diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2b318b7db1..6070c2debd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-dns v0.2.0
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-net v0.1.3
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multistream v0.1.1
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0
 	github.com/whyrusleeping/mdns v0.0.0-20190826153040-b9b60ed33aa9
 )
 
diff --git a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
index f64e1840f8..ca721eb54e 100644
--- a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
+++ b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
 	"net"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/protocol/identify"
@@ -21,8 +22,6 @@ import (
 	inat "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-nat"
 
 	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log"
-	"github.com/jbenet/goprocess"
-	goprocessctx "github.com/jbenet/goprocess/context"
 
 	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 	madns "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-dns"
@@ -68,6 +67,13 @@ const NATPortMap Option = iota
 //  * uses an identity service to send + receive node information
 //  * uses a nat service to establish NAT port mappings
 type BasicHost struct {
+	ctx       context.Context
+	ctxCancel context.CancelFunc
+	// ensures we shutdown ONLY once
+	closeSync sync.Once
+	// keep track of resources we need to wait on before shutting down
+	refCount sync.WaitGroup
+
 	network    network.Network
 	mux        *msmux.MultistreamMuxer
 	ids        *identify.IDService
@@ -81,8 +87,6 @@ type BasicHost struct {
 
 	negtimeout time.Duration
 
-	proc goprocess.Process
-
 	emitters struct {
 		evtLocalProtocolsUpdated event.Emitter
 		evtLocalAddrsUpdated     event.Emitter
@@ -128,6 +132,8 @@ type HostOpts struct {
 
 // NewHost constructs a new *BasicHost and activates it by attaching its stream and connection handlers to the given inet.Network.
 func NewHost(ctx context.Context, net network.Network, opts *HostOpts) (*BasicHost, error) {
+	hostCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+
 	h := &BasicHost{
 		network:        net,
 		mux:            msmux.NewMultistreamMuxer(),
@@ -136,6 +142,8 @@ func NewHost(ctx context.Context, net network.Network, opts *HostOpts) (*BasicHo
 		maResolver:     madns.DefaultResolver,
 		eventbus:       eventbus.NewBus(),
 		addrChangeChan: make(chan struct{}, 1),
+		ctx:            hostCtx,
+		ctxCancel:      cancel,
 	}
 
 	var err error
@@ -146,28 +154,12 @@ func NewHost(ctx context.Context, net network.Network, opts *HostOpts) (*BasicHo
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	h.proc = goprocessctx.WithContextAndTeardown(ctx, func() error {
-		if h.natmgr != nil {
-			h.natmgr.Close()
-		}
-		if h.cmgr != nil {
-			h.cmgr.Close()
-		}
-		_ = h.emitters.evtLocalProtocolsUpdated.Close()
-		_ = h.emitters.evtLocalAddrsUpdated.Close()
-		return h.Network().Close()
-	})
-
 	if opts.MultistreamMuxer != nil {
 		h.mux = opts.MultistreamMuxer
 	}
 
 	// we can't set this as a default above because it depends on the *BasicHost.
-	h.ids = identify.NewIDService(
-		goprocessctx.WithProcessClosing(ctx, h.proc),
-		h,
-		identify.UserAgent(opts.UserAgent),
-	)
+	h.ids = identify.NewIDService(h, identify.UserAgent(opts.UserAgent))
 
 	if uint64(opts.NegotiationTimeout) != 0 {
 		h.negtimeout = opts.NegotiationTimeout
@@ -242,7 +234,8 @@ func New(net network.Network, opts ...interface{}) *BasicHost {
 
 // Start starts background tasks in the host
 func (h *BasicHost) Start() {
-	h.proc.Go(h.background)
+	h.refCount.Add(1)
+	go h.background()
 }
 
 // newConnHandler is the remote-opened conn handler for inet.Network
@@ -343,7 +336,9 @@ func makeUpdatedAddrEvent(prev, current []ma.Multiaddr) *event.EvtLocalAddresses
 	return &evt
 }
 
