diff --git a/electrum/network.py b/electrum/network.py
index ee6c7af2..e56765bd 100644
--- a/electrum/network.py
+++ b/electrum/network.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
 # CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
+import asyncio
 import time
 import queue
 import os
@@ -171,6 +172,8 @@ class Network(util.DaemonThread):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, config=None):
+        self.lightninglock = threading.Lock()
+        self.lightninglock.acquire()
         if config is None:
             config = {}  # Do not use mutables as default values!
         util.DaemonThread.__init__(self)
@@ -1059,12 +1062,27 @@ class Network(util.DaemonThread):
 
     def run(self):
         self.init_headers_file()
+        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        def asyncioThread():
+            asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+            self.lightninglock.acquire()
+            task = asyncio.ensure_future(asyncio.gather(self.lightningrpc.run(networkAndWalletLock), self.lightningworker.run(networkAndWalletLock)))
+            loop.run_forever()
+        threading.Thread(target=asyncioThread).start()
+        networkAndWalletLock = threading.Lock()
+        networkAndWalletLock.acquire()
         while self.is_running():
             self.maintain_sockets()
             self.wait_on_sockets()
             self.maintain_requests()
             self.run_jobs()    # Synchronizer and Verifier
             self.process_pending_sends()
+            networkAndWalletLock.release()
+            networkAndWalletLock.acquire()
+        loop.stop()
+        while loop.is_running():
+            pass
+        loop.close()
         self.stop_network()
         self.on_stop()
 
diff --git a/electrum/wallet.py b/electrum/wallet.py
index 416deffd..3e5c5ada 100644
--- a/electrum/wallet.py
+++ b/electrum/wallet.py
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ from .paymentrequest import PR_PAID, PR_UNPAID, PR_UNKNOWN, PR_EXPIRED
 from .paymentrequest import InvoiceStore
 from .contacts import Contacts
 
+from .lightning import LightningRPC
+from .lightning import LightningWorker
+
 TX_STATUS = [
     _('Unconfirmed'),
     _('Unconfirmed parent'),
@@ -1298,6 +1301,9 @@ class Abstract_Wallet(PrintError):
             self.verifier = SPV(self.network, self)
             self.synchronizer = Synchronizer(self, network)
             network.add_jobs([self.verifier, self.synchronizer])
+            network.lightningworker = LightningWorker(lambda: self, lambda: network, lambda: network.config)
+            network.lightningrpc = LightningRPC()
+            network.lightninglock.release()
         else:
             self.verifier = None
             self.synchronizer = None
diff --git a/lib/lightning.py b/lib/lightning.py
index 50b3ad74..8606d663 100644
--- a/lib/lightning.py
+++ b/lib/lightning.py
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ from . import keystore
 
 import queue
 
-from .util import ForeverCoroutineJob
-
 import threading
 import json
 import base64
@@ -481,7 +479,7 @@ async def PublishTransaction(json):
     json_format.Parse(json, req)
     global NETWORK
     tx = transaction.Transaction(binascii.hexlify(req.tx).decode("utf-8"))
-    suc, has = await NETWORK.broadcast_async(tx)
+    suc, has = NETWORK.broadcast(tx)
     m = rpc_pb2.PublishTransactionResponse()
     m.success = suc
     m.error = str(has) if not suc else ""
@@ -593,15 +591,14 @@ def computeInputScript(tx, signdesc):
 from collections import namedtuple
 QueueItem = namedtuple("QueueItem", ["methodName", "args"])
 
-class LightningRPC(ForeverCoroutineJob):
+class LightningRPC:
     def __init__(self):
         super(LightningRPC, self).__init__()
         self.queue = queue.Queue()
         self.subscribers = []
     # overridden
-    async def run(self, is_running):
-      print("RPC STARTED")
-      while is_running():
+    async def run(self, netAndWalLock):
+      while True:
         try:
             qitem = self.queue.get(block=False)
         except queue.Empty:
@@ -654,7 +651,7 @@ class LightningUI():
 
 privateKeyHash = None
 
-class LightningWorker(ForeverCoroutineJob):
+class LightningWorker:
     def __init__(self, wallet, network, config):
         global privateKeyHash
         super(LightningWorker, self).__init__()
@@ -678,13 +675,13 @@ class LightningWorker(ForeverCoroutineJob):
         assert deser[0] == "p2wpkh", deser
         self.subscribers = []
 
-    async def run(self, is_running):
+    async def run(self, netAndWalLock):
         global WALLET, NETWORK
         global CONFIG
 
         wasAlreadyUpToDate = False
 
-        while is_running():
+        while True:
             WALLET = self.wallet()
             NETWORK = self.network()
             CONFIG = self.config()
diff --git a/testserver.py b/testserver.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 25c92ca4..00000000
--- a/testserver.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-import asyncio
-
-async def handler(reader, writer):
-    magic = await reader.read(5+6)
-    await asyncio.sleep(5)
-    print("in five sec!")
-    await asyncio.sleep(5)
-    writer.write(b'{\n  "r_preimage": "6UNoNhDZ/0awtaDTM7KuCtlYcNkNljscxMLleoJv9+o=",\n  "r_hash": "lQDtsJlLe8IzSRk0hrJcgglwRdtkHzX6mIwOhJrN7Ck=",\n  "value": "8192",\n  "settled": true,\n  "creation_date": "1519994196",\n  "settle_date": "1519994199",\n  "payment_request": "lntb81920n1pdfj325pp5k7erq3avatceq8ca43h5uulxrhw2ma3a442a7c8fxrsw059c3m3sdqqcqzysdpwv4dn2xd74lfmea3taxj6pjfxrdl42t8w7ceptgv5ds0td0ypk47llryl6t4a48x54d7mnwremgcmljced4dhwty9g3pfywr307aqpwtkzf4",\n  "expiry": "3600",\n  "cltv_expiry": "144"\n}\n'.replace(b"\n",b""))
-    await writer.drain()
-    print(magic)
-
-async def handler2(reader, writer):
-    while True:
-        data = await reader.read(2048)
-        if data != b'':
-            writer.write(b"HTTP/1.0 200 OK\r\nContent-length: 16\r\n\r\n{\"result\":\"lol\"}")
-            await writer.drain()
-
-asyncio.ensure_future(asyncio.start_server(handler, "127.0.0.1", 1080))
-asyncio.ensure_future(asyncio.start_server(handler2, "127.0.0.1", 8090))
-asyncio.get_event_loop().run_forever()