diff --git a/rust/babblerd/src/lib.rs b/rust/babblerd/src/lib.rs
index 1dc97981..30bd0bb7 100644
--- a/rust/babblerd/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/babblerd/src/lib.rs
@@ -135,32 +135,23 @@ pub mod if_watcher {
 }
 pub mod babel {
     #[tracing::instrument(skip(sock, receiver))]
-    pub async fn handle_listener(
-        sock: UnixStream,
-        mut receiver: broadcast::Receiver<String>,
-    ) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    pub async fn handle_listener(sock: UnixStream, mut receiver: broadcast::Receiver<String>) {
         tracing::info!("new socket conn");
         let (read, mut write) = sock.into_split();
         let mut read = BufReader::new(read).lines();
-        let res = loop {
+        loop {
             tokio::select! {
                 read = read.next_line() => {
-                    if let None = read? {
-                        break Ok(());
-                    }
+                    let Ok(Some(_)) = read else { break; };
                 }
                 recv = receiver.recv() => {
-                    if let Ok(s) = recv {
-                        if let Err(e) = write.write_all(format!("{s}\n").as_bytes()).await {
-                            break Err(e)
-                        };
-                        continue;
-                    }
+                    let Ok(s) = recv else { break; };
+                    let Ok(()) = write.write_all(format!("{s}\n").as_bytes()).await else { break; };
                 }
             };
-        };
+        }
         tracing::info!("closing socket conn");
-        write.shutdown().await.and(res)
+        _ = write.shutdown().await;
     }
 
     #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
@@ -189,6 +180,14 @@ pub mod babel {
     pub struct BabeldProcess {
         proc: tokio::process::Child,
     }
+    impl Drop for BabeldProcess {
+        fn drop(&mut self) {
+            // emergency sigkill babeld process to prevent leakage
+            if self.proc.try_wait().is_err() {
+                _ = self.proc.start_kill();
+            }
+        }
+    }
     impl BabeldProcess {
         #[tracing::instrument]
         fn spawn(first_iface: String) -> Result<Self> {
@@ -339,7 +338,7 @@ pub mod babel {
 
         let mut babel = BabeldProcess::spawn(first_iface)?;
         let ret = babel.supervise(recv, send).await;
-        babel.shutdown().await?;
+        _ = babel.shutdown().await;
         ret
     }
 }
diff --git a/rust/babblerd/src/main.rs b/rust/babblerd/src/main.rs
index e48fa3ff..6c92ba8e 100644
--- a/rust/babblerd/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust/babblerd/src/main.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ enum State {
         recv: broadcast::Receiver<String>,
         babel: JoinHandle<babblerd::Result<()>>,
         watcher: JoinHandle<babblerd::Result<()>>,
-        listeners: JoinSet<io::Result<()>>,
+        listeners: JoinSet<()>,
     },
 }
 
@@ -79,15 +79,15 @@ async fn inner_main() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
                         sig?;
                         drop(recv);
                         watcher.abort();
-                        babel.await??;
                         _ = watcher.await;
+                        babel.await??;
                         while let Some(res) = listeners.join_next().await {
-                            res??;
+                            res?;
                         }
                         break;
                     }
                     next_join_result = listeners.join_next(), if !listeners.is_empty() => {
-                        next_join_result.expect("checked")??;
+                        next_join_result.expect("checked")?;
                         tracing::info!("dropped a listener");
                         if listeners.is_empty() {
                             tracing::info!("stopping babeld");
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ async fn inner_main() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
                         drop(recv);
                         babel.await??;
                         while let Some(res) = listeners.join_next().await {
-                            res??;
+                            res?;
                         }
                         State::Idle
                     }
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ async fn inner_main() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
                         watcher.abort();
                         _ = watcher.await;
                         while let Some(res) = listeners.join_next().await {
-                            res??;
+                            res?;
                         }
                         State::Idle
                     }