diff --git a/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelHTTPClientRunner.java b/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelHTTPClientRunner.java
index 648b54266..b63dd2cae 100644
--- a/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelHTTPClientRunner.java
+++ b/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelHTTPClientRunner.java
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@ import net.i2p.util.Log;
  *
  */
 public class I2PTunnelHTTPClientRunner extends I2PTunnelRunner {
-    private Log _log;
     public I2PTunnelHTTPClientRunner(Socket s, I2PSocket i2ps, Object slock, byte[] initialI2PData,
                                      List<I2PSocket> sockList, Runnable onTimeout) {
         super(s, i2ps, slock, initialI2PData, sockList, onTimeout);
-        _log = I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext().logManager().getLog(I2PTunnelHTTPClientRunner.class);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -37,10 +35,22 @@ public class I2PTunnelHTTPClientRunner extends I2PTunnelRunner {
         return new HTTPResponseOutputStream(raw);
     }
         
+    /**
+     *  Why is this overridden?
+     *  Why flush in super but not here?
+     *  Why do things in different order than in super?
+     */
     @Override
-    protected void close(OutputStream out, InputStream in, OutputStream i2pout, InputStream i2pin, Socket s, I2PSocket i2ps, Thread t1, Thread t2) throws InterruptedException, IOException {
+    protected void close(OutputStream out, InputStream in, OutputStream i2pout, InputStream i2pin,
+                         Socket s, I2PSocket i2ps, Thread t1, Thread t2) throws InterruptedException, IOException {
         try { 
             i2pin.close();
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
+            // ignore
+            if (_log.shouldLog(Log.DEBUG))
+                _log.debug("Unable to close the i2p socket input stream: " + i2pin, ioe);
+        }
+        try { 
             i2pout.close();
         } catch (IOException ioe) {
             // ignore
@@ -49,14 +59,28 @@ public class I2PTunnelHTTPClientRunner extends I2PTunnelRunner {
         }
         try { 
             in.close();
+        } catch (IOException ioe) { 
+            // ignore
+            if (_log.shouldLog(Log.DEBUG))
+                _log.debug("Unable to close the browser input stream: " + in, ioe);
+        }
+        try { 
             out.close(); 
         } catch (IOException ioe) { 
             // ignore
             if (_log.shouldLog(Log.DEBUG))
                 _log.debug("Unable to close the browser output stream: " + out, ioe);
         }
-        i2ps.close();
-        s.close();
+        try { 
+            i2ps.close();
+        } catch (IOException ioe) { 
+            // ignore
+        }
+        try { 
+            s.close();
+        } catch (IOException ioe) { 
+            // ignore
+        }
         t1.join(30*1000);
         t2.join(30*1000);
     }
diff --git a/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelRunner.java b/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelRunner.java
index 11a9d46d7..26d3e72d1 100644
--- a/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelRunner.java
+++ b/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelRunner.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import net.i2p.util.I2PAppThread;
 import net.i2p.util.Log;
 
 public class I2PTunnelRunner extends I2PAppThread implements I2PSocket.SocketErrorListener {
-    private final Log _log;
+    protected final Log _log;
 
     private static volatile long __runnerId;
     private final long _runnerId;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class I2PTunnelRunner extends I2PAppThread implements I2PSocket.SocketErr
         this.onTimeout = onTimeout;
         lastActivityOn = -1;
         startedOn = Clock.getInstance().now();
-        _log = I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext().logManager().getLog(I2PTunnelRunner.class);
+        _log = I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext().logManager().getLog(getClass());
         if (_log.shouldLog(Log.INFO))
             _log.info("I2PTunnelRunner started");
         _runnerId = ++__runnerId;
@@ -203,22 +203,23 @@ public class I2PTunnelRunner extends I2PAppThread implements I2PSocket.SocketErr
                 if (s != null)
                     s.close();
             } catch (IOException ex) {
-                if (_log.shouldLog(Log.ERROR))
-                    _log.error("Could not close java socket", ex);
+                if (_log.shouldLog(Log.WARN))
+                    _log.warn("Could not close java socket", ex);
             }
             if (i2ps != null) {
                 try {
                     i2ps.close();
                 } catch (IOException ex) {
-                    if (_log.shouldLog(Log.ERROR))
-                        _log.error("Could not close I2PSocket", ex);
+                    if (_log.shouldLog(Log.WARN))
+                        _log.warn("Could not close I2PSocket", ex);
                 }
                 i2ps.setSocketErrorListener(null);
             }
         }
     }
     
-    protected void close(OutputStream out, InputStream in, OutputStream i2pout, InputStream i2pin, Socket s, I2PSocket i2ps, Thread t1, Thread t2) throws InterruptedException, IOException {
+    protected void close(OutputStream out, InputStream in, OutputStream i2pout, InputStream i2pin,
+                         Socket s, I2PSocket i2ps, Thread t1, Thread t2) throws InterruptedException, IOException {
         try { 
             out.flush(); 
         } catch (IOException ioe) { 
@@ -229,12 +230,28 @@ public class I2PTunnelRunner extends I2PAppThread implements I2PSocket.SocketErr
         } catch (IOException ioe) {
             // ignore
         }
-        in.close();
-        i2pin.close();
+        try { 
+            in.close();
+        } catch (IOException ioe) { 
+            // ignore
+        }
+        try { 
+            i2pin.close();
+        } catch (IOException ioe) { 
+            // ignore
+        }
         // ok, yeah, there's a race here in theory, if data comes in after flushing and before
         // closing, but its better than before...
-        s.close();
-        i2ps.close();
+        try { 
+            s.close();
+        } catch (IOException ioe) { 
+            // ignore
+        }
+        try { 
+            i2ps.close();
+        } catch (IOException ioe) { 
+            // ignore
+        }
         t1.join(30*1000);
         t2.join(30*1000);
     }
@@ -349,7 +366,11 @@ public class I2PTunnelRunner extends I2PAppThread implements I2PSocket.SocketErr
                         _log.warn(direction + ": Error closing input stream", ex);
                 }
                 try {
-                    out.flush();
+                    // Thread must close() before exiting for a PipedOutputStream,
+                    // or else input end gives up and we have data loss.
+                    // http://techtavern.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/whats-this-ioexception-write-end-dead/
+                    //out.flush();
+                    out.close();
                 } catch (IOException ioe) {
                     if (_log.shouldLog(Log.WARN))
                         _log.warn(direction + ": Error flushing to close", ioe);