diff --git a/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.h b/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.h
index 8043c087..77396ade 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.h
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.h
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ namespace net_utils
 
 
 		bool speed_limit_is_enabled() const; ///< tells us should we be sleeping here (e.g. do not sleep on RPC connections)
+
+    bool cancel();
     
   private:
     //----------------- i_service_endpoint ---------------------
@@ -303,6 +305,9 @@ namespace net_utils
     /// The next connection to be accepted
     connection_ptr new_connection_;
 
+    std::mutex connections_mutex;
+    std::deque<connection_ptr> connections_;
+
   }; // class <>boosted_tcp_server
 
 
diff --git a/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.inl b/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.inl
index b75a9eca..cb8bdc6e 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.inl
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/abstract_tcp_server2.inl
@@ -565,7 +565,12 @@ PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE_VS(4355)
     return true;
     CATCH_ENTRY_L0("connection<t_protocol_handler>::close", false);
   }
-
+  //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  template<class t_protocol_handler>
+  bool connection<t_protocol_handler>::cancel()
+  {
+    return close();
+  }
   //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   template<class t_protocol_handler>
   void connection<t_protocol_handler>::handle_write(const boost::system::error_code& e, size_t cb)
@@ -871,6 +876,12 @@ POP_WARNINGS
 	}
     m_stop_signal_sent = true;
     TRY_ENTRY();
+    connections_mutex.lock();
+    for (auto &c: connections_)
+    {
+      c->cancel();
+    }
+    connections_mutex.unlock();
     io_service_.stop();
     CATCH_ENTRY_L0("boosted_tcp_server<t_protocol_handler>::send_stop_signal()", void());
   }
@@ -914,6 +925,10 @@ POP_WARNINGS
     TRY_ENTRY();
 
     connection_ptr new_connection_l(new connection<t_protocol_handler>(io_service_, m_config, m_sock_count, m_sock_number, m_pfilter, m_connection_type) );
+    connections_mutex.lock();
+    connections_.push_back(new_connection_l);
+    LOG_PRINT_L2("connections_ size now " << connections_.size());
+    connections_mutex.unlock();
     boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket&  sock_ = new_connection_l->socket();
     
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1006,6 +1021,10 @@ POP_WARNINGS
   {
     TRY_ENTRY();    
     connection_ptr new_connection_l(new connection<t_protocol_handler>(io_service_, m_config, m_sock_count, m_sock_number, m_pfilter, m_connection_type) );
+    connections_mutex.lock();
+    connections_.push_back(new_connection_l);
+    LOG_PRINT_L2("connections_ size now " << connections_.size());
+    connections_mutex.unlock();
     boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket&  sock_ = new_connection_l->socket();
     
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.inl b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
index 254c9ae7..917f1826 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.inl
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ namespace nodetool
     mPeersLoggerThread.reset(new std::thread([&]()
     {
       _note("Thread monitor number of peers - start");
-      while (!is_closing)
+      while (!is_closing && !m_net_server.is_stop_signal_sent())
       { // main loop of thread
         //number_of_peers = m_net_server.get_config_object().get_connections_count();
         unsigned int number_of_peers = 0;