diff --git a/keeper/src/consume_events.rs b/keeper/src/consume_events.rs
index 4607f382d..37d5d80af 100644
--- a/keeper/src/consume_events.rs
+++ b/keeper/src/consume_events.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
 use anchor_lang::{AccountDeserialize, __private::bytemuck::cast_ref};
 
-use log::{error, info, warn};
+use log::{info, warn};
 use mango_v4::state::{EventQueue, EventType, FillEvent, OutEvent, PerpMarket};
 
 use solana_sdk::{
@@ -13,26 +13,23 @@ use tokio::time;
 
 use crate::MangoClient;
 
-pub async fn loop_blocking(
-    mango_client: &'static MangoClient,
-    pk: Pubkey,
-    perp_market: PerpMarket,
-) {
+pub async fn loop_blocking(mango_client: Arc<MangoClient>, pk: Pubkey, perp_market: PerpMarket) {
     let mut interval = time::interval(Duration::from_secs(5));
     loop {
         interval.tick().await;
+        let client = mango_client.clone();
         tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-            perform_operation(mango_client, pk, perp_market).expect("Something went wrong here...");
+            perform_operation(client, pk, perp_market).expect("Something went wrong here...");
         });
     }
 }
 
 pub fn perform_operation(
-    mango_client: &'static MangoClient,
+    mango_client: Arc<MangoClient>,
     pk: Pubkey,
     perp_market: PerpMarket,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let mut event_queue = match get_event_queue(mango_client, &perp_market) {
+    let mut event_queue = match get_event_queue(&mango_client, &perp_market) {
         Ok(value) => value,
         Err(value) => return value,
     };
@@ -101,7 +98,7 @@ pub fn perform_operation(
                 sig
             );
         }
-        Err(e) => error!("Crank: {:?}", e),
+        Err(e) => log::error!("Crank: {:?}", e),
     }
 
     Ok(())
@@ -128,6 +125,6 @@ fn get_event_queue(
         let mut data_slice: &[u8] = &data;
         AccountDeserialize::try_deserialize(&mut data_slice).ok()
     };
-    let mut event_queue = event_queue_opt.unwrap();
+    let event_queue = event_queue_opt.unwrap();
     Ok(event_queue)
 }
diff --git a/keeper/src/crank.rs b/keeper/src/crank.rs
index 650210502..03d77eb08 100644
--- a/keeper/src/crank.rs
+++ b/keeper/src/crank.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use crate::{consume_events, update_index, MangoClient};
 
 use anyhow::ensure;
 
+use futures::Future;
+
 use mango_v4::state::{Bank, PerpMarket};
 
 use solana_client::rpc_filter::{Memcmp, MemcmpEncodedBytes, RpcFilterType};
 
 use solana_sdk::{pubkey::Pubkey, signer::Signer};
 
-pub async fn runner(mango_client: &'static MangoClient) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+
+pub async fn runner(
+    mango_client: Arc<MangoClient>,
+    debugging_handle: impl Future,
+) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     // Collect all banks for a group belonging to an admin
     let banks = mango_client
         .program()
@@ -30,7 +38,7 @@ pub async fn runner(mango_client: &'static MangoClient) -> Result<(), anyhow::Er
 
     let handles1 = banks
         .iter()
-        .map(|(pk, bank)| update_index::loop_blocking(mango_client, *pk, *bank))
+        .map(|(pk, bank)| update_index::loop_blocking(mango_client.clone(), *pk, *bank))
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
     // Collect all perp markets for a group belonging to an admin
@@ -51,16 +59,20 @@ pub async fn runner(mango_client: &'static MangoClient) -> Result<(), anyhow::Er
                 encoding: None,
             })])?;
 
-    ensure!(!perp_markets.is_empty());
+    // TODO: enable
+    // ensure!(!perp_markets.is_empty());
 
     let handles2 = perp_markets
         .iter()
-        .map(|(pk, perp_market)| consume_events::loop_blocking(mango_client, *pk, *perp_market))
+        .map(|(pk, perp_market)| {
+            consume_events::loop_blocking(mango_client.clone(), *pk, *perp_market)
+        })
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
     futures::join!(
         futures::future::join_all(handles1),
-        futures::future::join_all(handles2)
+        futures::future::join_all(handles2),
+        debugging_handle
     );
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/keeper/src/main.rs b/keeper/src/main.rs
index 09d308d80..ce5acc0e8 100644
--- a/keeper/src/main.rs
+++ b/keeper/src/main.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ mod crank;
 mod update_index;
 
 use std::env;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use anchor_client::{Client, Cluster, Program};
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ use solana_sdk::{
     pubkey::Pubkey,
     signer::{keypair, Signer},
 };
+use tokio::time;
 
 // TODO
 // - may be nice to have one-shot cranking as well as the interval cranking
@@ -150,18 +152,31 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         Command::Liquidator {} => todo!(),
     };
 
-    let mango_client: &'static _ = Box::leak(Box::new(MangoClient::new(
-        cluster, commitment, payer, admin,
-    )));
+    let mango_client = Arc::new(MangoClient::new(cluster, commitment, payer, admin));
 
     let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
         .enable_all()
         .build()
         .unwrap();
 
+    let debugging_handle = async {
+        let mut interval = time::interval(time::Duration::from_secs(5));
+        loop {
+            interval.tick().await;
+            let client = mango_client.clone();
+            tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+                log::info!(
+                    "std::sync::Arc<MangoClient>::strong_count() {}",
+                    Arc::<MangoClient>::strong_count(&client)
+                )
+            });
+        }
+    };
+
     match command {
         Command::Crank { .. } => {
-            let x: Result<(), anyhow::Error> = rt.block_on(crank::runner(mango_client));
+            let client = mango_client.clone();
+            let x: Result<(), anyhow::Error> = rt.block_on(crank::runner(client, debugging_handle));
             x.expect("Something went wrong here...");
         }
         Command::Liquidator { .. } => {
diff --git a/keeper/src/update_index.rs b/keeper/src/update_index.rs
index 911c3471b..15218ddd5 100644
--- a/keeper/src/update_index.rs
+++ b/keeper/src/update_index.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::{sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
-use log::{error, info};
+use log::{info};
 use mango_v4::state::Bank;
 
 use solana_sdk::{instruction::Instruction, pubkey::Pubkey};
@@ -8,18 +8,19 @@ use tokio::time;
 
 use crate::MangoClient;
 
-pub async fn loop_blocking(mango_client: &'static MangoClient, pk: Pubkey, bank: Bank) {
+pub async fn loop_blocking(mango_client: Arc<MangoClient>, pk: Pubkey, bank: Bank) {
     let mut interval = time::interval(Duration::from_secs(5));
     loop {
         interval.tick().await;
+        let client = mango_client.clone();
         tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-            perform_operation(mango_client, pk, bank).expect("Something went wrong here...");
+            perform_operation(client, pk, bank).expect("Something went wrong here...");
         });
     }
 }
 
 pub fn perform_operation(
-    mango_client: &'static MangoClient,
+    mango_client: Arc<MangoClient>,
     pk: Pubkey,
     bank: Bank,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ pub fn perform_operation(
                 sig
             );
         }
-        Err(e) => error!("Crank: {:?}", e),
+        Err(e) => log::error!("Crank: {:?}", e),
     }
 
     Ok(())