diff --git a/cmd/yggdrasil/main.go b/cmd/yggdrasil/main.go
index e9a21c1..33a8769 100644
--- a/cmd/yggdrasil/main.go
+++ b/cmd/yggdrasil/main.go
@@ -292,11 +292,10 @@ exit:
 }
 
 func (n *node) shutdown() {
-	n.core.Stop()
 	n.admin.Stop()
 	n.multicast.Stop()
 	n.tuntap.Stop()
-	os.Exit(0)
+	n.core.Stop()
 }
 
 func (n *node) sessionFirewall(pubkey *crypto.BoxPubKey, initiator bool) bool {
diff --git a/src/multicast/multicast.go b/src/multicast/multicast.go
index 22ac935..7f2f591 100644
--- a/src/multicast/multicast.go
+++ b/src/multicast/multicast.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/Arceliar/phony"
 	"github.com/gologme/log"
 
 	"github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/src/config"
@@ -19,14 +20,17 @@ import (
 // configured multicast interface, Yggdrasil will attempt to peer with that node
 // automatically.
 type Multicast struct {
-	core       *yggdrasil.Core
-	config     *config.NodeState
-	log        *log.Logger
-	sock       *ipv6.PacketConn
-	groupAddr  string
-	listeners  map[string]*yggdrasil.TcpListener
-	listenPort uint16
-	isOpen     bool
+	phony.Inbox
+	core            *yggdrasil.Core
+	config          *config.NodeState
+	log             *log.Logger
+	sock            *ipv6.PacketConn
+	groupAddr       string
+	listeners       map[string]*yggdrasil.TcpListener
+	listenPort      uint16
+	isOpen          bool
+	announcer       *time.Timer
+	platformhandler *time.Timer
 }
 
 // Init prepares the multicast interface for use.
@@ -63,9 +67,9 @@ func (m *Multicast) Start() error {
 	}
 
