diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap.cpp
index e596428c..33066e4c 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap.cpp
@@ -38,23 +38,29 @@ void nano::socket::async_read (std::shared_ptr<std::vector<uint8_t>> buffer_a, s
 {
 	assert (size_a <= buffer_a->size ());
 	auto this_l (shared_from_this ());
-	start ();
-	boost::asio::async_read (socket_m, boost::asio::buffer (buffer_a->data (), size_a), [this_l, callback_a](boost::system::error_code const & ec, size_t size_a) {
-		this_l->node->stats.add (nano::stat::type::traffic_bootstrap, nano::stat::dir::in, size_a);
-		this_l->stop ();
-		callback_a (ec, size_a);
-	});
+	if (socket_m.is_open ())
+	{
+		start ();
+		boost::asio::async_read (socket_m, boost::asio::buffer (buffer_a->data (), size_a), [this_l, callback_a](boost::system::error_code const & ec, size_t size_a) {
+			this_l->node->stats.add (nano::stat::type::traffic_bootstrap, nano::stat::dir::in, size_a);
+			this_l->stop ();
+			callback_a (ec, size_a);
+		});
+	}
 }
 
 void nano::socket::async_write (std::shared_ptr<std::vector<uint8_t>> buffer_a, std::function<void(boost::system::error_code const &, size_t)> callback_a)
 {
 	auto this_l (shared_from_this ());
-	start ();
-	boost::asio::async_write (socket_m, boost::asio::buffer (buffer_a->data (), buffer_a->size ()), [this_l, callback_a, buffer_a](boost::system::error_code const & ec, size_t size_a) {
-		this_l->node->stats.add (nano::stat::type::traffic_bootstrap, nano::stat::dir::out, size_a);
-		this_l->stop ();
-		callback_a (ec, size_a);
-	});
+	if (socket_m.is_open ())
+	{
+		start ();
+		boost::asio::async_write (socket_m, boost::asio::buffer (buffer_a->data (), buffer_a->size ()), [this_l, callback_a, buffer_a](boost::system::error_code const & ec, size_t size_a) {
+			this_l->node->stats.add (nano::stat::type::traffic_bootstrap, nano::stat::dir::out, size_a);
+			this_l->stop ();
+			callback_a (ec, size_a);
+		});
+	}
 }
 
 void nano::socket::start (std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point timeout_a)
diff --git a/nano/node/node.cpp b/nano/node/node.cpp
index 1e4a8158..278d6b6a 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void nano::network::receive ()
 
 void nano::network::process_packets ()
 {
-	while (on)
+	while (on.load ())
 	{
 		auto data (buffer_container.dequeue ());
 		if (data == nullptr)
diff --git a/nano/node/node.hpp b/nano/node/node.hpp
index 5ecef876..57167872 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/wallet.hpp>
 #include <nano/secure/ledger.hpp>
 
+#include <atomic>
 #include <condition_variable>
 #include <queue>
 
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ public:
 	boost::asio::ip::udp::resolver resolver;
 	std::vector<boost::thread> packet_processing_threads;
 	nano::node & node;
-	bool on;
+	std::atomic<bool> on;
 	static uint16_t const node_port = nano::nano_network == nano::nano_networks::nano_live_network ? 7075 : 54000;
 	static size_t const buffer_size = 512;
 	static size_t const confirm_req_hashes_max = 6;