diff --git a/libp2p/stream/chronosstream.nim b/libp2p/stream/chronosstream.nim
index 2a4bf3a..4cc9213 100644
--- a/libp2p/stream/chronosstream.nim
+++ b/libp2p/stream/chronosstream.nim
@@ -95,15 +95,10 @@ method write*(s: ChronosStream, msg: seq[byte], msglen = -1) {.async, gcsafe.} =
 
 method close*(s: ChronosStream) {.async, gcsafe.} =
   if not s.closed:
-    trace "closing connection for", address = $s.client.remoteAddress()
-    if not s.reader.closed:
-      await s.reader.closeWait()
-
+    trace "shutting down server", address = $s.client.remoteAddress()
     await s.writer.finish()
-    if not s.writer.closed:
-      await s.writer.closeWait()
+    await s.writer.closeWait()
+    await s.reader.closeWait()
+    await s.client.closeWait()
 
-    if not s.client.closed:
-      await s.client.closeWait()
-    
     s.closed = true
diff --git a/libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim b/libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim
index 83ff4cf..6845d66 100644
--- a/libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim
+++ b/libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ method listen*(t: TcpTransport,
   # always get the resolved address in case we're bound to 0.0.0.0:0
   t.ma = t.server.sock.getLocalAddress().toMultiAddr()
   result = t.server.join()
+  trace "started node on", address = t.ma
 
 method dial*(t: TcpTransport,
              address: MultiAddress):
diff --git a/libp2p/transports/transport.nim b/libp2p/transports/transport.nim
index 8b4af30..1e196cd 100644
--- a/libp2p/transports/transport.nim
+++ b/libp2p/transports/transport.nim
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ## those terms.
 
 import sequtils
-import chronos
+import chronos, chronicles
 import ../peerinfo,
        ../connection,
        ../multiaddress,
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ method listen*(t: Transport,
   ## listen for incoming connections
   t.ma = ma
   t.handler = handler
+  debug "starting node", address = $ma
 
 method dial*(t: Transport,
              address: MultiAddress):