diff --git a/electrumx/lib/server_base.py b/electrumx/lib/server_base.py
index 602ae90..122ddc7 100644
--- a/electrumx/lib/server_base.py
+++ b/electrumx/lib/server_base.py
@@ -93,28 +93,18 @@ class ServerBase(object):
         loop.set_exception_handler(self.on_exception)
 
         shutdown_event = asyncio.Event()
-        try:
-            async with TaskGroup() as group:
-                server_task = await group.spawn(self.serve(shutdown_event))
-                # Wait for shutdown, log on receipt of the event
-                await shutdown_event.wait()
-                self.logger.info('shutting down')
-                server_task.cancel()
-        finally:
-            await loop.shutdown_asyncgens()
-
-        # Prevent some silly logs
-        await asyncio.sleep(0.001)
-        # Finally, work around an apparent asyncio bug that causes log
-        # spew on shutdown for partially opened SSL sockets
-        try:
-            del asyncio.sslproto._SSLProtocolTransport.__del__
-        except Exception:
-            pass
+        async with TaskGroup() as group:
+            server_task = await group.spawn(self.serve(shutdown_event))
+            # Wait for shutdown, log on receipt of the event
+            await shutdown_event.wait()
+            self.logger.info('shutting down')
+            server_task.cancel()
 
         self.logger.info('shutdown complete')
 
     def run(self):
         loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-        loop.run_until_complete(self._main(loop))
-        loop.close()
+        try:
+            loop.run_until_complete(self._main(loop))
+        finally:
+            loop.run_until_complete(loop.shutdown_asyncgens())