diff --git a/server/rpc_request.go b/server/rpc_request.go
index 40995b14..532cf4b1 100644
--- a/server/rpc_request.go
+++ b/server/rpc_request.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type rpcRequest struct {
 	body        []byte
 	rawBody     interface{}
 	stream      bool
+	first       bool
 }
 
 type rpcMessage struct {
@@ -54,9 +55,9 @@ func (r *rpcRequest) Body() interface{} {
 
 func (r *rpcRequest) Read() ([]byte, error) {
 	// got a body
-	if r.body != nil {
+	if r.first {
 		b := r.body
-		r.body = nil
+		r.first = false
 		return b, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/server/rpc_server.go b/server/rpc_server.go
index b68e6425..90b00862 100644
--- a/server/rpc_server.go
+++ b/server/rpc_server.go
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ func (s *rpcServer) ServeConn(sock transport.Socket) {
 			body:        msg.Body,
 			socket:      sock,
 			stream:      true,
+			first:       true,
 		}
 
 		// internal response
diff --git a/tunnel/default.go b/tunnel/default.go
index 480fd465..f03e08ca 100644
--- a/tunnel/default.go
+++ b/tunnel/default.go
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ func (t *tun) process() {
 
 			// send the message via the interface
 			t.RLock()
+			if len(t.links) == 0 {
+				log.Debugf("Zero links to send to")
+			}
 			for _, link := range t.links {
 				log.Debugf("Sending %+v to %s", newMsg, link.Remote())
 				link.Send(newMsg)
@@ -146,6 +149,7 @@ func (t *tun) listen(link transport.Socket, listener bool) {
 		msg := new(transport.Message)
 		err := link.Recv(msg)
 		if err != nil {
+			log.Debugf("Tunnel link %s receive error: %v", link.Remote(), err)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -185,12 +189,12 @@ func (t *tun) listen(link transport.Socket, listener bool) {
 
 		// no socket in existence
 		if !exists {
-			log.Debugf("Skipping")
+			log.Debugf("Tunnel skipping no socket exists")
 			// drop it, we don't care about
 			// messages we don't know about
 			continue
 		}
-		log.Debugf("Using socket %s %s", s.id, s.session)
+		log.Debugf("Tunnel using socket %s %s", s.id, s.session)
 
 		// is the socket closed?
 		select {
@@ -260,6 +264,7 @@ func (t *tun) connect() error {
 
 			// delete the link
 			defer func() {
+				log.Debugf("Deleting connection from %s", sock.Remote())
 				t.Lock()
 				delete(t.links, id)
 				t.Unlock()
diff --git a/tunnel/listener.go b/tunnel/listener.go
index 368cf4a5..d341d019 100644
--- a/tunnel/listener.go
+++ b/tunnel/listener.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package tunnel
 
 import (
 	"io"
+
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/util/log"
 )
 
 type tunListener struct {
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ func (t *tunListener) process() {
 		case m := <-t.socket.recv:
 			// get a socket
 			sock, ok := conns[m.session]
+			log.Debugf("Tunnel listener received id %s session %s exists: %t", m.id, m.session, ok)
 			if !ok {
 				// create a new socket session
 				sock = &socket{
@@ -50,12 +53,14 @@ func (t *tunListener) process() {
 
 				// save the socket
 				conns[m.session] = sock
+				sock.recv <- m
 
 				// send to accept chan
 				select {
 				case <-t.closed:
 					return
 				case t.accept <- sock:
+					continue
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -64,6 +69,7 @@ func (t *tunListener) process() {
 			case <-sock.closed:
 				delete(conns, m.session)
 			case sock.recv <- m:
+				log.Debugf("Tunnel listener sent to recv chan id %s session %s", m.id, m.session)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -92,7 +98,7 @@ func (t *tunListener) Accept() (Conn, error) {
 		return nil, io.EOF
 	case <-t.tunClosed:
 		// close the listener when the tunnel closes
-		close(t.closed)
+		t.Close()
 		return nil, io.EOF
 	// wait for a new connection
 	case c, ok := <-t.accept:
diff --git a/tunnel/socket.go b/tunnel/socket.go
index ac738efc..8b288c40 100644
--- a/tunnel/socket.go
+++ b/tunnel/socket.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/transport"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/util/log"
 )
 
 // socket is our pseudo socket for transport.Socket
@@ -59,8 +60,21 @@ func (s *socket) Send(m *transport.Message) error {
 	default:
 		// no op
 	}
+
+	// make copy
+	data := &transport.Message{
+		Header: make(map[string]string),
+		Body:   m.Body,
+	}
+
+	for k, v := range m.Header {
+		data.Header[k] = v
+	}
+
 	// append to backlog
-	s.send <- &message{id: s.id, session: s.session, data: m}
+	msg := &message{id: s.id, session: s.session, data: data}
+	log.Debugf("Appending %+v to send backlog", msg)
+	s.send <- msg
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -73,6 +87,7 @@ func (s *socket) Recv(m *transport.Message) error {
 	}
 	// recv from backlog
 	msg := <-s.recv
+	log.Debugf("Received %+v from recv backlog", msg)
 	// set message
 	*m = *msg.data
 	// return nil