diff --git a/face/multicast-udp-transport.go b/face/multicast-udp-transport.go
index fdab6969..a57b347d 100644
--- a/face/multicast-udp-transport.go
+++ b/face/multicast-udp-transport.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ package face
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"net"
-	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/named-data/YaNFD/core"
@@ -71,7 +70,9 @@ func MakeMulticastUDPTransport(localURI *defn.URI) (*MulticastUDPTransport, erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("Unable to create send connection to group address: " + err.Error())
 	}
+
 	t.sendConn = sendConn.(*net.UDPConn)
+	t.running.Store(true)
 
 	// Create receive connection
 	t.recvConn, err = net.ListenMulticastUDP(t.remoteURI.Scheme(), localIf, &t.groupAddr)
@@ -80,8 +81,6 @@ func MakeMulticastUDPTransport(localURI *defn.URI) (*MulticastUDPTransport, erro
 			localIf.Name + ": " + err.Error())
 	}
 
-	t.changeState(defn.Up)
-
 	return t, nil
 }
 
@@ -134,27 +133,17 @@ func (t *MulticastUDPTransport) sendFrame(frame []byte) {
 }
 
 func (t *MulticastUDPTransport) runReceive() {
-	if lockThreadsToCores {
-		runtime.LockOSThread()
-	}
-
 	recvBuf := make([]byte, defn.MaxNDNPacketSize)
 	for {
 		readSize, remoteAddr, err := t.recvConn.ReadFromUDP(recvBuf)
 		if err != nil {
-			if err.Error() == "EOF" {
-				core.LogDebug(t, "EOF - Face DOWN")
-				t.changeState(defn.Down)
-				break
-			} else {
-				core.LogWarn(t, "Unable to read from socket (", err, ") - DROP")
-				t.recvConn.Close()
-				localIf, err := InterfaceByIP(net.ParseIP(t.localURI.PathHost()))
-				if err != nil || localIf == nil {
-					core.LogError(t, "Unable to get interface for local URI ", t.localURI, ": ", err)
-				}
-				t.recvConn, _ = net.ListenMulticastUDP(t.remoteURI.Scheme(), localIf, &t.groupAddr)
+			// Re-create the socket
+			localIf, err := InterfaceByIP(net.ParseIP(t.localURI.PathHost()))
+			if err != nil || localIf == nil {
+				core.LogError(t, "Unable to get interface for local URI ", t.localURI, ": ", err)
 			}
+			t.recvConn, _ = net.ListenMulticastUDP(t.remoteURI.Scheme(), localIf, &t.groupAddr)
+
 		}
 
 		core.LogTrace(t, "Receive of size ", readSize, " from ", remoteAddr)
@@ -173,23 +162,11 @@ func (t *MulticastUDPTransport) runReceive() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *MulticastUDPTransport) changeState(new defn.State) {
-	if t.state == new {
-		return
-	}
-
-	core.LogInfo(t, "state: ", t.state, " -> ", new)
-	t.state = new
-
-	if t.state != defn.Up {
-		core.LogInfo(t, "Closing UDP socket")
-		t.hasQuit <- true
-		t.sendConn.Close()
-		t.recvConn.Close()
-
-		// Stop link service
-		t.linkService.tellTransportQuit()
-
-		FaceTable.Remove(t.faceID)
+func (t *MulticastUDPTransport) Close() {
+	if t.running.Swap(false) {
+		if t.sendConn != nil && t.recvConn != nil {
+			t.sendConn.Close()
+			t.recvConn.Close()
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/face/web-socket-listener.go b/face/web-socket-listener.go
index e2b361b0..0a48b427 100644
--- a/face/web-socket-listener.go
+++ b/face/web-socket-listener.go
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ func (l *WebSocketListener) handler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	t := NewWebSocketTransport(l.localURI, c)
-	linkService := MakeNDNLPLinkService(t, MakeNDNLPLinkServiceOptions())
+	newTransport := NewWebSocketTransport(l.localURI, c)
+	core.LogInfo(l, "Accepting new WebSocket face ", newTransport.RemoteURI())
 
-	core.LogInfo(l, "Accepting new WebSocket face ", t.RemoteURI())
-	FaceTable.Add(linkService)
-	go linkService.Run(nil)
+	options := MakeNDNLPLinkServiceOptions()
+	options.IsFragmentationEnabled = false // reliable stream
+	MakeNDNLPLinkService(newTransport, options).Run(nil)
 }
 
 // Close closes the WebSocketListener.
diff --git a/face/web-socket-transport.go b/face/web-socket-transport.go
index 4f4a6553..968043c3 100644
--- a/face/web-socket-transport.go
+++ b/face/web-socket-transport.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ package face
 
 import (
 	"net"
-	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ var _ transport = &WebSocketTransport{}
 func NewWebSocketTransport(localURI *defn.URI, c *websocket.Conn) (t *WebSocketTransport) {
 	remoteURI := defn.MakeWebSocketClientFaceURI(c.RemoteAddr())
 	t = &WebSocketTransport{c: c}
+	t.running.Store(true)
 
 	scope := defn.NonLocal
 	ip := net.ParseIP(remoteURI.PathHost())
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ func NewWebSocketTransport(localURI *defn.URI, c *websocket.Conn) (t *WebSocketT
 	}
 
 	t.makeTransportBase(remoteURI, localURI, PersistencyOnDemand, scope, defn.PointToPoint, defn.MaxNDNPacketSize)
-	t.changeState(defn.Up)
 	return t
 }
 
@@ -66,25 +65,20 @@ func (t *WebSocketTransport) sendFrame(frame []byte) {
 	e := t.c.WriteMessage(websocket.BinaryMessage, frame)
 	if e != nil {
 		core.LogWarn(t, "Unable to send on socket - DROP and Face DOWN")
-		t.changeState(defn.Down)
+		t.Close()
+		return
 	}
 
 	t.nOutBytes += uint64(len(frame))
 }
 
 func (t *WebSocketTransport) runReceive() {
-	core.LogTrace(t, "Starting receive thread")
-
-	if lockThreadsToCores {
-		runtime.LockOSThread()
-	}
-
 	for {
 		mt, message, e := t.c.ReadMessage()
 		if e != nil {
 			core.LogWarn(t, "Unable to read from socket (", e, ") - DROP and Face DOWN")
-			t.changeState(defn.Down)
-			break
+			t.Close()
+			return
 		}
 
 		if mt != websocket.BinaryMessage {
@@ -100,27 +94,10 @@ func (t *WebSocketTransport) runReceive() {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Send up to link service
 		t.linkService.handleIncomingFrame(message)
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *WebSocketTransport) changeState(new defn.State) {
-	if t.state == new {
-		return
-	}
-
-	core.LogInfo(t, "state: ", t.state, " -> ", new)
-	t.state = new
-
-	if t.state != defn.Up {
-		core.LogInfo(t, "Closing Unix stream socket")
-		t.hasQuit <- true
-		t.c.Close()
-
-		// Stop link service
-		t.linkService.tellTransportQuit()
-
-		FaceTable.Remove(t.faceID)
-	}
+func (t *WebSocketTransport) Close() {
+	t.c.Close()
 }