diff --git a/network/default.go b/network/default.go
index b037e0aa..cd5d6967 100644
--- a/network/default.go
+++ b/network/default.go
@@ -202,6 +202,18 @@ func (n *network) Name() string {
 	return n.options.Name
 }
 
+func (n *network) initNodes() {
+	nodes, err := n.resolveNodes()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("Network failed to resolve nodes: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	// initialize the tunnel
+	n.tunnel.Init(
+		tunnel.Nodes(nodes...),
+	)
+}
+
 // resolveNodes resolves network nodes to addresses
 func (n *network) resolveNodes() ([]string, error) {
 	// resolve the network address to network nodes
@@ -253,29 +265,6 @@ func (n *network) resolveNodes() ([]string, error) {
 	return nodes, err
 }
 
-// resolve continuously resolves network nodes and initializes network tunnel with resolved addresses
-func (n *network) resolve() {
-	resolve := time.NewTicker(ResolveTime)
-	defer resolve.Stop()
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-n.closed:
-			return
-		case <-resolve.C:
-			nodes, err := n.resolveNodes()
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Debugf("Network failed to resolve nodes: %v", err)
-				continue
-			}
-			// initialize the tunnel
-			n.tunnel.Init(
-				tunnel.Nodes(nodes...),
-			)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // handleNetConn handles network announcement messages
 func (n *network) handleNetConn(s tunnel.Session, msg chan *message) {
 	for {
@@ -565,12 +554,14 @@ func (n *network) prunePeerRoutes(peer *node) error {
 
 // manage the process of announcing to peers and prune any peer nodes that have not been
 // seen for a period of time. Also removes all the routes either originated by or routable
-//by the stale nodes
+//by the stale nodes. it also resolves nodes periodically and adds them to the tunnel
 func (n *network) manage() {
 	announce := time.NewTicker(AnnounceTime)
 	defer announce.Stop()
 	prune := time.NewTicker(PruneTime)
 	defer prune.Stop()
+	resolve := time.NewTicker(ResolveTime)
+	defer resolve.Stop()
 
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -584,11 +575,14 @@ func (n *network) manage() {
 			}
 		case <-prune.C:
 			pruned := n.PruneStalePeers(PruneTime)
+
 			for id, peer := range pruned {
 				log.Debugf("Network peer exceeded prune time: %s", id)
+
 				n.Lock()
 				delete(n.peerLinks, peer.address)
 				n.Unlock()
+
 				if err := n.prunePeerRoutes(peer); err != nil {
 					log.Debugf("Network failed pruning peer %s routes: %v", id, err)
 				}
@@ -622,6 +616,8 @@ func (n *network) manage() {
 					log.Debugf("Network failed deleting routes by %s: %v", route.Router, err)
 				}
 			}
+		case <-resolve.C:
+			n.initNodes()
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -1165,25 +1161,19 @@ func (n *network) Connect() error {
 	n.Lock()
 	defer n.Unlock()
 
-	// try to resolve network nodes
-	nodes, err := n.resolveNodes()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Debugf("Network failed to resolve nodes: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// initialize the tunnel to resolved nodes
-	n.tunnel.Init(
-		tunnel.Nodes(nodes...),
-	)
-
 	// connect network tunnel
 	if err := n.tunnel.Connect(); err != nil {
-		n.Unlock()
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// initialise the nodes
+	n.initNodes()
+
 	// return if already connected
 	if n.connected {
+		// immediately resolve
+		initNodes()
+
 		// send the connect message
 		n.sendConnect()
 		return nil
@@ -1250,11 +1240,9 @@ func (n *network) Connect() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// send connect after there's a link established
+	// manage connection once links are established
 	go n.connect()
-	// resolve network nodes and re-init the tunnel
-	go n.resolve()
-	// broadcast announcements and prune stale nodes
+	// resolve nodes, broadcast announcements and prune stale nodes
 	go n.manage()
 	// advertise service routes
 	go n.advertise(advertChan)
diff --git a/tunnel/default.go b/tunnel/default.go
index 985912d0..1fa2fd47 100644
--- a/tunnel/default.go
+++ b/tunnel/default.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (t *tun) manage() {
 	reconnect := time.NewTicker(ReconnectTime)
 	defer reconnect.Stop()
 
