diff --git a/server/protocol.py b/server/protocol.py
index 0711c05..cf6eb35 100644
--- a/server/protocol.py
+++ b/server/protocol.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class BlockServer(BlockProcessor):
 class ServerManager(LoggedClass):
     '''Manages the servers.'''
 
-    AsyncTask = namedtuple('AsyncTask', 'session job')
+    MgrTask = namedtuple('MgrTask', 'session task')
 
     def __init__(self, bp, env):
         super().__init__()
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class ServerManager(LoggedClass):
         self.servers = []
         self.irc = IRC(env)
         self.sessions = set()
-        self.tasks = asyncio.Queue()
+        self.queue = asyncio.Queue()
         self.current_task = None
 
     async def start_server(self, kind, *args, **kw_args):
@@ -127,27 +127,34 @@ class ServerManager(LoggedClass):
         self.sessions.remove(session)
         if self.current_task and session == self.current_task.session:
             self.logger.info('cancelling running task')
-            self.current_task.job.cancel()
+            self.current_task.task.cancel()
 
-    def add_task(self, session, job):
+    def add_task(self, session, request):
         assert session in self.sessions
-        task = asyncio.ensure_future(job)
-        self.tasks.put_nowait(self.AsyncTask(session, task))
+        self.queue.put_nowait((session, request))
 
     async def run_tasks(self):
         '''Asynchronously run through the task queue.'''
         while True:
-            task = await self.tasks.get()
+            session, request = await self.queue.get()
+            if not session in self.sessions:
+                continue
+            coro = session.handle_json_request(request)
+            task = asyncio.ensure_future(coro)
             try:
-                if not task.session in self.sessions:
-                    self.logger.info('cancelling task of gone session')
-                    task.job.cancel()
-                self.current_task = task
-                await task.job
+                self.current_task = self.MgrTask(session, task)
+                start = time.time()
+                await task
+                secs = time.time() - start
+                if secs > 1:
+                    self.logger.warning('slow request for {} took {:.1f}s: {}'
+                                        .format(session.peername(), secs,
+                                                request))
             except asyncio.CancelledError:
                 self.logger.info('cancelled task noted')
             except Exception:
                 # Getting here should probably be considered a bug and fixed
+                self.logger.error('error handling request {}'.format(request))
                 traceback.print_exc()
             finally:
                 self.current_task = None
@@ -179,7 +186,7 @@ class ServerManager(LoggedClass):
         '''Returned to the RPC 'sessions' call.'''
         now = time.time()
         return [(session.kind,
-                 session.peername(),
+                 session.peername(for_log=False),
                  len(session.hash168s),
                  'RPC' if isinstance(session, LocalRPC) else session.client,
                  session.recv_count, session.recv_size,
@@ -215,7 +222,7 @@ class Session(JSONRPC):
     def connection_made(self, transport):
         '''Handle an incoming client connection.'''
         super().connection_made(transport)
-        self.logger.info('connection from {}'.format(self.peername(True)))
+        self.logger.info('connection from {}'.format(self.peername()))
         self.manager.add_session(self)
 
     def connection_lost(self, exc):
@@ -224,7 +231,7 @@ class Session(JSONRPC):
         if self.error_count or self.send_size >= 250000:
             self.logger.info('{} disconnected.  '
                              'Sent {:,d} bytes in {:,d} messages {:,d} errors'
-                             .format(self.peername(True), self.send_size,
+                             .format(self.peername(), self.send_size,
                                      self.send_count, self.error_count))
         self.manager.remove_session(self)
 
@@ -234,9 +241,9 @@ class Session(JSONRPC):
 
     def on_json_request(self, request):
         '''Queue the request for asynchronous handling.'''
-        self.manager.add_task(self, self.handle_json_request(request))
+        self.manager.add_task(self, request)
 
-    def peername(self, for_log=False):
+    def peername(self, *, for_log=True):
         # Anonymi{z, s}e all IP addresses that will be stored in a log
         if for_log and self.env.anon_logs and self.peer_info:
             info = ["XX.XX.XX.XX", "XX"]