diff --git a/hbs2-peer/app/RefChan.hs b/hbs2-peer/app/RefChan.hs
index b057d3fc..c4864057 100644
--- a/hbs2-peer/app/RefChan.hs
+++ b/hbs2-peer/app/RefChan.hs
@@ -38,11 +38,12 @@ import HBS2.Storage.Operations.Missed
 
 import HBS2.System.Logger.Simple
 
-import PeerTypes
+import PeerTypes hiding (downloads)
 import PeerConfig
 import BlockDownload
 import Brains
 
+import Control.Monad.Trans.Cont
 import Codec.Serialise
 import Control.Concurrent.STM (flushTQueue)
 import Control.Exception ()
@@ -539,51 +540,63 @@ refChanWorker env brains = do
   mergeQ <- newTQueueIO
 
   -- FIXME: resume-on-exception
-  hw <- async (refChanHeadMon penv)
 
   -- FIXME: insist-more-during-download
   --  что-то частая ситуация, когда блоки
   --  с трудом докачиваются. надо бы
   --  разобраться. возможно переделать
   --  механизм скачивания блоков
-  downloads <- async monitorHeadDownloads
+  --
 
-  polls <- async refChanPoll
+  -- всё это нужно вместе. соответственно,
+  -- упало одно - отменяем всё и простреливаем
+  -- наверх.
+  -- соответственно - bracket на каждый поток
 
-  wtrans <- async refChanWriter
+  flip runContT (either throwIO (const none) .snd) do
 
-  cleanup1 <- async cleanupRounds
+    hw <- ContT $ withAsync (refChanHeadMon penv)
 
-  merge <- async (logMergeProcess env mergeQ)
+    downloads <- ContT $ withAsync (monitorHeadDownloads penv)
 
-  sto <- getStorage
+    polls <- ContT $ withAsync (refChanPoll penv)
 
-  liftIO $ refChanWorkerInitValidators env
-  liftIO $ refChanWorkerInitNotifiers  env
+    wtrans <- ContT $ withAsync (refChanWriter penv)
 
-  subscribe @e RefChanRequestEventKey $ \(RefChanRequestEvent chan val) -> do
-    debug $ "RefChanRequestEvent" <+> pretty (AsBase58 chan) <+> pretty val
+    cleanup1 <- ContT $ withAsync (liftIO (cleanupRounds penv))
 
-    h <- liftIO $ getRef sto (RefChanLogKey @s chan)
+    merge <- ContT $ withAsync (liftIO $ logMergeProcess penv env mergeQ)
 
-    -- игнорируем, если синхронно
-    unless ((HashRef <$> h) == Just val) do
+    sto <- lift getStorage
 
-      refChanAddDownload env chan val $ \href -> do
-        debug $ "BLOCK DOWNLOADED" <+> pretty href
-        atomically $ writeTQueue mergeQ (chan, href)
+    liftIO $ refChanWorkerInitValidators env
 
-    atomically $ writeTQueue mergeQ (chan, val)
+    liftIO $ refChanWorkerInitNotifiers  env
 
-  forever do
-   pause @'Seconds 10
-   debug "I'm refchan worker"
+    liftIO $ withPeerM penv do
+      subscribe @e RefChanRequestEventKey $ \(RefChanRequestEvent chan val) -> do
+        debug $ "RefChanRequestEvent" <+> pretty (AsBase58 chan) <+> pretty val
 
-  mapM_ waitCatch [hw,downloads,polls,wtrans,merge,cleanup1]
+        h <- liftIO $ getRef sto (RefChanLogKey @s chan)
+
+        -- игнорируем, если синхронно
+        unless ((HashRef <$> h) == Just val) do
+
+          refChanAddDownload env chan val $ \href -> do
+            debug $ "BLOCK DOWNLOADED" <+> pretty href
+            atomically $ writeTQueue mergeQ (chan, href)
+
+        atomically $ writeTQueue mergeQ (chan, val)
+
+    bullshit <- ContT $ withAsync $ forever do
+     pause @'Seconds 10
+     debug "I'm refchan worker"
+
+    waitAnyCatchCancel [hw,downloads,polls,wtrans,merge,cleanup1,bullshit]
 
   where
 
-    cleanupRounds = do
+    cleanupRounds penv = withPeerM penv do
 
       rounds <- newTVarIO HashSet.empty
 
@@ -619,7 +632,7 @@ refChanWorker env brains = do
               atomically $ modifyTVar rounds (HashSet.delete x)
               debug $ "CLEANUP ROUND" <+> pretty x
 
-    refChanWriter = do
+    refChanWriter penv = withPeerM penv do
       sto <- getStorage
       forever do
         pause @'Seconds 1
@@ -655,7 +668,7 @@ refChanWorker env brains = do
 
           debug $ "REFCHANLOG UPDATED:" <+> pretty c <+> pretty nref
 
-    refChanPoll = do
+    refChanPoll penv = withPeerM penv do
 
       let listRefs = listPolledRefs @e brains (Just "refchan")
                          <&> fmap (\(a,_,b) -> (a,b))
@@ -666,7 +679,7 @@ refChanWorker env brains = do
         broadCastMessage (RefChanGetHead @e ref)
         broadCastMessage (RefChanRequest @e ref)
 
-    monitorHeadDownloads = forever do
+    monitorHeadDownloads penv = withPeerM penv $ forever do
       pause @'Seconds 1
       all <- atomically $ readTVar (view refChanWorkerEnvDownload env) <&> HashMap.toList
 
@@ -780,11 +793,12 @@ logMergeProcess :: forall e s m . ( MonadUnliftIO m
                                   , s ~ Encryption e
                                   , m ~ PeerM e IO
                                   )
-                => RefChanWorkerEnv e
+                => PeerEnv e
+                -> RefChanWorkerEnv e
                 -> TQueue (RefChanId e, HashRef)
-                -> m ()
+                -> IO ()
 
-logMergeProcess env q = do
+logMergeProcess penv env q = withPeerM penv do
 
   sto <- getStorage