-	// do it immediately
+	// do immediately
 	t.manageLinks()
 
 	for {
@@ -215,6 +215,47 @@ func (t *tun) manage() {
 	}
 }
 
+// manageLink sends channel discover requests periodically and
+// keepalive messages to link
+func (t *tun) manageLink(link *link) {
+	keepalive := time.NewTicker(KeepAliveTime)
+	defer keepalive.Stop()
+	discover := time.NewTicker(DiscoverTime)
+	defer discover.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-t.closed:
+			return
+		case <-link.closed:
+			return
+		case <-discover.C:
+			// send a discovery message to all links
+			if err := link.Send(&transport.Message{
+				Header: map[string]string{
+					"Micro-Tunnel":    "discover",
+					"Micro-Tunnel-Id": t.id,
+				},
+			}); err != nil {
+				log.Debugf("Tunnel failed to send discover to link %s: %v", link.Remote(), err)
+			}
+		case <-keepalive.C:
+			// send keepalive message
+			log.Debugf("Tunnel sending keepalive to link: %v", link.Remote())
+			if err := link.Send(&transport.Message{
+				Header: map[string]string{
+					"Micro-Tunnel":    "keepalive",
+					"Micro-Tunnel-Id": t.id,
+				},
+			}); err != nil {
+				log.Debugf("Tunnel error sending keepalive to link %v: %v", link.Remote(), err)
+				t.delLink(link.Remote())
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // manageLinks is a function that can be called to immediately to link setup
 func (t *tun) manageLinks() {
 	var delLinks []string
@@ -278,8 +319,15 @@ func (t *tun) manageLinks() {
 
 			// save the link
 			t.Lock()
+			defer t.Unlock()
+
+			// just check nothing else was setup in the interim
+			if _, ok := t.links[node]; ok {
+				link.Close()
+				return
+			}
+			// save the link
 			t.links[node] = link
-			t.Unlock()
 		}(node)
 	}
 
@@ -723,59 +771,6 @@ func (t *tun) listen(link *link) {
 	}
 }
 
-// discover sends channel discover requests periodically
-func (t *tun) discover(link *link) {
-	tick := time.NewTicker(DiscoverTime)
-	defer tick.Stop()
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-tick.C:
-			// send a discovery message to all links
-			if err := link.Send(&transport.Message{
-				Header: map[string]string{
-					"Micro-Tunnel":    "discover",
-					"Micro-Tunnel-Id": t.id,
-				},
-			}); err != nil {
-				log.Debugf("Tunnel failed to send discover to link %s: %v", link.Remote(), err)
-			}
-		case <-link.closed:
-			return
-		case <-t.closed:
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// keepalive periodically sends keepalive messages to link
-func (t *tun) keepalive(link *link) {
-	keepalive := time.NewTicker(KeepAliveTime)
-	defer keepalive.Stop()
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-t.closed:
-			return
-		case <-link.closed:
-			return
-		case <-keepalive.C:
-			// send keepalive message
-			log.Debugf("Tunnel sending keepalive to link: %v", link.Remote())
-			if err := link.Send(&transport.Message{
-				Header: map[string]string{
-					"Micro-Tunnel":    "keepalive",
-					"Micro-Tunnel-Id": t.id,
-				},
-			}); err != nil {
-				log.Debugf("Tunnel error sending keepalive to link %v: %v", link.Remote(), err)
-				t.delLink(link.Remote())
-				return
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // setupLink connects to node and returns link if successful
 // It returns error if the link failed to be established
 func (t *tun) setupLink(node string) (*link, error) {
@@ -812,11 +807,8 @@ func (t *tun) setupLink(node string) (*link, error) {
 	// process incoming messages
 	go t.listen(link)
 