-func (h *BasicHost) background(p goprocess.Process) {
+func (h *BasicHost) background() {
+	defer h.refCount.Done()
+
 	// periodically schedules an IdentifyPush to update our peers for changes
 	// in our address set (if needed)
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(10 * time.Second)
@@ -356,7 +351,7 @@ func (h *BasicHost) background(p goprocess.Process) {
 		select {
 		case <-ticker.C:
 		case <-h.addrChangeChan:
-		case <-p.Closing():
+		case <-h.ctx.Done():
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -805,14 +800,26 @@ func (h *BasicHost) AllAddrs() []ma.Multiaddr {
 
 // Close shuts down the Host's services (network, etc).
 func (h *BasicHost) Close() error {
-	// You're thinking of adding some teardown logic here, right? Well
-	// don't! Add any process teardown logic to the teardown function in the
-	// constructor.
-	//
-	// This:
-	// 1. May be called multiple times.
-	// 2. May _never_ be called if the host is stopped by the context.
-	return h.proc.Close()
+	h.closeSync.Do(func() {
+		h.ctxCancel()
+		if h.natmgr != nil {
+			h.natmgr.Close()
+		}
+		if h.cmgr != nil {
+			h.cmgr.Close()
+		}
+		if h.ids != nil {
+			h.ids.Close()
+		}
+
+		_ = h.emitters.evtLocalProtocolsUpdated.Close()
+		_ = h.emitters.evtLocalAddrsUpdated.Close()
+		h.Network().Close()
+
+		h.refCount.Wait()
+	})
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 type streamWrapper struct {
diff --git a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host_test.go b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host_test.go
index c0dee8e571..bc6df3edee 100644
--- a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host_test.go
+++ b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	swarmt "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-swarm/testing"
 	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 	madns "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-dns"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestHostDoubleClose(t *testing.T) {
@@ -80,6 +81,16 @@ func TestHostSimple(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMultipleClose(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	h := New(swarmt.GenSwarm(t, ctx))
+
+	require.NoError(t, h.Close())
+	require.NoError(t, h.Close())
+	require.NoError(t, h.Close())
+
+}
+
 func TestProtocolHandlerEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	h := New(swarmt.GenSwarm(t, ctx))
diff --git a/p2p/protocol/identify/id.go b/p2p/protocol/identify/id.go
index a0e1ae25c3..5df656f60c 100644
--- a/p2p/protocol/identify/id.go
+++ b/p2p/protocol/identify/id.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/libp2p/go-eventbus"
 	ic "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/crypto"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/event"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/helpers"
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peerstore"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/protocol"
 
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-eventbus"
 	pb "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/p2p/protocol/identify/pb"
 
 	ggio "github.com/gogo/protobuf/io"
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ type IDService struct {
 	Host      host.Host
 	UserAgent string
 
-	ctx context.Context
+	ctx       context.Context
+	ctxCancel context.CancelFunc
+	// ensure we shutdown ONLY once
+	closeSync sync.Once
+	// track resources that need to be shut down before we shut down
+	refCount sync.WaitGroup
 
 	// connections undergoing identification
 	// for wait purposes
@@ -94,7 +99,7 @@ type IDService struct {
 
 // NewIDService constructs a new *IDService and activates it by
 // attaching its stream handler to the given host.Host.
-func NewIDService(ctx context.Context, h host.Host, opts ...Option) *IDService {
+func NewIDService(h host.Host, opts ...Option) *IDService {
 	var cfg config
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(&cfg)
@@ -105,13 +110,15 @@ func NewIDService(ctx context.Context, h host.Host, opts ...Option) *IDService {
 		userAgent = cfg.userAgent
 	}
 
+	hostCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	s := &IDService{
 		Host:      h,
 		UserAgent: userAgent,
 
