diff --git a/p2p/net/mock/mock_conn.go b/p2p/net/mock/mock_conn.go
index e61a8b4e1..ae97c3e83 100644
--- a/p2p/net/mock/mock_conn.go
+++ b/p2p/net/mock/mock_conn.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	peer "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/p2p/peer"
 
 	ma "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/go-multiaddr"
+	process "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/goprocess"
 )
 
 // conn represents one side's perspective of a
@@ -28,11 +29,31 @@ type conn struct {
 	link    *link
 	rconn   *conn // counterpart
 	streams list.List
+	proc    process.Process
 
 	sync.RWMutex
 }
 
+func newConn(ln, rn *peernet, l *link) *conn {
+	c := &conn{net: ln, link: l}
+	c.local = ln.peer
+	c.remote = rn.peer
+
+	c.localAddr = ln.ps.Addrs(ln.peer)[0]
+	c.remoteAddr = rn.ps.Addrs(rn.peer)[0]
+
+	c.localPrivKey = ln.ps.PrivKey(ln.peer)
+	c.remotePubKey = rn.ps.PubKey(rn.peer)
+
+	c.proc = process.WithTeardown(c.teardown)
+	return c
+}
+
 func (c *conn) Close() error {
+	return c.proc.Close()
+}
+
+func (c *conn) teardown() error {
 	for _, s := range c.allStreams() {
 		s.Close()
 	}
diff --git a/p2p/net/mock/mock_link.go b/p2p/net/mock/mock_link.go
index 28575e758..8ce43c441 100644
--- a/p2p/net/mock/mock_link.go
+++ b/p2p/net/mock/mock_link.go
@@ -33,22 +33,8 @@ func (l *link) newConnPair(dialer *peernet) (*conn, *conn) {
 	l.RLock()
 	defer l.RUnlock()
 
-	mkconn := func(ln, rn *peernet) *conn {
-		c := &conn{net: ln, link: l}
-		c.local = ln.peer
-		c.remote = rn.peer
-
-		c.localAddr = ln.ps.Addrs(ln.peer)[0]
-		c.remoteAddr = rn.ps.Addrs(rn.peer)[0]
-
-		c.localPrivKey = ln.ps.PrivKey(ln.peer)
-		c.remotePubKey = rn.ps.PubKey(rn.peer)
-
-		return c
-	}
-
-	c1 := mkconn(l.nets[0], l.nets[1])
-	c2 := mkconn(l.nets[1], l.nets[0])
+	c1 := newConn(l.nets[0], l.nets[1], l)
+	c2 := newConn(l.nets[1], l.nets[0], l)
 	c1.rconn = c2
 	c2.rconn = c1