diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index a3d8a25..731d580 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+version 0.7.20
+--------------
+
+- fix for errors during batch requests (issue #54)
+- don't log errors on shutdown after giving sockets time to close
+
 version 0.7.19
 --------------
 
diff --git a/electrumx_server.py b/electrumx_server.py
index 7129a8a..a749949 100755
--- a/electrumx_server.py
+++ b/electrumx_server.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def main_loop():
     def on_exception(loop, context):
         '''Suppress spurious messages it appears we cannot control.'''
         message = context.get('message')
-        if not message in SUPPRESS_MESSAGES:
+        if not loop.is_closed() and not message in SUPPRESS_MESSAGES:
             if not ('task' in context and
                     'accept_connection2()' in repr(context.get('task'))):
                 loop.default_exception_handler(context)
diff --git a/lib/jsonrpc.py b/lib/jsonrpc.py
index 6329a83..5688f84 100644
--- a/lib/jsonrpc.py
+++ b/lib/jsonrpc.py
@@ -211,16 +211,17 @@ class JSONRPC(asyncio.Protocol, LoggedClass):
         if self.transport.is_closing():
             return
 
+        id_ = payload.get('id') if isinstance(payload, dict) else None
         try:
             data = (json.dumps(payload) + '\n').encode()
         except TypeError:
             msg = 'JSON encoding failure: {}'.format(payload)
             self.logger.error(msg)
-            self.send_json_error(msg, self.INTERNAL_ERROR, payload.get('id'))
+            self.send_json_error(msg, self.INTERNAL_ERROR, id_)
         else:
             if len(data) > max(1000, self.max_send):
-                self.send_json_error('request too large', self.INVALID_REQUEST,
-                                     payload.get('id'))
+                self.send_json_error('request too large',
+                                     self.INVALID_REQUEST, id_)
                 raise self.LargeRequestError
             else:
                 self.send_count += 1
diff --git a/server/protocol.py b/server/protocol.py
index bae092d..20157a8 100644
--- a/server/protocol.py
+++ b/server/protocol.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ class ServerManager(util.LoggedClass):
         if self.sessions:
             await self.close_sessions()
 
-    async def close_sessions(self, secs=60):
+    async def close_sessions(self, secs=30):
         self.logger.info('cleanly closing client sessions, please wait...')
         for session in self.sessions:
             self.close_session(session)
diff --git a/server/version.py b/server/version.py
index 0aa8848..c901cc6 100644
--- a/server/version.py
+++ b/server/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.7.19"
+VERSION = "ElectrumX 0.7.20"