diff --git a/server/block_processor.py b/server/block_processor.py
index 6efabbb..ea8fb8c 100644
--- a/server/block_processor.py
+++ b/server/block_processor.py
@@ -196,11 +196,14 @@ class BlockProcessor(server.db.DB):
             task = await self.task_queue.get()
             await task()
 
-    def shutdown(self):
+    def shutdown(self, executor):
+        '''Shutdown cleanly and flush to disk.'''
+        # First stut down the executor; it may be processing a block.
+        # Then we can flush anything remaining to disk.
+        executor.shutdown()
         if self.height != self.db_height:
             self.logger.info('flushing state to DB for a clean shutdown...')
             self.flush(True)
-            self.logger.info('shutdown complete')
 
     async def executor(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
         '''Run func taking args in the executor.'''
diff --git a/server/controller.py b/server/controller.py
index 0b6e5f3..bfc49ee 100644
--- a/server/controller.py
+++ b/server/controller.py
@@ -225,7 +225,13 @@ class Controller(util.LoggedClass):
 
         # Perform a clean shutdown when this event is signalled.
         await self.shutdown_event.wait()
-        self.logger.info('shutting down gracefully')
+
+        self.logger.info('shutting down')
+        await self.shutdown(futures)
+        self.logger.info('shutdown complete')
+
+    async def shutdown(self, futures):
+        '''Perform the shutdown sequence.'''
         self.state = self.SHUTTING_DOWN
 
         # Close servers and sessions
@@ -237,11 +243,12 @@ class Controller(util.LoggedClass):
         for future in futures:
             future.cancel()
 
-        await asyncio.wait(futures)
+        # Wait for all futures to finish
+        while any(not future.done() for future in futures):
+            await asyncio.sleep(1)
 
-        # Wait for the executor to finish anything it's doing
-        self.executor.shutdown()
-        self.bp.shutdown()
+        # Finally shut down the block processor and executor
+        self.bp.shutdown(self.executor)
 
     def close_servers(self, kinds):
         '''Close the servers of the given kinds (TCP etc.).'''
@@ -253,18 +260,6 @@ class Controller(util.LoggedClass):
             if server:
                 server.close()
 
-    async def wait_for_sessions(self, secs=30):
-        if not self.sessions:
-            return
-        self.logger.info('waiting up to {:d} seconds for socket cleanup'
-                         .format(secs))
-        limit = time.time() + secs
-        while self.sessions and time.time() < limit:
-            self.clear_stale_sessions(grace=secs//2)
-            await asyncio.sleep(2)
-            self.logger.info('{:,d} sessions remaining'
-                             .format(len(self.sessions)))
-
     async def start_server(self, kind, *args, **kw_args):
         protocol_class = LocalRPC if kind == 'RPC' else ElectrumX
         protocol = partial(protocol_class, self, self.bp, self.env, kind)