diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2f62166..15eeb93 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/kardianos/osext v0.0.0-20190222173326-2bc1f35cddc0 // indirect
-	github.com/sevlyar/go-daemon v0.1.6
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0 // indirect
+	github.com/linkdata/deadlock v0.5.2 // indirect
+	github.com/petermattis/goid v0.0.0-20240813172612-4fcff4a6cae7 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 54428a7..b9235d1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/kardianos/osext v0.0.0-20190222173326-2bc1f35cddc0 h1:iQTw/8FWTuc7uiaSepXwyf3o52HaUYcV+Tu66S3F5GA=
 github.com/kardianos/osext v0.0.0-20190222173326-2bc1f35cddc0/go.mod h1:1NbS8ALrpOvjt0rHPNLyCIeMtbizbir8U//inJ+zuB8=
+github.com/linkdata/deadlock v0.5.2 h1:clEEeRsMJCrEm5SuBI3v2l3sdCSP74p0ii+C1rR9nA0=
+github.com/linkdata/deadlock v0.5.2/go.mod h1:M3Td2tmYASdLm6xblKGlFvfu8SI+nPjrB7mDeFDEz/k=
 github.com/op/go-logging v0.0.0-20160315200505-970db520ece7 h1:lDH9UUVJtmYCjyT0CI4q8xvlXPxeZ0gYCVvWbmPlp88=
 github.com/op/go-logging v0.0.0-20160315200505-970db520ece7/go.mod h1:HzydrMdWErDVzsI23lYNej1Htcns9BCg93Dk0bBINWk=
+github.com/petermattis/goid v0.0.0-20240813172612-4fcff4a6cae7 h1:Dx7Ovyv/SFnMFw3fD4oEoeorXc6saIiQ23LrGLth0Gw=
+github.com/petermattis/goid v0.0.0-20240813172612-4fcff4a6cae7/go.mod h1:pxMtw7cyUw6B2bRH0ZBANSPg+AoSud1I1iyJHI69jH4=
 github.com/sevlyar/go-daemon v0.1.6 h1:EUh1MDjEM4BI109Jign0EaknA2izkOyi0LV3ro3QQGs=
 github.com/sevlyar/go-daemon v0.1.6/go.mod h1:6dJpPatBT9eUwM5VCw9Bt6CdX9Tk6UWvhW3MebLDRKE=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.29.0 h1:TPYlXGxvx1MGTn2GiZDhnjPA9wZzZeGKHHmKhHYvgaU=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 91c7827..221854d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -14,13 +14,11 @@ import (
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/op/go-logging"
-	"github.com/sevlyar/go-daemon"
 )
 
 var isNode bool
@@ -29,8 +27,6 @@ var isRpc bool
 var configPath string
 var bootstrap bool
 var justNodeId bool
-var daemonize bool
-var pidPath string
 
 type LogConfig struct {
 	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"log"`
@@ -128,49 +124,6 @@ func bootstrapNode() {
 
 var log = logging.MustGetLogger("main")
 
-func becomeDaemon() {
-	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Criticalf("Getwd failed: %v", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
-	ctx := &daemon.Context{
-		PidFileName: pidPath,
-		PidFilePerm: 0644,
-		WorkDir:     cwd,
-		Umask:       002,
-	}
-
-	dmn, err := ctx.Reborn()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Criticalf("ctx.Reborn failed: %v", err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-	if dmn != nil {
-
-		// parent process no longer needed
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-
-	// -- WE ARE NOW THE DAEMON --
-
-	// write pid
-	if pidPath != "" {
-		pidFile, err := os.OpenFile(pidPath, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, os.FileMode(0644))
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("failed to create pidfile: %v", err)
-		}
-		defer pidFile.Close()
-
-		pidBytes := []byte(strconv.Itoa(os.Getpid()))
-		_, err = pidFile.Write(pidBytes)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("failed to write pidfile: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func nodeMain() {
 	xmlBytes, err := os.ReadFile(configPath)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -187,11 +140,6 @@ func nodeMain() {
 	// setup logging
 	setupLogging(config.Log)
 
