diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 76bf88690..18f2aaef7 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -16,20 +16,6 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-// assert_err!(your_func(), Err(Error::UrlParsingFailed(_)));
-// assert_err!(your_func(), Err(Error::CanonicalizationFailed(_)));
-// assert_err!(your_func(), Err(Error::FileOpenFailed(er)) if er.kind() == ErrorKind::NotFound);
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! assert_err {
-    ($expression:expr, $($pattern:tt)+) => {
-        match $expression {
-            $($pattern)+ => (),
-            ref e => panic!("expected `{}` but got `{:?}`", stringify!($($pattern)+), e),
-        }
-    }
-}
-pub use assert_err;
-
 // Hello developer. Please add your error to the according subsection
 // that is commented, or make a new subsection. Keep it clean.
 
diff --git a/src/net/p2p.rs b/src/net/p2p.rs
index 5e7123ea4..46d6668b2 100644
--- a/src/net/p2p.rs
+++ b/src/net/p2p.rs
@@ -40,11 +40,8 @@ use super::{
     settings::{Settings, SettingsPtr},
 };
 use crate::{
-    error::assert_err,
-    system::{
-        sleep_forever, StoppableTask, StoppableTaskPtr, Subscriber, SubscriberPtr, Subscription,
-    },
-    Error, Result,
+    system::{Subscriber, SubscriberPtr, Subscription},
+    Result,
 };
 
 /// Set of channels that are awaiting connection
@@ -80,9 +77,6 @@ pub struct P2p {
     /// Reference to configured [`OutboundSession`]
     session_outbound: Mutex<Option<Arc<OutboundSession>>>,
 
-    /// Main process that starts and stops all the sessions
-    process: StoppableTaskPtr,
-
     /// Enable network debugging
     pub dnet_enabled: Mutex<bool>,
     /// The subscriber for which we can give dnet info over
@@ -115,8 +109,6 @@ impl P2p {
             session_inbound: Mutex::new(None),
             session_outbound: Mutex::new(None),
 
-            process: StoppableTask::new(),
-
             dnet_enabled: Mutex::new(false),
             dnet_subscriber: Subscriber::new(),
         });
@@ -132,28 +124,10 @@ impl P2p {
         self_
     }
 
-    /// Invoke startup and seeding sequence. Call from constructing thread.
+    /// Starts inbound, outbound, and manual sessions.
     pub async fn start(self: Arc<Self>) -> Result<()> {
-        let self_ = self.clone();
-        self.process.clone().start(
-            self.clone()._run(),
-            |result| self_.handle_stop(result),
-            Error::NetworkServiceStopped,
-            self.executor(),
-        );
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    // TODO: fix this, see outbound session also
-    async fn _run(self: Arc<Self>) -> Result<()> {
-        self.run().await;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-    /// Runs the network. Starts inbound, outbound, and manual sessions.
-    /// Waits for a stop signal and stops the network if received.
-    async fn run(self: Arc<Self>) {
-        debug!(target: "net::p2p::run()", "P2P::run() [BEGIN]");
-        info!(target: "net::p2p::run()", "[P2P] Running P2P subsystem");
+        debug!(target: "net::p2p::start()", "P2P::start() [BEGIN]");
+        info!(target: "net::p2p::start()", "[P2P] Starting P2P subsystem");
 
         // First attempt any set manual connections
         let manual = self.session_manual().await;
@@ -164,35 +138,22 @@ impl P2p {
         // Start the inbound session
         let inbound = self.session_inbound().await;
         if let Err(err) = inbound.clone().start().await {
-            error!(target: "net::p2p::run()", "Failed to start inbound session!: {}", err);
+            error!(target: "net::p2p::start()", "Failed to start inbound session!: {}", err);
             manual.stop().await;
-            return
+            return Err(err)
         }
 
         // Start the outbound session
         let outbound = self.session_outbound().await;
         if let Err(err) = outbound.clone().start().await {
-            error!(target: "net::p2p::run()", "Failed to start outbound session!: {}", err);
+            error!(target: "net::p2p::start()", "Failed to start outbound session!: {}", err);
             manual.stop().await;
             inbound.stop().await;
-            return
+            return Err(err)
         }
 
-        info!(target: "net::p2p::run()", "[P2P] P2P subsystem started");
-
-        // Wait for stop signal
-        sleep_forever().await;
-        unreachable!();
-    }
-
-    async fn handle_stop(self: Arc<Self>, result: Result<()>) {
-        assert!(result.is_err());
-        assert_err!(result, Err(Error::NetworkServiceStopped));
-        info!(target: "net::p2p::handle_stop()", "[P2P] Received stop signal. Shutting down.");
-        // Stop the sessions
-        self.session_manual().await.stop().await;
-        self.session_inbound().await.stop().await;
-        self.session_outbound().await.stop().await;
+        info!(target: "net::p2p::start()", "[P2P] P2P subsystem started");
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Reseed the P2P network.
@@ -211,7 +172,10 @@ impl P2p {
 
     /// Stop the running P2P subsystem
     pub async fn stop(&self) {
-        self.process.stop().await;
+        // Stop the sessions
+        self.session_manual().await.stop().await;
+        self.session_inbound().await.stop().await;
+        self.session_outbound().await.stop().await;
     }
 
     /// Broadcasts a message concurrently across all active channels.
diff --git a/src/net/session/outbound_session.rs b/src/net/session/outbound_session.rs
index 40a73cf38..72fb57146 100644
--- a/src/net/session/outbound_session.rs
+++ b/src/net/session/outbound_session.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use log::{debug, error, info, warn};
-use smol::{lock::Mutex, Executor};
+use smol::lock::Mutex;
 use url::Url;
 
 use super::{
@@ -148,23 +148,23 @@ impl Slot {
 
     async fn start(self: Arc<Self>) {
         // TODO: way too many clones, look into making this implicit. See implicit-clone crate
+        let ex = self.p2p().executor();
+
         self.process.clone().start(
-            self.clone()._run(),
+            async move {
+                self.run().await;
+                Ok(())
+            },
             // Ignore stop handler
             |_| async {},
             Error::NetworkServiceStopped,
-            self.p2p().executor(),
+            ex,
         );
     }
     async fn stop(self: Arc<Self>) {
         self.process.stop().await
     }
 
-    // TODO: need to fix StoppableTask so it accepts arbitrary function signatures
-    async fn _run(self: Arc<Self>) -> Result<()> {
-        self.run().await;
-        Ok(())
-    }
     async fn run(self: Arc<Self>) {
         assert_eq!(*self.state.lock().await, SlotState::Inactive);
         // This is the main outbound connection loop where we try to establish
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ impl Slot {
                     "[P2P] Outbound slot #{} disconnected: {}",
                     self.slot, err
                 );
+
+                dnetev!(self, OutboundDisconnected, {
+                    slot: self.slot,
+                    err: err.to_string()
+                });
                 continue
             }
             // Wait for channel to close