 	m.isOpen = true
-	go m.multicastStarted()
 	go m.listen()
-	go m.announce()
+	m.Act(m, m.multicastStarted)
+	m.Act(m, m.announce)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -73,6 +77,12 @@ func (m *Multicast) Start() error {
 // Stop is not implemented for multicast yet.
 func (m *Multicast) Stop() error {
 	m.isOpen = false
+	if m.announcer != nil {
+		m.announcer.Stop()
+	}
+	if m.platformhandler != nil {
+		m.platformhandler.Stop()
+	}
 	m.sock.Close()
 	return nil
 }
@@ -136,108 +146,108 @@ func (m *Multicast) announce() {
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	for {
-		interfaces := m.Interfaces()
-		// There might be interfaces that we configured listeners for but are no
-		// longer up - if that's the case then we should stop the listeners
-		for name, listener := range m.listeners {
-			// Prepare our stop function!
-			stop := func() {
-				listener.Stop <- true
-				delete(m.listeners, name)
-				m.log.Debugln("No longer multicasting on", name)
-			}
-			// If the interface is no longer visible on the system then stop the
-			// listener, as another one will be started further down
-			if _, ok := interfaces[name]; !ok {
-				stop()
-				continue
-			}
-			// It's possible that the link-local listener address has changed so if
-			// that is the case then we should clean up the interface listener
-			found := false
-			listenaddr, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp6", listener.Listener.Addr().String())
-			if err != nil {
-				stop()
-				continue
-			}
-			// Find the interface that matches the listener
-			if intf, err := net.InterfaceByName(name); err == nil {
-				if addrs, err := intf.Addrs(); err == nil {
-					// Loop through the addresses attached to that listener and see if any
-					// of them match the current address of the listener
-					for _, addr := range addrs {
-						if ip, _, err := net.ParseCIDR(addr.String()); err == nil {
-							// Does the interface address match our listener address?
-							if ip.Equal(listenaddr.IP) {
-								found = true
-								break
-							}
+	interfaces := m.Interfaces()
+	// There might be interfaces that we configured listeners for but are no
+	// longer up - if that's the case then we should stop the listeners
+	for name, listener := range m.listeners {
+		// Prepare our stop function!
+		stop := func() {
+			listener.Stop()
+			delete(m.listeners, name)
+			m.log.Debugln("No longer multicasting on", name)
+		}
+		// If the interface is no longer visible on the system then stop the
+		// listener, as another one will be started further down
+		if _, ok := interfaces[name]; !ok {
+			stop()
+			continue
+		}
+		// It's possible that the link-local listener address has changed so if
+		// that is the case then we should clean up the interface listener
+		found := false
+		listenaddr, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp6", listener.Listener.Addr().String())
+		if err != nil {
+			stop()
+			continue
+		}
+		// Find the interface that matches the listener
+		if intf, err := net.InterfaceByName(name); err == nil {
+			if addrs, err := intf.Addrs(); err == nil {
+				// Loop through the addresses attached to that listener and see if any
+				// of them match the current address of the listener
+				for _, addr := range addrs {
+					if ip, _, err := net.ParseCIDR(addr.String()); err == nil {
+						// Does the interface address match our listener address?
+						if ip.Equal(listenaddr.IP) {
+							found = true
+							break
 						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			// If the address has not been found on the adapter then we should stop
-			// and clean up the TCP listener. A new one will be created below if a
-			// suitable link-local address is found
-			if !found {
-				stop()
-			}
 		}
-		// Now that we have a list of valid interfaces from the operating system,
-		// we can start checking if we can send multicasts on them
-		for _, iface := range interfaces {
-			// Find interface addresses
-			addrs, err := iface.Addrs()
-			if err != nil {
-				panic(err)
-			}
-			for _, addr := range addrs {
-				addrIP, _, _ := net.ParseCIDR(addr.String())
-				// Ignore IPv4 addresses
-				if addrIP.To4() != nil {
-					continue
-				}
-				// Ignore non-link-local addresses
-				if !addrIP.IsLinkLocalUnicast() {
-					continue
-				}
-				// Join the multicast group
-				m.sock.JoinGroup(&iface, groupAddr)
-				// Try and see if we already have a TCP listener for this interface
-				var listener *yggdrasil.TcpListener
-				if l, ok := m.listeners[iface.Name]; !ok || l.Listener == nil {
-					// No listener was found - let's create one
-					listenaddr := fmt.Sprintf("[%s%%%s]:%d", addrIP, iface.Name, m.listenPort)
-					if li, err := m.core.ListenTCP(listenaddr); err == nil {
-						m.log.Debugln("Started multicasting on", iface.Name)
-						// Store the listener so that we can stop it later if needed
-						m.listeners[iface.Name] = li
-						listener = li
-					} else {
-						m.log.Warnln("Not multicasting on", iface.Name, "due to error:", err)
-					}
-				} else {
-					// An existing listener was found
-					listener = m.listeners[iface.Name]
-				}
-				// Make sure nothing above failed for some reason
-				if listener == nil {
-					continue
-				}
-				// Get the listener details and construct the multicast beacon
-				lladdr := listener.Listener.Addr().String()
-				if a, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp6", lladdr); err == nil {
-					a.Zone = ""
-					destAddr.Zone = iface.Name
-					msg := []byte(a.String())
-					m.sock.WriteTo(msg, nil, destAddr)
-				}
-				break
-			}
+		// If the address has not been found on the adapter then we should stop
+		// and clean up the TCP listener. A new one will be created below if a
+		// suitable link-local address is found
+		if !found {
+			stop()
 		}
-		time.Sleep(time.Second * 15)
 	}
+	// Now that we have a list of valid interfaces from the operating system,
+	// we can start checking if we can send multicasts on them
+	for _, iface := range interfaces {
+		// Find interface addresses
+		addrs, err := iface.Addrs()
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		for _, addr := range addrs {
+			addrIP, _, _ := net.ParseCIDR(addr.String())
+			// Ignore IPv4 addresses
+			if addrIP.To4() != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			// Ignore non-link-local addresses
+			if !addrIP.IsLinkLocalUnicast() {
+				continue
+			}
+			// Join the multicast group
+			m.sock.JoinGroup(&iface, groupAddr)
+			// Try and see if we already have a TCP listener for this interface
+			var listener *yggdrasil.TcpListener
+			if l, ok := m.listeners[iface.Name]; !ok || l.Listener == nil {
+				// No listener was found - let's create one
+				listenaddr := fmt.Sprintf("[%s%%%s]:%d", addrIP, iface.Name, m.listenPort)
+				if li, err := m.core.ListenTCP(listenaddr); err == nil {
+					m.log.Debugln("Started multicasting on", iface.Name)
+					// Store the listener so that we can stop it later if needed
+					m.listeners[iface.Name] = li
+					listener = li
+				} else {
+					m.log.Warnln("Not multicasting on", iface.Name, "due to error:", err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				// An existing listener was found
+				listener = m.listeners[iface.Name]
+			}
+			// Make sure nothing above failed for some reason
+			if listener == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			// Get the listener details and construct the multicast beacon
+			lladdr := listener.Listener.Addr().String()
+			if a, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp6", lladdr); err == nil {
+				a.Zone = ""
+				destAddr.Zone = iface.Name
+				msg := []byte(a.String())
+				m.sock.WriteTo(msg, nil, destAddr)
+			}
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	m.announcer = time.AfterFunc(time.Second*15, func() {
+		m.Act(m, m.announce)
+	})
 }
 