-	// only after logging setup, we may became daemon
-	if daemonize {
-		becomeDaemon()
-	}
-
 	// check presense of keystore and id in config
 	if config.KeyStore == "" {
 		log.Critical("no keystore path specified!")
@@ -324,9 +272,7 @@ signaling:
 		sig := <-sigs
 		log.Debug(sig)
 		switch sig {
-		case syscall.SIGINT:
-			break signaling
-		case syscall.SIGTERM:
+		case syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM:
 			break signaling
 		}
 	}
@@ -537,11 +483,6 @@ func hostMain() {
 	// setup logging
 	setupLogging(config.Log)
 
-	// daemonize if needed
-	if daemonize {
-		becomeDaemon()
-	}
-
 	// create host
 	host := host.NewLuxHost(config.Hostname, hostKey, ks)
 
@@ -861,8 +802,6 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&configPath, "config", "", "node or host config")
 	flag.BoolVar(&bootstrap, "bootstrap", false, "bootstrap node keystore. config must be specified")
 	flag.BoolVar(&justNodeId, "just-node-id", false, "when bootstrapping only output node id to stdout")
-	flag.BoolVar(&daemonize, "daemon", false, "run LUX as daemon in background")
-	flag.StringVar(&pidPath, "pid", "", "after daemonization LUX will write its PID here")
 
 	flag.StringVar(&rpcPath, "rpc", "", "Run as RPC client, specify path to RPC UNIX socket or TCP socket, must be in unix:// or tcp:// form")
 	flag.StringVar(&rpcNewHost, "rpc-new-host", "", "RPC node create new host, specifies path for new keystore")
diff --git a/net/lux_router.go b/net/lux_router.go
index c414c19..81cb6a5 100644
--- a/net/lux_router.go
+++ b/net/lux_router.go
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"lux/proto"
 	"lux/rpc"
 	"net"
-	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/linkdata/deadlock"
 )
 
 type LuxRouteType int
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ type LuxRouter struct {
 
 	routes map[proto.LuxID]*LuxRoute
 
-	channelLock sync.RWMutex
+	channelLock deadlock.RWMutex
 	outbound    []LuxChannel
 	inbound     []LuxChannel
 
@@ -242,18 +243,15 @@ func (r *LuxRouter) Start() {
 }
 
 func (r *LuxRouter) Stop() {
-	// close all channels
-	r.channelLock.Lock()
+	// close all channel
 	for _, inbound := range r.inbound {
-		inbound.Close()
+		//inbound.Close()
+		r.CloseChannel(&inbound, true)
 	}
-	r.inbound = r.inbound[0:]
-
 	for _, outbound := range r.outbound {
-		outbound.Close()
+		//outbound.Close()
+		r.CloseChannel(&outbound, false)
 	}
-	r.outbound = r.outbound[0:]
-	r.channelLock.Unlock()
 
 	r.routes = make(map[proto.LuxID]*LuxRoute)
 }
diff --git a/node/lux_node.go b/node/lux_node.go
index 36884a5..29cccca 100644
--- a/node/lux_node.go
+++ b/node/lux_node.go
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"lux/net"
 	"lux/proto"
 	"lux/rpc"
-	"sync"
 
 	ipnet "net"
+
+	"github.com/linkdata/deadlock"
 )
 
 type LuxNode struct {
@@ -18,10 +19,10 @@ type LuxNode struct {
 	running bool
 
 	neighbors    map[proto.LuxID]*ipnet.UDPAddr
-	neighborLock sync.RWMutex
+	neighborLock deadlock.RWMutex
 
 	state     LuxNodeState
-	stateLock sync.RWMutex
+	stateLock deadlock.RWMutex
 
 	genlist net.LuxNonceList
 
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ func (node *LuxNode) GetState() *LuxNodeState {
 	return &node.state
 }
 
-func (node *LuxNode) GetStateLock() *sync.RWMutex {
+func (node *LuxNode) GetStateLock() *deadlock.RWMutex {
 	return &node.stateLock
 }