diff --git a/tunnel/default.go b/tunnel/default.go
index 1bae0835..01343261 100644
--- a/tunnel/default.go
+++ b/tunnel/default.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -139,16 +138,17 @@ func (t *tun) monitor() {
 			return
 		case <-reconnect.C:
 			for _, node := range t.options.Nodes {
-				t.Lock()
 				if _, ok := t.links[node]; !ok {
+					t.Lock()
 					link, err := t.setupLink(node)
 					if err != nil {
-						log.Debugf("Tunnel failed to establish node link to %s: %v", node, err)
+						log.Debugf("Tunnel failed to setup node link to %s: %v", node, err)
+						t.Unlock()
 						continue
 					}
 					t.links[node] = link
+					t.Unlock()
 				}
-				t.Unlock()
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -190,11 +190,9 @@ func (t *tun) process() {
 				}
 				log.Debugf("Sending %+v to %s", newMsg, node)
 				if err := link.Send(newMsg); err != nil {
-					log.Debugf("Error sending %+v to %s: %v", newMsg, node, err)
-					if err == io.EOF {
-						delete(t.links, node)
-						continue
-					}
+					log.Debugf("Tunnel error sending %+v to %s: %v", newMsg, node, err)
+					delete(t.links, node)
+					continue
 				}
 			}
 			t.Unlock()
@@ -211,12 +209,10 @@ func (t *tun) listen(link *link) {
 		msg := new(transport.Message)
 		err := link.Recv(msg)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Debugf("Tunnel link %s receive error: %v", link.Remote(), err)
-			if err == io.EOF {
-				t.Lock()
-				delete(t.links, link.Remote())
-				t.Unlock()
-			}
+			log.Debugf("Tunnel link %s receive error: %#v", link.Remote(), err)
+			t.Lock()
+			delete(t.links, link.Remote())
+			t.Unlock()
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -353,13 +349,10 @@ func (t *tun) keepalive(link *link) {
 				},
 			}); err != nil {
 				log.Debugf("Error sending keepalive to link %v: %v", link.Remote(), err)
-				if err == io.EOF {
-					t.Lock()
-					delete(t.links, link.Remote())
-					t.Unlock()
-					return
-				}
-				// TODO: handle this error
+				t.Lock()
+				delete(t.links, link.Remote())
+				t.Unlock()
+				return
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -428,7 +421,7 @@ func (t *tun) connect() error {
 
 			// delete the link
 			defer func() {
-				log.Debugf("Deleting connection from %s", sock.Remote())
+				log.Debugf("Tunnel deleting connection from %s", sock.Remote())
 				t.Lock()
 				delete(t.links, sock.Remote())
 				t.Unlock()
@@ -527,8 +520,9 @@ func (t *tun) Close() error {
 		return nil
 	default:
 		// close all the sockets
-		for _, s := range t.sockets {
+		for id, s := range t.sockets {
 			s.Close()
+			delete(t.sockets, id)
 		}
 		// close the connection
 		close(t.closed)
diff --git a/tunnel/tunnel_test.go b/tunnel/tunnel_test.go
index 79db046a..08295cf8 100644
--- a/tunnel/tunnel_test.go
+++ b/tunnel/tunnel_test.go
@@ -9,13 +9,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 // testAccept will accept connections on the transport, create a new link and tunnel on top
-func testAccept(t *testing.T, tun Tunnel, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+func testAccept(t *testing.T, tun Tunnel, wait chan struct{}, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	// listen on some virtual address
 	tl, err := tun.Listen("test-tunnel")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	// receiver ready; notify sender
+	wait <- struct{}{}
+
 	// accept a connection
 	c, err := tl.Accept()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -46,7 +49,12 @@ func testAccept(t *testing.T, tun Tunnel, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 }
 
 // testSend will create a new link to an address and then a tunnel on top
-func testSend(t *testing.T, tun Tunnel) {
+func testSend(t *testing.T, tun Tunnel, wait chan struct{}, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+	defer wg.Done()
+
+	// wait for the listener to get ready
+	<-wait
+
 	// dial a new session
 	c, err := tun.Dial("test-tunnel")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -95,8 +103,6 @@ func TestTunnel(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer tunB.Close()
 
