diff --git a/dagger/proving.nim b/dagger/proving.nim
index e013658c..90347d57 100644
--- a/dagger/proving.nim
+++ b/dagger/proving.nim
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import std/sets
 import std/times
 import pkg/upraises
 import pkg/questionable
+import pkg/chronicles
 import ./por/timing/proofs
 
 export sets
@@ -33,15 +34,18 @@ proc removeEndedContracts(proving: Proving) {.async.} =
   proving.contracts.excl(ended)
 
 proc run(proving: Proving) {.async.} =
-  while not proving.stopped:
-    let currentPeriod = await proving.proofs.getCurrentPeriod()
-    await proving.removeEndedContracts()
-    for id in proving.contracts:
-      if (await proving.proofs.isProofRequired(id)) or
-         (await proving.proofs.willProofBeRequired(id)):
-        if callback =? proving.onProofRequired:
-          callback(id)
-    await proving.proofs.waitUntilPeriod(currentPeriod + 1)
+  try:
+    while not proving.stopped:
+      let currentPeriod = await proving.proofs.getCurrentPeriod()
+      await proving.removeEndedContracts()
+      for id in proving.contracts:
+        if (await proving.proofs.isProofRequired(id)) or
+          (await proving.proofs.willProofBeRequired(id)):
+          if callback =? proving.onProofRequired:
+            callback(id)
+      await proving.proofs.waitUntilPeriod(currentPeriod + 1)
+  except CatchableError as e:
+    error "Proving failed", msg = e.msg
 
 proc start*(proving: Proving) =
   asyncSpawn proving.run()
diff --git a/dagger/purchasing.nim b/dagger/purchasing.nim
index 7c0a200f..7eefa6d2 100644
--- a/dagger/purchasing.nim
+++ b/dagger/purchasing.nim
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ proc run(purchase: Purchase) {.async.} =
 
 proc start(purchase: Purchase) =
   purchase.future = purchase.run()
-  asyncSpawn purchase.future
 
 proc wait*(purchase: Purchase) {.async.} =
   await purchase.future
diff --git a/dagger/sales.nim b/dagger/sales.nim
index 4b21e055..e5ebcc44 100644
--- a/dagger/sales.nim
+++ b/dagger/sales.nim
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import pkg/questionable
 import pkg/upraises
 import pkg/stint
 import pkg/nimcrypto
+import pkg/chronicles
 import ./market
 
 export stint
@@ -111,16 +112,17 @@ proc waitForExpiry(negotiation: Negotiation) {.async.} =
   negotiation.finish(success = false)
 
 proc start(negotiation: Negotiation) {.async.} =
-  let sales = negotiation.sales
-  let availability = negotiation.availability
-  sales.remove(availability)
-  await negotiation.sendOffer()
-  await negotiation.subscribeSelect()
-  negotiation.waiting = some negotiation.waitForExpiry()
+  try:
+    let sales = negotiation.sales
+    let availability = negotiation.availability
+    sales.remove(availability)
+    await negotiation.sendOffer()
+    await negotiation.subscribeSelect()
+    negotiation.waiting = some negotiation.waitForExpiry()
+  except CatchableError as e:
+    error "Negotiation failed", msg = e.msg
 
-proc handleRequest(sales: Sales,
-                   requestId: array[32, byte],
-                   ask: StorageAsk) {.async.} =
+proc handleRequest(sales: Sales, requestId: array[32, byte], ask: StorageAsk) =
   without availability =? sales.findAvailability(ask):
     return
 
@@ -137,14 +139,24 @@ proc start*(sales: Sales) =
   doAssert sales.subscription.isNone, "Sales already started"
 
   proc onRequest(requestId: array[32, byte], ask: StorageAsk) {.gcsafe, upraises:[].} =
-    asyncSpawn sales.handleRequest(requestId, ask)
+    sales.handleRequest(requestId, ask)
 
   proc subscribe {.async.} =
-    sales.subscription = some await sales.market.subscribeRequests(onRequest)
+    try:
+      sales.subscription = some await sales.market.subscribeRequests(onRequest)
+    except CatchableError as e:
+      error "Unable to start sales", msg = e.msg
 
   asyncSpawn subscribe()
 
 proc stop*(sales: Sales) =
   if subscription =? sales.subscription:
-    asyncSpawn subscription.unsubscribe()
     sales.subscription = Subscription.none
+
+    proc unsubscribe {.async.} =
+      try:
+        await subscription.unsubscribe()
+      except CatchableError as e:
+        warn "Unsubscribe failed", msg = e.msg
+
+    asyncSpawn unsubscribe()