diff --git a/electrum b/electrum
index 248cd9ad..56c3fc71 100755
--- a/electrum
+++ b/electrum
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
         # we use daemon threads, their termination is enforced.
         # this sleep command gives them time to terminate cleanly.
-        time.sleep(0.2)
+        time.sleep(0.3)
         sys.exit(0)
 
     if cmd == 'daemon':
diff --git a/lib/interface.py b/lib/interface.py
index 9fec050e..cd711386 100644
--- a/lib/interface.py
+++ b/lib/interface.py
@@ -311,9 +311,9 @@ class TcpInterface(threading.Thread):
                 break
             self.process_response(response)
 
-        print_error("exit interface", self.server)
         self.change_status()
-        
+        print_error("closing connection:", self.server)
+
     def change_status(self):
         # print_error( "change status", self.server, self.is_connected)
         self.response_queue.put((self, None))
diff --git a/lib/network.py b/lib/network.py
index 04f4d1c4..b2b09799 100644
--- a/lib/network.py
+++ b/lib/network.py
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class Network(threading.Thread):
     def run(self):
         while self.is_running():
             try:
-                i, response = self.queue.get(0.1) #timeout = 30 if self.interfaces else 3)
+                i, response = self.queue.get(timeout=0.1) #timeout = 30 if self.interfaces else 3)
             except Queue.Empty:
                 if len(self.interfaces) < self.num_server:
                     self.start_random_interface()
@@ -404,6 +404,10 @@ class Network(threading.Thread):
             if not self.interface.is_connected and self.config.get('auto_cycle'):
                 self.switch_to_random_interface()
 
+        print_error("Network: Stopping interfaces")
+        for i in self.interfaces.values():
+            i.stop()
+
 
     def on_header(self, i, r):
         result = r.get('result')
@@ -440,6 +444,7 @@ class Network(threading.Thread):
         self.response_queue.put(r)
 
     def stop(self):
+        print_error("stopping network")
         with self.lock:
             self.running = False
 
diff --git a/lib/network_proxy.py b/lib/network_proxy.py
index 0ee216f5..38cb0deb 100644
--- a/lib/network_proxy.py
+++ b/lib/network_proxy.py
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ class NetworkProxy(threading.Thread):
                 break
             self.process(response)
 
-        print_error("NetworkProxy thread terminating")
-        self.stop()
+        if self.network:
+            self.network.stop()
+        print_error("NetworkProxy: terminating")
 
     def process(self, response):
         if self.debug: 
@@ -215,8 +216,6 @@ class NetworkProxy(threading.Thread):
 
     def stop(self):
         self.running = False
-        if self.network:
-            self.network.stop()
 
     def stop_daemon(self):
         return self.send([('daemon.stop',[])], None)