 func (m *Multicast) listen() {
diff --git a/src/multicast/multicast_darwin.go b/src/multicast/multicast_darwin.go
index c88b4a8..4cfef9e 100644
--- a/src/multicast/multicast_darwin.go
+++ b/src/multicast/multicast_darwin.go
@@ -32,21 +32,16 @@ import (
 var awdlGoroutineStarted bool
 
 func (m *Multicast) multicastStarted() {
-	if awdlGoroutineStarted {
-		return
-	}
-	awdlGoroutineStarted = true
-	for {
-		C.StopAWDLBrowsing()
-		for intf := range m.Interfaces() {
-			if intf == "awdl0" {
-				m.log.Infoln("Multicast discovery is using AWDL discovery")
-				C.StartAWDLBrowsing()
-				break
-			}
+	C.StopAWDLBrowsing()
+	for intf := range m.Interfaces() {
+		if intf == "awdl0" {
+			C.StartAWDLBrowsing()
+			break
 		}
-		time.Sleep(time.Minute)
 	}
+	m.platformhandler = time.AfterFunc(time.Minute, func() {
+		m.Act(m, m.multicastStarted)
+	})
 }
 
 func (m *Multicast) multicastReuse(network string, address string, c syscall.RawConn) error {
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/conn.go b/src/yggdrasil/conn.go
index cb28a6f..9af5d24 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/conn.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/conn.go
@@ -102,11 +102,12 @@ func (c *Conn) search() error {
 					if sinfo != nil {
 						// Need to clean up to avoid a session leak
 						sinfo.cancel.Cancel(nil)
+						sinfo.sessions.removeSession(sinfo)
 					}
 				default:
 					if sinfo != nil {
 						// Finish initializing the session
-						sinfo.conn = c
+						sinfo.setConn(nil, c)
 					}
 					c.session = sinfo
 					err = e
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/core.go b/src/yggdrasil/core.go
index 42910aa..98a5c6e 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/core.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/core.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (c *Core) _addPeerLoop() {
 			if err := c.CallPeer(peer, intf); err != nil {
 				c.log.Errorln("Failed to add peer:", err)
 			}
-		}(peer, "")
+		}(peer, "") // TODO: this should be acted and not in a goroutine?
 	}
 
 	// Add peers from the InterfacePeers section
@@ -106,13 +106,12 @@ func (c *Core) _addPeerLoop() {
 				if err := c.CallPeer(peer, intf); err != nil {
 					c.log.Errorln("Failed to add peer:", err)
 				}
-			}(peer, intf)
+			}(peer, intf) // TODO: this should be acted and not in a goroutine?
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Sit for a while
 	c.addPeerTimer = time.AfterFunc(time.Minute, func() {
-		c.Act(c, c._addPeerLoop)
+		c.Act(nil, c._addPeerLoop)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -192,5 +191,12 @@ func (c *Core) Stop() {
 // This function is unsafe and should only be ran by the core actor.
 func (c *Core) _stop() {
 	c.log.Infoln("Stopping...")
-	c.addPeerTimer.Stop()
+	if c.addPeerTimer != nil {
+		c.addPeerTimer.Stop()
+	}
+	c.link.stop()
+	for _, peer := range c.GetPeers() {
+		c.DisconnectPeer(peer.Port)
+	}
+	c.log.Infoln("Stopped")
 }
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/link.go b/src/yggdrasil/link.go
index 3686ab9..a4a41e7 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/link.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/link.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type link struct {
 	mutex      sync.RWMutex // protects interfaces below
 	interfaces map[linkInfo]*linkInterface
 	tcp        tcp // TCP interface support
+	stopped    chan struct{}
 	// TODO timeout (to remove from switch), read from config.ReadTimeout
 }
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ func (l *link) init(c *Core) error {
 	l.mutex.Lock()
 	l.interfaces = make(map[linkInfo]*linkInterface)
 	l.mutex.Unlock()
+	l.stopped = make(chan struct{})
 
 	if err := l.tcp.init(l); err != nil {
 		c.log.Errorln("Failed to start TCP interface")
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ func (l *link) reconfigure() {
 func (l *link) call(uri string, sintf string) error {
 	u, err := url.Parse(uri)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("peer %s is not correctly formatted", uri)
+		return fmt.Errorf("peer %s is not correctly formatted (%s)", uri, err)
 	}
 	pathtokens := strings.Split(strings.Trim(u.Path, "/"), "/")
 	switch u.Scheme {
@@ -134,6 +136,14 @@ func (l *link) create(msgIO linkInterfaceMsgIO, name, linkType, local, remote st
 	return &intf, nil
 }
 
+func (l *link) stop() error {
+	close(l.stopped)
+	if err := l.tcp.stop(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (intf *linkInterface) handler() error {
 	// TODO split some of this into shorter functions, so it's easier to read, and for the FIXME duplicate peer issue mentioned later
 	myLinkPub, myLinkPriv := crypto.NewBoxKeys()
@@ -224,7 +234,18 @@ func (intf *linkInterface) handler() error {
 	go intf.peer.start()
 	intf.reader.Act(nil, intf.reader._read)
 	// Wait for the reader to finish
+	// TODO find a way to do this without keeping live goroutines around
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	defer close(done)
+	go func() {
+		select {
+		case <-intf.link.stopped:
+			intf.msgIO.close()
+		case <-done:
+		}
+	}()
 	err = <-intf.reader.err
+	// TODO don't report an error if it's just a 'use of closed network connection'
 	if err != nil {
 		intf.link.core.log.Infof("Disconnected %s: %s, source %s; error: %s",
 			strings.ToUpper(intf.info.linkType), themString, intf.info.local, err)
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/session.go b/src/yggdrasil/session.go
index 8a6d16f..2f5e0af 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/session.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/session.go
@@ -414,8 +414,10 @@ func (sinfo *sessionInfo) _updateNonce(theirNonce *crypto.BoxNonce) {
 
 // Resets all sessions to an uninitialized state.
 // Called after coord changes, so attemtps to use a session will trigger a new ping and notify the remote end of the coord change.
+// Only call this from the router actor.
 func (ss *sessions) reset() {
-	for _, sinfo := range ss.sinfos {
+	for _, _sinfo := range ss.sinfos {
+		sinfo := _sinfo // So we can safely put it in a closure
 		sinfo.Act(ss.router, func() {
 			sinfo.reset = true
 		})
@@ -470,7 +472,8 @@ func (sinfo *sessionInfo) _recvPacket(p *wire_trafficPacket) {
 		callback := func() {
 			util.PutBytes(p.Payload)
 			if !isOK || k != sinfo.sharedSesKey || !sinfo._nonceIsOK(&p.Nonce) {
-				// Either we failed to decrypt, or the session was updated, or we received this packet in the mean time
+				// Either we failed to decrypt, or the session was updated, or we
+				// received this packet in the mean time
 				util.PutBytes(bs)
 				return
 			}
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/tcp.go b/src/yggdrasil/tcp.go
index f81e49a..ed8f7b9 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/tcp.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/tcp.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const tcp_ping_interval = (default_timeout * 2 / 3)
 // The TCP listener and information about active TCP connections, to avoid duplication.
 type tcp struct {
 	link      *link
+	waitgroup sync.WaitGroup
 	mutex     sync.Mutex // Protecting the below
 	listeners map[string]*TcpListener
 	calls     map[string]struct{}
@@ -46,7 +47,12 @@ type tcp struct {
 // multicast interfaces.
 type TcpListener struct {
 	Listener net.Listener
-	Stop     chan bool
+	stop     chan struct{}
+}
+
+func (l *TcpListener) Stop() {
+	defer func() { recover() }()
+	close(l.stop)
 }
 
