diff --git a/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp b/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
index 48eb156ad1c..bc2d70f329d 100644
--- a/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp
@@ -142,8 +142,6 @@ namespace eosio {
 
       node_transaction_index        local_txns;
 
-      shared_ptr<tcp::resolver>     resolver;
-
       bool                          use_socket_read_watermark = false;
 
       channels::transaction_ack::channel_type::handle  incoming_transaction_ack_subscription;
@@ -151,8 +149,8 @@ namespace eosio {
       uint16_t                                  thread_pool_size = 1;
       optional<eosio::chain::named_thread_pool> thread_pool;
 
-      void connect(const connection_ptr& c);
-      void connect(const connection_ptr& c, tcp::resolver::iterator endpoint_itr);
+      void connect( const connection_ptr& c );
+      void connect( const connection_ptr& c, const std::shared_ptr<tcp::resolver>& resolver, tcp::resolver::results_type endpoints );
       bool start_session(const connection_ptr& c);
       void start_listen_loop();
       void start_read_message(const connection_ptr& c);
@@ -796,6 +794,7 @@ namespace eosio {
    void connection::close() {
       if(socket) {
          socket->close();
+         socket.reset( new tcp::socket( my_impl->thread_pool->get_executor() ) );
       }
       else {
          fc_wlog( logger, "no socket to close!" );
@@ -974,7 +973,7 @@ namespace eosio {
       buffer_queue.fill_out_buffer( bufs );
 
       boost::asio::async_write(*socket, bufs,
-            boost::asio::bind_executor(strand, [c, priority]( boost::system::error_code ec, std::size_t w ) {
+            boost::asio::bind_executor(strand, [c, socket=socket, priority]( boost::system::error_code ec, std::size_t w ) {
          app().post(priority, [c, priority, ec, w]() {
             try {
                auto conn = c.lock();
@@ -1870,13 +1869,14 @@ namespace eosio {
       connection_wptr weak_conn = c;
       // Note: need to add support for IPv6 too
 
+      auto resolver = std::make_shared<tcp::resolver>( my_impl->thread_pool->get_executor() );
       resolver->async_resolve( query, boost::asio::bind_executor( c->strand,
-                [weak_conn, this]( const boost::system::error_code& err, tcp::resolver::iterator endpoint_itr ) {
-                   app().post( priority::low, [err, endpoint_itr, weak_conn, this]() {
+                [weak_conn, resolver, this]( const boost::system::error_code& err, tcp::resolver::results_type endpoints ) {
+                   app().post( priority::low, [err, resolver, endpoints, weak_conn, this]() {
                       auto c = weak_conn.lock();
                       if( !c ) return;
                       if( !err ) {
-                         connect( c, endpoint_itr );
+                         connect( c, resolver, endpoints );
                       } else {
                          fc_elog( logger, "Unable to resolve ${peer_addr}: ${error}",
                                   ("peer_addr", c->peer_name())( "error", err.message()) );
@@ -1885,19 +1885,18 @@ namespace eosio {
                 } ) );
    }
 
-   void net_plugin_impl::connect(const connection_ptr& c, tcp::resolver::iterator endpoint_itr) {
+   void net_plugin_impl::connect( const connection_ptr& c, const std::shared_ptr<tcp::resolver>& resolver, tcp::resolver::results_type endpoints ) {
       if( c->no_retry != go_away_reason::no_reason) {
          string rsn = reason_str(c->no_retry);
          return;
       }
-      auto current_endpoint = *endpoint_itr;
-      ++endpoint_itr;
       c->connecting = true;
       c->pending_message_buffer.reset();
       connection_wptr weak_conn = c;
-      c->socket->async_connect( current_endpoint, boost::asio::bind_executor( c->strand,
-            [weak_conn, endpoint_itr, this]( const boost::system::error_code& err ) {
-         app().post( priority::low, [weak_conn, endpoint_itr, this, err]() {
+      boost::asio::async_connect( *c->socket, endpoints,
+         boost::asio::bind_executor( c->strand,
+            [weak_conn, resolver, socket=c->socket, this]( const boost::system::error_code& err, const tcp::endpoint& endpoint ) {
+         app().post( priority::low, [weak_conn, this, err]() {
             auto c = weak_conn.lock();
             if( !c ) return;
             if( !err && c->socket->is_open()) {
@@ -1905,14 +1904,9 @@ namespace eosio {
                   c->send_handshake();
                }
             } else {
-               if( endpoint_itr != tcp::resolver::iterator()) {
-                  close( c );
-                  connect( c, endpoint_itr );
-               } else {
-                  fc_elog( logger, "connection failed to ${peer}: ${error}", ("peer", c->peer_name())( "error", err.message()));
-                  c->connecting = false;
-                  my_impl->close( c );
-               }
+               elog( "connection failed to ${peer}: ${error}", ("peer", c->peer_name())( "error", err.message()) );
+               c->connecting = false;
+               my_impl->close( c );
             }
          } );
       } ) );
@@ -3023,14 +3017,14 @@ namespace eosio {
       // currently thread_pool only used for server_ioc
       my->thread_pool.emplace( "net", my->thread_pool_size );
 
-      my->resolver = std::make_shared<tcp::resolver>( my->thread_pool->get_executor() );
+      auto resolver = std::make_shared<tcp::resolver>( my_impl->thread_pool->get_executor() );
       if( my->p2p_address.size() > 0 ) {
          auto host = my->p2p_address.substr( 0, my->p2p_address.find( ':' ));
          auto port = my->p2p_address.substr( host.size() + 1, my->p2p_address.size());
          tcp::resolver::query query( tcp::v4(), host.c_str(), port.c_str());
          // Note: need to add support for IPv6 too?
 
-         my->listen_endpoint = *my->resolver->resolve( query );
+         my->listen_endpoint = *resolver->resolve( query );
 
          my->acceptor.reset( new tcp::acceptor( my_impl->thread_pool->get_executor() ) );