-		ctx:           ctx,
+		ctx:           hostCtx,
+		ctxCancel:     cancel,
 		currid:        make(map[network.Conn]chan struct{}),
-		observedAddrs: NewObservedAddrSet(ctx),
+		observedAddrs: NewObservedAddrSet(hostCtx),
 	}
 
 	// handle local protocol handler updates, and push deltas to peers.
@@ -120,6 +127,7 @@ func NewIDService(ctx context.Context, h host.Host, opts ...Option) *IDService {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warningf("identify service not subscribed to local protocol handlers updates; err: %s", err)
 	} else {
+		s.refCount.Add(1)
 		go s.handleEvents()
 	}
 
@@ -143,14 +151,19 @@ func NewIDService(ctx context.Context, h host.Host, opts ...Option) *IDService {
 	return s
 }
 
+// Close shuts down the IDService
+func (ids *IDService) Close() error {
+	ids.closeSync.Do(func() {
+		ids.ctxCancel()
+		ids.refCount.Wait()
+	})
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (ids *IDService) handleEvents() {
 	sub := ids.subscription
-	defer func() {
-		_ = sub.Close()
-		// drain the channel.
-		for range sub.Out() {
-		}
-	}()
+	defer ids.refCount.Done()
+	defer sub.Close()
 
 	for {
 		select {
diff --git a/p2p/protocol/identify/id_test.go b/p2p/protocol/identify/id_test.go
index 234dbe4891..e6d50c95c4 100644
--- a/p2p/protocol/identify/id_test.go
+++ b/p2p/protocol/identify/id_test.go
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ func subtestIDService(t *testing.T) {
 	h1p := h1.ID()
 	h2p := h2.ID()
 
-	ids1 := identify.NewIDService(ctx, h1)
-	ids2 := identify.NewIDService(ctx, h2)
+	ids1 := identify.NewIDService(h1)
+	ids2 := identify.NewIDService(h2)
+	defer ids1.Close()
+	defer ids2.Close()
 
 	testKnowsAddrs(t, h1, h2p, []ma.Multiaddr{}) // nothing
 	testKnowsAddrs(t, h2, h1p, []ma.Multiaddr{}) // nothing
@@ -253,9 +255,14 @@ func TestLocalhostAddrFiltering(t *testing.T) {
 		Addrs: p2addrs[1:],
 	})
 
-	_ = identify.NewIDService(ctx, p1)
-	ids2 := identify.NewIDService(ctx, p2)
-	ids3 := identify.NewIDService(ctx, p3)
+	ids1 := identify.NewIDService(p1)
+	ids2 := identify.NewIDService(p2)
+	ids3 := identify.NewIDService(p3)
+	defer func() {
+		ids1.Close()
+		ids2.Close()
+		ids3.Close()
+	}()
 
 	conns := p2.Network().ConnsToPeer(id1)
 	if len(conns) == 0 {
@@ -291,8 +298,12 @@ func TestIdentifyDeltaOnProtocolChange(t *testing.T) {
 
 	h2.SetStreamHandler(protocol.TestingID, func(_ network.Stream) {})
 
-	ids1 := identify.NewIDService(ctx, h1)
-	_ = identify.NewIDService(ctx, h2)
+	ids1 := identify.NewIDService(h1)
+	ids2 := identify.NewIDService(h2)
+	defer func() {
+		ids1.Close()
+		ids2.Close()
+	}()
 
 	if err := h1.Connect(ctx, peer.AddrInfo{ID: h2.ID(), Addrs: h2.Addrs()}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -404,8 +415,10 @@ func TestIdentifyDeltaWhileIdentifyingConn(t *testing.T) {
 	defer h2.Close()
 	defer h1.Close()
 
-	_ = identify.NewIDService(ctx, h1)
-	ids2 := identify.NewIDService(ctx, h2)
+	ids1 := identify.NewIDService(h1)
+	ids2 := identify.NewIDService(h2)
+	defer ids1.Close()
+	defer ids2.Close()
 
 	// replace the original identify handler by one that blocks until we close the block channel.
 	// this allows us to control how long identify runs.