 // Wrapper function to set additional options for specific connection types.
@@ -96,6 +102,16 @@ func (t *tcp) init(l *link) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (t *tcp) stop() error {
+	t.mutex.Lock()
+	for _, listener := range t.listeners {
+		listener.Stop()
+	}
+	t.mutex.Unlock()
+	t.waitgroup.Wait()
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (t *tcp) reconfigure() {
 	t.link.core.config.Mutex.RLock()
 	added := util.Difference(t.link.core.config.Current.Listen, t.link.core.config.Previous.Listen)
@@ -121,7 +137,7 @@ func (t *tcp) reconfigure() {
 			t.mutex.Lock()
 			if listener, ok := t.listeners[d[6:]]; ok {
 				t.mutex.Unlock()
-				listener.Stop <- true
+				listener.Stop()
 				t.link.core.log.Infoln("Stopped TCP listener:", d[6:])
 			} else {
 				t.mutex.Unlock()
@@ -141,8 +157,9 @@ func (t *tcp) listen(listenaddr string) (*TcpListener, error) {
 	if err == nil {
 		l := TcpListener{
 			Listener: listener,
-			Stop:     make(chan bool),
+			stop:     make(chan struct{}),
 		}
+		t.waitgroup.Add(1)
 		go t.listener(&l, listenaddr)
 		return &l, nil
 	}
@@ -152,6 +169,7 @@ func (t *tcp) listen(listenaddr string) (*TcpListener, error) {
 
 // Runs the listener, which spawns off goroutines for incoming connections.
 func (t *tcp) listener(l *TcpListener, listenaddr string) {
+	defer t.waitgroup.Done()
 	if l == nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -166,7 +184,6 @@ func (t *tcp) listener(l *TcpListener, listenaddr string) {
 		t.mutex.Unlock()
 	}
 	// And here we go!
-	accepted := make(chan bool)
 	defer func() {
 		t.link.core.log.Infoln("Stopping TCP listener on:", l.Listener.Addr().String())
 		l.Listener.Close()
@@ -175,36 +192,29 @@ func (t *tcp) listener(l *TcpListener, listenaddr string) {
 		t.mutex.Unlock()
 	}()
 	t.link.core.log.Infoln("Listening for TCP on:", l.Listener.Addr().String())
+	go func() {
+		<-l.stop
+		l.Listener.Close()
+	}()
+	defer l.Stop()
 	for {
-		var sock net.Conn
-		var err error
-		// Listen in a separate goroutine, as that way it does not block us from
-		// receiving "stop" events
-		go func() {
-			sock, err = l.Listener.Accept()
-			accepted <- true
-		}()
-		// Wait for either an accepted connection, or a message telling us to stop
-		// the TCP listener
-		select {
-		case <-accepted:
-			if err != nil {
-				t.link.core.log.Errorln("Failed to accept connection:", err)
-				return
-			}
-			go t.handler(sock, true, nil)
-		case <-l.Stop:
+		sock, err := l.Listener.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.link.core.log.Errorln("Failed to accept connection:", err)
 			return
 		}
+		t.waitgroup.Add(1)
+		go t.handler(sock, true, nil)
 	}
 }
 
 // Checks if we already are calling this address
-func (t *tcp) isAlreadyCalling(saddr string) bool {
+func (t *tcp) startCalling(saddr string) bool {
 	t.mutex.Lock()
 	defer t.mutex.Unlock()
 	_, isIn := t.calls[saddr]
-	return isIn
+	t.calls[saddr] = struct{}{}
+	return !isIn
 }
 
 // Checks if a connection already exists.
@@ -218,12 +228,9 @@ func (t *tcp) call(saddr string, options interface{}, sintf string) {
 		if sintf != "" {
 			callname = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", saddr, sintf)
 		}
-		if t.isAlreadyCalling(callname) {
+		if !t.startCalling(callname) {
 			return
 		}
-		t.mutex.Lock()
-		t.calls[callname] = struct{}{}
-		t.mutex.Unlock()
 		defer func() {
 			// Block new calls for a little while, to mitigate livelock scenarios
 			time.Sleep(default_timeout)
@@ -252,6 +259,7 @@ func (t *tcp) call(saddr string, options interface{}, sintf string) {
 			if err != nil {
 				return
 			}
+			t.waitgroup.Add(1)
 			t.handler(conn, false, saddr)
 		} else {
 			dst, err := net.ResolveTCPAddr("tcp", saddr)
@@ -316,12 +324,14 @@ func (t *tcp) call(saddr string, options interface{}, sintf string) {
 				t.link.core.log.Debugln("Failed to dial TCP:", err)
 				return
 			}
+			t.waitgroup.Add(1)
 			t.handler(conn, false, nil)
 		}
 	}()
 }
 
 func (t *tcp) handler(sock net.Conn, incoming bool, options interface{}) {
+	defer t.waitgroup.Done() // Happens after sock.close
 	defer sock.Close()
 	t.setExtraOptions(sock)
 	stream := stream{}