diff --git a/app/src/async_ifc.py b/app/src/async_ifc.py
index 144f270..99204a9 100644
--- a/app/src/async_ifc.py
+++ b/app/src/async_ifc.py
@@ -117,3 +117,7 @@ class AsyncIfc(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     def prot_set_update_header_cb(self, callback):
         pass  # pragma: no cover
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def prot_set_close_header_cb(self, callback):
+        pass  # pragma: no cover
diff --git a/app/src/async_stream.py b/app/src/async_stream.py
index 6e77f71..e08bdb4 100644
--- a/app/src/async_stream.py
+++ b/app/src/async_stream.py
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ class AsyncIfcImpl(AsyncIfc):
         self.timeout_cb = None
         self.init_new_client_conn_cb = None
         self.update_header_cb = None
+        self.close_cb = None
 
     def close(self):
         self.timeout_cb = None
         self.fwd_fifo.reg_trigger(None)
         self.tx_fifo.reg_trigger(None)
         self.rx_fifo.reg_trigger(None)
+        self.close_cb = None
 
     def set_node_id(self, value: str):
         self.node_id = value
@@ -124,12 +126,18 @@ class AsyncIfcImpl(AsyncIfc):
     def prot_set_update_header_cb(self, callback):
         self.update_header_cb = callback
 
+    def prot_set_close_header_cb(self, callback):
+        self.close_cb = callback
+
 
 class StreamPtr():
     '''Descr StreamPtr'''
     def __init__(self, _stream):
         self.stream = _stream
 
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return f'ifc:{self._ifc}, stream: {self._stream}'
+
     @property
     def ifc(self):
         return self._ifc
@@ -238,15 +246,19 @@ class AsyncStream(AsyncIfcImpl):
         await self._writer.wait_closed()
 
     def close(self) -> None:
+        logging.info(f'AsyncStream.close1() l{self.l_addr} | r{self.r_addr}')
         """close handler for a no waiting disconnect
 
            hint: must be called before releasing the connection instance
         """
+        close_cb = self.close_cb
         super().close()
+        if close_cb:
+            close_cb()
         self._reader.feed_eof()          # abort awaited read
         if self._writer.is_closing():
             return
-        logger.debug(f'AsyncStream.close() l{self.l_addr} | r{self.r_addr}')
+        logger.info(f'AsyncStream.close2() l{self.l_addr} | r{self.r_addr}')
         self._writer.close()
 
     def healthy(self) -> bool:
@@ -315,7 +327,7 @@ class AsyncStream(AsyncIfcImpl):
                 f"{traceback.format_exc()}")
 
     def __del__(self):
-        logger.debug(
+        logger.info(
             f"AsyncStream.__del__  l{self.l_addr} | r{self.r_addr}")
 
 
@@ -374,6 +386,8 @@ class AsyncStreamServer(AsyncStream):
 
            hint: must be called before releasing the connection instance
         """
+        logging.info(
+            f'AsyncStreamServer.close() l{self.l_addr} | r{self.r_addr}')
         self.async_create_remote = None
         self.async_publ_mqtt = None
         super().close()
@@ -386,6 +400,7 @@ class AsyncStreamClient(AsyncStream):
 
     async def client_loop(self, _: str) -> None:
         '''Loop for receiving messages from the TSUN cloud (client-side)'''
+        logging.info(f'AsynStream.client_loop{self} rem-> {self.remote}')
         await self.loop()
         logger.info(f'[{self.node_id}:{self.conn_no}] '
                     'Client loop stopped for'
@@ -398,7 +413,7 @@ class AsyncStreamClient(AsyncStream):
         # thus on the next received packet from the inverter, we can
         # establish a new connection to the TSUN cloud
 
-        if server_ifc.remote.ifc == self:
+        if server_ifc and server_ifc.remote.ifc == self:
             # logging.debug(f'Client l{client_stream.l_addr} refs:'
             #               f' {gc.get_referrers(client_stream)}')
             # than erase client connection