-	// start keepalive monitor
-	go t.keepalive(link)
-
-	// discover things on the remote side
-	go t.discover(link)
+	// manage keepalives and discovery messages
+	go t.manageLink(link)
 
 	return link, nil
 }
@@ -839,11 +831,8 @@ func (t *tun) connect() error {
 			// create a new link
 			link := newLink(sock)
 
-			// start keepalive monitor
-			go t.keepalive(link)
-
-			// discover things on the remote side
-			go t.discover(link)
+			// manage the link
+			go t.manageLink(link)
 
 			// listen for inbound messages.
 			// only save the link once connected.
@@ -870,6 +859,8 @@ func (t *tun) Connect() error {
 
 	// already connected
 	if t.connected {
+		// do it immediately
+		t.manageLinks()
 		// setup links
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -884,13 +875,13 @@ func (t *tun) Connect() error {
 	// create new close channel
 	t.closed = make(chan bool)
 
-	// manage the links
-	go t.manage()
-
 	// process outbound messages to be sent
 	// process sends to all links
 	go t.process()
 
+	// manage the links
+	go t.manage()
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/tunnel/reconnect_test.go b/tunnel/reconnect_test.go
index 2c78b8b2..3e9331c3 100644
--- a/tunnel/reconnect_test.go
+++ b/tunnel/reconnect_test.go
@@ -9,15 +9,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestReconnectTunnel(t *testing.T) {
+	// we manually override the tunnel.ReconnectTime value here
+	// this is so that we make the reconnects faster than the default 5s
+	ReconnectTime = 100 * time.Millisecond
+
 	// create a new tunnel client
 	tunA := NewTunnel(
-		Address("127.0.0.1:9096"),
-		Nodes("127.0.0.1:9097"),
+		Address("127.0.0.1:9098"),
+		Nodes("127.0.0.1:9099"),
 	)
 
 	// create a new tunnel server
 	tunB := NewTunnel(
-		Address("127.0.0.1:9097"),
+		Address("127.0.0.1:9099"),
 	)
 
 	// start tunnel
@@ -27,10 +31,6 @@ func TestReconnectTunnel(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer tunB.Close()
 
-	// we manually override the tunnel.ReconnectTime value here
-	// this is so that we make the reconnects faster than the default 5s
-	ReconnectTime = 200 * time.Millisecond
-
 	// start tunnel
 	err = tunA.Connect()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestReconnectTunnel(t *testing.T) {
 
 	wg.Add(1)
 	// start tunnel sender
-	go testBrokenTunSend(t, tunA, wait, &wg)
+	go testBrokenTunSend(t, tunA, wait, &wg, ReconnectTime)
 
 	// wait until done
 	wg.Wait()
diff --git a/tunnel/session.go b/tunnel/session.go
index b43f3e75..84153541 100644
--- a/tunnel/session.go
+++ b/tunnel/session.go
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ func (s *session) Close() error {
 	default:
 		close(s.closed)
 
-		// don't send close on multicast
+		// don't send close on multicast or broadcast
 		if s.mode != Unicast {
 			return nil
 		}
diff --git a/tunnel/tunnel_test.go b/tunnel/tunnel_test.go
index 8c3119da..839beeb1 100644
--- a/tunnel/tunnel_test.go
+++ b/tunnel/tunnel_test.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func testBrokenTunAccept(t *testing.T, tun Tunnel, wait chan bool, wg *sync.Wait
 	wait <- true
 }
 
-func testBrokenTunSend(t *testing.T, tun Tunnel, wait chan bool, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+func testBrokenTunSend(t *testing.T, tun Tunnel, wait chan bool, wg *sync.WaitGroup, reconnect time.Duration) {
 	defer wg.Done()
 
 	// wait for the listener to get ready
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func testBrokenTunSend(t *testing.T, tun Tunnel, wait chan bool, wg *sync.WaitGr
 	<-wait
 
 	// give it time to reconnect
-	time.Sleep(5 * ReconnectTime)
+	time.Sleep(10 * reconnect)
 
 	// send the message
 	if err := c.Send(&m); err != nil {