diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/asynchttp.py b/confluent_server/confluent/asynchttp.py
index 7294112b..279a7fcb 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/asynchttp.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/asynchttp.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class AsyncSession(object):
 
     async def run_handler(self, handler, requestid):
         try:
+            # iterate_responses from core maybe? handler might return other stuff
             handler = await handler
             async for rsp in handler:
                 await self.add(requestid, rsp)
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/protocols/ssdp.py b/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/protocols/ssdp.py
index 26903df4..1205726d 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/protocols/ssdp.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/discovery/protocols/ssdp.py
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ async def _find_service(service, target):
         #    pooltargs.append(('/redfish/v1/', peerdata[nid]))
     tsks = []
     for targ in pooltargs:
-        tsks.append(util.spawn(check_fish(targ)))
+        tsks.append(util.spawn_task(check_fish(targ)))
     while tsks:
         done, tsks = await asyncio.wait(tsks, return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED)
         for dt in done:
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/console/openbmc.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/console/openbmc.py
index f3cf1c07..ad6c0fbd 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/console/openbmc.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/console/openbmc.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 # specification.  consoleserver or shellserver would be equally likely
 # to use this.
 
+import asyncio
 import confluent.exceptions as cexc
 import confluent.interface.console as conapi
 import confluent.log as log
@@ -84,19 +85,23 @@ class OpenBmcConsole(conapi.Console):
         self.datacallback = None
         self.nodeconfig = config
         self.connected = False
+        self.recvr = None
 
 
     async def recvdata(self):
-        while self.connected:
-            pendingdata = await self.ws.receive()
-            if pendingdata.type == aiohttp.WSMsgType.BINARY:
-                await self.datacallback(pendingdata.data)
-                continue
-            elif pendingdata.type ==  aiohttp.WSMsgType.CLOSE:
-                await self.datacallback(conapi.ConsoleEvent.Disconnect)
-                return
-            else:
-                print("Unknown response in WSConsoleHandler")
+        try:
+            while self.connected:
+                pendingdata = await self.ws.receive()
+                if pendingdata.type == aiohttp.WSMsgType.BINARY:
+                    await self.datacallback(pendingdata.data)
+                    continue
+                elif pendingdata.type ==  aiohttp.WSMsgType.CLOSE:
+                    await self.datacallback(conapi.ConsoleEvent.Disconnect)
+                    return
+                else:
+                    print("Unknown response in WSConsoleHandler")
+        except asyncio.CancelledError:
+            pass
 
 
     async def connect(self, callback):
@@ -124,13 +129,16 @@ class OpenBmcConsole(conapi.Console):
         self.ws = await self.clisess.ws_connect('wss://{0}/console0'.format(self.bmc), protocols=protos, ssl=self.ssl)
     #self.ws.connect('wss://{0}/console0'.format(self.bmc), host=bmc, cookie='XSRF-TOKEN={0}; SESSION={1}'.format(wc.cookies['XSRF-TOKEN'], wc.cookies['SESSION']), subprotocols=[wc.cookies['XSRF-TOKEN']])
         self.connected = True
-        util.spawn(self.recvdata())
+        self.recvr = util.spawn_task(self.recvdata())
         return
 
     async def write(self, data):
         await self.ws.send_str(data.decode())
 
     async def close(self):
+        if self.recvr:
+            self.recvr.cancel()
+            self.recvr = None
         if self.ws:
             await self.ws.close()
         self.connected = False
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/util.py b/confluent_server/confluent/util.py
index 5db7c424..4c566ea1 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/util.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/util.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import re
 import socket
 import ssl
 import struct
-import asyncio
 import random
 import subprocess
 
@@ -58,21 +57,43 @@ def spawn_after(sleeptime, func, *args):
 
 tsks = {}
 
+
+tasksitter = None
+
+
+async def _sit_tasks():
+    while True:
+        while not tsks:
+            await asyncio.sleep(15)
+        tsk_list = [tsks[x] for x in tsks]
+        cmpl, pnding = await asyncio.wait(tsk_list, return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED, timeout=15)
+        for tskid in list(tsks):
+            if tsks[tskid].done():
+                try:
+                    tsk = tsks[tskid]
+                    del tsks[tskid]
+                    await tsk
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(repr(e))
+
+
+def spawn_task(coro):
+    try:
+        return asyncio.create_task(coro)
+    except AttributeError:
+        return asyncio.get_event_loop().create_task(coro)
+
+
 def spawn(coro):
+    global tasksitter
+    if not tasksitter:
+        tasksitter = spawn_task(_sit_tasks())
     tskid = random.random()
     while tskid in tsks:
         tskid = random.random()
-    tsks[tskid] = 1
-    try:
-        tsks[tskid] = asyncio.create_task(_run(coro, tskid), name=repr(coro))
-    except AttributeError:
-        tsks[tskid] = asyncio.get_event_loop().create_task(_run(coro, tskid), name=repr(coro))
+    tsks[tskid] = spawn_task(coro)
     return tsks[tskid]
 
-async def _run(coro, taskid):
-    ret = await coro
-    del tsks[taskid]
-    return ret
 
 
 async def check_output(*cmd):