-	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 50)
-
 	// start tunA
 	err = tunA.Connect()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -104,51 +110,190 @@ func TestTunnel(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer tunA.Close()
 
-	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 50)
+	wait := make(chan struct{})
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
-	// start accepting connections
-	// on tunnel A
 	wg.Add(1)
-	go testAccept(t, tunA, &wg)
+	// start the listener
+	go testAccept(t, tunB, wait, &wg)
 
-	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 50)
-
-	// dial and send via B
-	testSend(t, tunB)
+	wg.Add(1)
+	// start the client
+	go testSend(t, tunA, wait, &wg)
 
 	// wait until done
 	wg.Wait()
 }
 
 func TestLoopbackTunnel(t *testing.T) {
-	// create a new tunnel client
+	// create a new tunnel
 	tun := NewTunnel(
 		Address("127.0.0.1:9096"),
 		Nodes("127.0.0.1:9096"),
 	)
 
-	// start tunB
+	// start tunnel
 	err := tun.Connect()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	defer tun.Close()
 
-	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 50)
+	wait := make(chan struct{})
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
-	// start accepting connections
-	// on tunnel A
 	wg.Add(1)
-	go testAccept(t, tun, &wg)
+	// start the listener
+	go testAccept(t, tun, wait, &wg)
 
-	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 50)
-
-	// dial and send via B
-	testSend(t, tun)
+	wg.Add(1)
+	// start the client
+	go testSend(t, tun, wait, &wg)
+
+	// wait until done
+	wg.Wait()
+}
+
+func testBrokenTunAccept(t *testing.T, tun Tunnel, wait chan struct{}, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+	defer wg.Done()
+
+	// listen on some virtual address
+	tl, err := tun.Listen("test-tunnel")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// receiver ready; notify sender
+	wait <- struct{}{}
+
+	// accept a connection
+	c, err := tl.Accept()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// accept the message and close the tunnel
+	// we do this to simulate loss of network connection
+	m := new(transport.Message)
+	if err := c.Recv(m); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	tun.Close()
+
+	// re-start tunnel
+	err = tun.Connect()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer tun.Close()
+
+	// listen on some virtual address
+	tl, err = tun.Listen("test-tunnel")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// receiver ready; notify sender
+	wait <- struct{}{}
+
+	// accept a connection
+	c, err = tl.Accept()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// accept the message
+	m = new(transport.Message)
+	if err := c.Recv(m); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// notify sender we have received the message
+	<-wait
+}
+
+func testBrokenTunSend(t *testing.T, tun Tunnel, wait chan struct{}, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
+	defer wg.Done()
+
+	// wait for the listener to get ready
+	<-wait
+
+	// dial a new session
+	c, err := tun.Dial("test-tunnel")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer c.Close()
+
+	m := transport.Message{
+		Header: map[string]string{
+			"test": "send",
+		},
+	}
+
+	// send the message
+	if err := c.Send(&m); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// wait for the listener to get ready
+	<-wait
+
+	// give it time to reconnect
+	time.Sleep(2 * ReconnectTime)
+
+	// send the message
+	if err := c.Send(&m); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// wait for the listener to receive the message
+	// c.Send merely enqueues the message to the link send queue and returns
+	// in order to verify it was received we wait for the listener to tell us
+	wait <- struct{}{}
+}
+
+func TestReconnectTunnel(t *testing.T) {
+	// create a new tunnel client
+	tunA := NewTunnel(
+		Address("127.0.0.1:9096"),
+		Nodes("127.0.0.1:9097"),
+	)
+
+	// create a new tunnel server
+	tunB := NewTunnel(
+		Address("127.0.0.1:9097"),
+	)
+
+	// start tunnel
+	err := tunB.Connect()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// we manually override the tunnel.ReconnectTime value here
+	// this is so that we make the reconnects faster than the default 5s
+	ReconnectTime = 200 * time.Millisecond
+
+	// start tunnel
+	err = tunA.Connect()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	wait := make(chan struct{})
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	wg.Add(1)
+	// start tunnel listener
+	go testBrokenTunAccept(t, tunB, wait, &wg)
+
+	wg.Add(1)
+	// start tunnel sender
+	go testBrokenTunSend(t, tunA, wait, &wg)
 
 	// wait until done
 	wg.Wait()