diff --git a/src/network/advanceddispatcher.py b/src/network/advanceddispatcher.py
index 50ddf44b..c50b6a43 100644
--- a/src/network/advanceddispatcher.py
+++ b/src/network/advanceddispatcher.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class AdvancedDispatcher(asyncore.dispatcher):
             self.uploadChunk = asyncore.uploadBucket
         self.uploadChunk = min(self.uploadChunk, len(self.write_buf))
         return asyncore.dispatcher.writable(self) and \
-                (self.connecting or self.uploadChunk > 0)
+                (self.connecting or (self.connected and self.uploadChunk > 0))
 
     def readable(self):
         self.downloadChunk = AdvancedDispatcher._buf_len
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class AdvancedDispatcher(asyncore.dispatcher):
         except AttributeError:
             pass
         return asyncore.dispatcher.readable(self) and \
-                (self.connecting or self.downloadChunk > 0)
+                (self.connecting or self.accepting or (self.connected and self.downloadChunk > 0))
 
     def handle_read(self):
         self.lastTx = time.time()
@@ -127,5 +127,5 @@ class AdvancedDispatcher(asyncore.dispatcher):
             self.read_buf = bytearray()
         with self.writeLock:
             self.write_buf = bytearray()
-        self.state = "close"
+        self.set_state("close")
         self.close()
diff --git a/src/network/bmproto.py b/src/network/bmproto.py
index 9bc60af7..e4f7b406 100644
--- a/src/network/bmproto.py
+++ b/src/network/bmproto.py
@@ -546,6 +546,9 @@ class BMProto(AdvancedDispatcher, ObjectTracker):
 
     def handle_close(self):
         self.set_state("close")
+        if not (self.accepting or self.connecting or self.connected):
+            # already disconnected
+            return
         try:
             logger.debug("%s:%i: closing, %s", self.destination.host, self.destination.port, self.close_reason)
         except AttributeError:
diff --git a/src/network/connectionpool.py b/src/network/connectionpool.py
index ebde717b..aa48093e 100644
--- a/src/network/connectionpool.py
+++ b/src/network/connectionpool.py
@@ -214,11 +214,13 @@ class BMConnectionPool(object):
         else:
             if self.listeningSockets:
                 for i in self.listeningSockets.values():
-                    i.handle_close()
+                    i.close_reason = "Stopping listening"
+                    i.accepting = i.connecting = i.connected = False
                 logger.info('Stopped listening for incoming connections.')
             if self.udpSockets:
                 for i in self.udpSockets.values():
-                    i.handle_close()
+                    i.close_reason = "Stopping UDP socket"
+                    i.accepting = i.connecting = i.connected = False
                 logger.info('Stopped udp sockets.')
 
         loopTime = float(self.spawnWait)
@@ -238,8 +240,6 @@ class BMConnectionPool(object):
                     i.close_reason = "Timeout (%is)" % (time.time() - i.lastTx) 
                     i.set_state("close")
         for i in self.inboundConnections.values() + self.outboundConnections.values() + self.listeningSockets.values() + self.udpSockets.values():
-            if i.state == "close":
-                i.handle_close()
             if not (i.accepting or i.connecting or i.connected):
                 reaper.append(i)
         for i in reaper: