diff --git a/network/link.go b/network/link.go
index 9dc5b7d7..5b676be5 100644
--- a/network/link.go
+++ b/network/link.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/codec/proto"
 	pb "github.com/micro/go-micro/network/proto"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/transport"
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/util/log"
 )
 
 type link struct {
@@ -71,12 +70,17 @@ func (l *link) process() {
 		for {
 			m := new(Message)
 			if err := l.recv(m, nil); err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+
+			// check if it's an internal close method
+			if m.Header["Micro-Method"] == "close" {
 				l.Close()
 				return
 			}
+
 			select {
 			case l.recvQueue <- m:
-				log.Debugf("%s processing recv", l.id)
 			case <-l.closed:
 				return
 			}
@@ -87,7 +91,6 @@ func (l *link) process() {
 		select {
 		case m := <-l.sendQueue:
 			if err := l.send(m, nil); err != nil {
-				l.Close()
 				return
 			}
 		case <-l.closed:
@@ -265,15 +268,11 @@ func (l *link) recv(m *Message, v interface{}) error {
 
 	tm := new(transport.Message)
 
-	log.Debugf("link %s attempting receiving", l.id)
-
 	// receive the transport message
 	if err := l.socket.Recv(tm); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.Debugf("link %s received %+v %+v\n", l.id, tm, v)
-
 	// set the message
 	m.Header = tm.Header
 	m.Body = tm.Body
@@ -303,14 +302,11 @@ func (l *link) Close() error {
 	}
 
 	// send a final close message
-	l.socket.Send(&transport.Message{
+	return l.socket.Send(&transport.Message{
 		Header: map[string]string{
 			"Micro-Method": "close",
 		},
 	})
-
-	// close the socket
-	return l.socket.Close()
 }
 
 // returns the node id
@@ -348,7 +344,7 @@ func (l *link) Weight() int {
 func (l *link) Accept() (*Message, error) {
 	select {
 	case <-l.closed:
-		return nil, ErrLinkClosed
+		return nil, io.EOF
 	case m := <-l.recvQueue:
 		return m, nil
 	}
@@ -360,7 +356,7 @@ func (l *link) Accept() (*Message, error) {
 func (l *link) Send(m *Message) error {
 	select {
 	case <-l.closed:
-		return ErrLinkClosed
+		return io.EOF
 	case l.sendQueue <- m:
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/network/node.go b/network/node.go
index 1e6b7cd1..ea05824a 100644
--- a/network/node.go
+++ b/network/node.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package network
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"sort"
@@ -282,7 +283,6 @@ func (n *node) process() {
 				})
 
 				// queue the message
-				log.Debugf("sending on link %s", links[0].id)
 				links[0].Send(m)
 			}
 			n.RUnlock()
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@ func (n *node) manage(l *link) {
 		// so we can judge link saturation both ways.
 
 		m, err := l.Accept()
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			return
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Debugf("Error accepting message on link %s: %v", l.id, err)
 			// ???