diff --git a/src/main/java/org/peergos/protocol/dht/Kademlia.java b/src/main/java/org/peergos/protocol/dht/Kademlia.java
index e4bc969..5dac139 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/peergos/protocol/dht/Kademlia.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/peergos/protocol/dht/Kademlia.java
@@ -95,7 +95,13 @@ public void stopBootstrapThread() {
 
     private boolean connectTo(Host us, PeerAddresses peer) {
         try {
-            new Identify().dial(us, PeerId.fromBase58(peer.peerId.toBase58()), getPublic(peer)).getController().join().id().join();
+            PeerId ourPeerId = PeerId.fromBase58(peer.peerId.toBase58());
+            StreamPromise<? extends IdentifyController> conn = new Identify().dial(us, ourPeerId, getPublic(peer));
+            try {
+                conn.getController().join().id().join();
+            } finally {
+                conn.getStream().thenApply(s -> s.getConnection().close());
+            }
             return true;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             if (e.getCause() instanceof NothingToCompleteException || e.getCause() instanceof NonCompleteException)
@@ -242,7 +248,7 @@ public CompletableFuture<List<PeerAddresses>> findProviders(Multihash block, Hos
                             return null;
                         } finally {
                             if (conn != null)
-                                conn.getStream().thenApply(s -> s.close());
+                                conn.getStream().thenApply(s -> s.getConnection().close());
                         }
                     }).filter(prov -> prov != null)
                     .collect(Collectors.toList());
@@ -291,7 +297,7 @@ else if (e.getCause() instanceof ConnectionClosedException) {}
                 e.printStackTrace();
         } finally {
             if (conn != null)
-                conn.getStream().thenApply(s -> s.close());
+                conn.getStream().thenApply(s -> s.getConnection().close());
         }
         return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(Collections.emptyList());
     }
@@ -319,14 +325,14 @@ public CompletableFuture<Void> provideBlock(Multihash block, Host us, PeerAddres
                     return conn.getController()
                             .thenCompose(contr -> contr.provide(block, ourAddrs))
                             .thenApply(res -> {
-                                conn.getStream().thenApply(s -> s.close());
+                                conn.getStream().thenApply(s -> s.getConnection().close());
                                 return res;
                             })
                             .exceptionally(t -> {
                                 if (t.getCause() instanceof NonCompleteException)
                                     return true;
                                 LOG.log(Level.FINE, t, t::getMessage);
-                                conn.getStream().thenApply(s -> s.close());
+                                conn.getStream().thenApply(s -> s.getConnection().close());
                                 return true;
                             });
                 })
@@ -358,7 +364,7 @@ private CompletableFuture<Boolean> putValue(Multihash publisher,
                     .putValue(publisher, signedRecord);
         } catch (Exception e) {} finally {
             if (conn != null)
-                conn.getStream().thenApply(s -> s.close());
+                conn.getStream().thenApply(s -> s.getConnection().close());
         }
         return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(false);
     }
@@ -483,7 +489,7 @@ private CompletableFuture<Optional<GetResult>> getValueFromPeer(PeerAddresses pe
             return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(Optional.empty());
         } finally {
             if (conn != null)
-                conn.getStream().thenApply(s -> s.close());
+                conn.getStream().thenApply(s -> s.getConnection().close());
         }
     }
     public List<IpnsRecord> resolveValue(Multihash publisher, int minResults, Host us) {