diff --git a/aquatic_udp/src/lib/glommio/handlers.rs b/aquatic_udp/src/lib/glommio/handlers.rs
index acb2ff5..12db332 100644
--- a/aquatic_udp/src/lib/glommio/handlers.rs
+++ b/aquatic_udp/src/lib/glommio/handlers.rs
@@ -39,13 +39,21 @@ pub async fn run_request_worker(
         })()
     }));
 
+    let mut handles = Vec::new();
+
     for (_, receiver) in request_receivers.streams() {
-        spawn_local(handle_request_stream(
+        let handle = spawn_local(handle_request_stream(
             config.clone(),
             torrents.clone(),
             response_senders.clone(),
             receiver,
-        )).await;
+        )).detach();
+
+        handles.push(handle);
+    }
+
+    for handle in handles {
+        handle.await;
     }
 }
 
@@ -82,6 +90,8 @@ async fn handle_request_stream<S>(
             ),
         };
 
+        ::log::debug!("preparing to send response to channel: {:?}", response);
+
         if let Err(err) = response_senders.try_send_to(producer_index, (response, addr)) {
             ::log::warn!("response_sender.try_send: {:?}", err);
         }
diff --git a/aquatic_udp/src/lib/glommio/mod.rs b/aquatic_udp/src/lib/glommio/mod.rs
index 31fd483..59f37d1 100644
--- a/aquatic_udp/src/lib/glommio/mod.rs
+++ b/aquatic_udp/src/lib/glommio/mod.rs
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ mod common;
 pub mod handlers;
 pub mod network;
 
+pub const SHARED_CHANNEL_SIZE: usize = 4096;
+
 pub fn run(config: Config) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let num_peers = config.socket_workers + config.request_workers;
 
-    let request_mesh_builder = MeshBuilder::partial(num_peers, 1024);
-    let response_mesh_builder = MeshBuilder::partial(num_peers, 1024);
+    let request_mesh_builder = MeshBuilder::partial(num_peers, SHARED_CHANNEL_SIZE);
+    let response_mesh_builder = MeshBuilder::partial(num_peers, SHARED_CHANNEL_SIZE);
 
     let num_bound_sockets = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
 
diff --git a/aquatic_udp/src/lib/glommio/network.rs b/aquatic_udp/src/lib/glommio/network.rs
index 9f007b0..48840b6 100644
--- a/aquatic_udp/src/lib/glommio/network.rs
+++ b/aquatic_udp/src/lib/glommio/network.rs
@@ -51,15 +51,13 @@ pub async fn run_socket_worker(
         response_consumer_index,
         local_sender,
         socket.clone(),
-    ))
-    .await;
+    )).detach();
 
     for (_, receiver) in response_receivers.streams().into_iter() {
         spawn_local(send_responses(
             socket.clone(),
             receiver.map(|(response, addr)| (response.into(), addr)),
-        ))
-        .await;
+        )).detach();
     }
 
     send_responses(socket, local_receiver.stream()).await;
@@ -90,6 +88,8 @@ async fn read_requests(
             Ok((amt, src)) => {
                 let request = Request::from_bytes(&buf[..amt], config.protocol.max_scrape_torrents);
 
+                ::log::debug!("read request: {:?}", request);
+
                 match request {
                     Ok(Request::Connect(request)) => {
                         let connection_id = ConnectionId(rng.gen());
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ async fn read_requests(
                             transaction_id: request.transaction_id,
                         });
 
-                        local_sender.try_send((response, src));
+                        local_sender.try_send((response, src)).unwrap();
                     }
                     Ok(Request::Announce(request)) => {
                         if connections.contains(request.connection_id, src) {
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ async fn read_requests(
                                     message: "Info hash not allowed".into(),
                                 });
 
-                                local_sender.try_send((response, src));
+                                local_sender.try_send((response, src)).unwrap();
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ async fn read_requests(
                                 message: "Scrape requests not supported".into(),
                             });
 
-                            local_sender.try_send((response, src));
+                            local_sender.try_send((response, src)).unwrap();
                         }
                     }
                     Err(err) => {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ async fn read_requests(
                                     message: err.right_or("Parse error").into(),
                                 };
 
-                                local_sender.try_send((response.into(), src));
+                                local_sender.try_send((response.into(), src)).unwrap();
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ where
 
     while let Some((response, src)) = stream.next().await {
         buf.set_position(0);
+        
+        ::log::debug!("preparing to send response: {:?}", response.clone());
 
         response
             .write(&mut buf, ip_version_from_ip(src.ip()))
diff --git a/aquatic_udp/src/lib/lib.rs b/aquatic_udp/src/lib/lib.rs
index 134427c..41003fc 100644
--- a/aquatic_udp/src/lib/lib.rs
+++ b/aquatic_udp/src/lib/lib.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use config::Config;
 pub const APP_NAME: &str = "aquatic_udp: UDP BitTorrent tracker";
 
 pub fn run(config: Config) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
-    mio::run(config)
+    glommio::run(config)
 }
 
 pub fn update_access_list(config: &Config, access_list: &Arc<AccessListArcSwap>) {