diff --git a/src/net/channel.rs b/src/net/channel.rs
index 19a0e735a..ca5888604 100644
--- a/src/net/channel.rs
+++ b/src/net/channel.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use std::net::{SocketAddr, TcpStream};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use crate::error;
 use crate::net::error::{NetError, NetResult};
 use crate::net::message_subscriber::{
     MessageSubscriber, MessageSubscriberPtr, MessageSubscription,
@@ -87,6 +88,13 @@ impl Channel {
         self.stop_subscriber.notify(stop_err).await;
     }
 
+    fn is_eof_error(err: &error::Error) -> bool {
+        match err {
+            error::Error::Io(io_err) => io_err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof,
+            _ => false
+        }
+    }
+
     async fn receive_loop(self: Arc<Self>) -> NetResult<()> {
         let stop_sub = self.clone().subscribe_stop().await;
         let reader = &mut *self.reader.lock().await;
@@ -97,7 +105,11 @@ impl Channel {
                     match message_result {
                         Ok(message) => Ok(Arc::new(message)),
                         Err(err) => {
-                            error!("Read error on channel: {}", err);
+                            if Self::is_eof_error(&err) {
+                                info!("Closing channel {} disconnected", self.address());
+                            } else {
+                                error!("Read error on channel: {}", err);
+                            }
                             self.stop().await;
                             Err(NetError::ChannelStopped)
                         }
diff --git a/src/net/messages.rs b/src/net/messages.rs
index c41d686fb..8f53ffb2c 100644
--- a/src/net/messages.rs
+++ b/src/net/messages.rs
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ pub async fn read_packet<R: AsyncRead + Unpin>(stream: &mut R) -> Result<Packet>
     // Packets have a 4 byte header of magic digits
     // This is used for network debugging
     let mut magic = [0u8; 4];
+    //debug!("reading magic...");
     stream.read_exact(&mut magic).await?;
     //debug!("read magic {:?}", magic);
     if magic != MAGIC_BYTES {
diff --git a/src/net/sessions/seed_session.rs b/src/net/sessions/seed_session.rs
index cfc187c76..25b3c7d1d 100644
--- a/src/net/sessions/seed_session.rs
+++ b/src/net/sessions/seed_session.rs
@@ -94,9 +94,11 @@ impl SeedSession {
         let protocol_ping = ProtocolPing::new(channel.clone(), settings.clone());
         protocol_ping.start(executor.clone()).await;
 
-        let protocol_seed = ProtocolSeed::new(channel, hosts, settings.clone());
+        let protocol_seed = ProtocolSeed::new(channel.clone(), hosts, settings.clone());
         protocol_seed.start(executor.clone()).await?;
 
+        channel.stop().await;
+
         Ok(())
     }
 }