                queue.put(line)
-            out.close()
-
         # Abort early if we can't find the Meek client
         if self.meek_client_file_path is None or not os.path.exists(
             self.meek_client_file_path
@@ -124,34 +114,22 @@ class Meek(object):
                 universal_newlines=True,
             )
 
-        # Queue up the stdout from the subprocess for polling later
-        q = Queue()
-        t = Thread(target=enqueue_output, args=(self.meek_proc.stdout, q))
-        t.daemon = True  # thread dies with the program
-        t.start()
+        # Obtain the host and port that meek is running on
+        for line in iter(self.meek_proc.stdout.readline, b""):
+            if "CMETHOD meek socks5" in line:
+                self.meek_host = line.split(" ")[3].split(":")[0]
+                self.meek_port = line.split(" ")[3].split(":")[1]
+                self.common.log(
+                    "Meek",
+                    "start",
+                    f"Meek running on {self.meek_host}:{self.meek_port}",
+                )
+                break
 
-        while True:
-            # read stdout without blocking
-            try:
-                line = q.get_nowait()
-                self.common.log("Meek", "start", line.strip())
-            except Empty:
-                # no stdout yet?
-                pass
-            else:  # we got stdout
-                if "CMETHOD meek socks5" in line:
-                    self.meek_host = line.split(" ")[3].split(":")[0]
-                    self.meek_port = line.split(" ")[3].split(":")[1]
-                    self.common.log(
-                        "Meek",
-                        "start",
-                        f"Meek running on {self.meek_host}:{self.meek_port}",
-                    )
-                    break
-
-                if "CMETHOD-ERROR" in line:
-                    self.cleanup()
-                    raise MeekNotRunning()
+            if "CMETHOD-ERROR" in line:
+                self.cleanup()
+                raise MeekNotRunning()
+                break
 
         if self.meek_port:
             self.meek_proxies = {