diff --git a/shotover-proxy/tests/runner/runner_int_tests.rs b/shotover-proxy/tests/runner/runner_int_tests.rs
index bacef3da9..b9019b3ac 100644
--- a/shotover-proxy/tests/runner/runner_int_tests.rs
+++ b/shotover-proxy/tests/runner/runner_int_tests.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,36 @@
 use crate::shotover_process;
+use serde_json::Value;
 use test_helpers::shotover_process::{EventMatcher, Level};
+use tokio::net::TcpStream;
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_request_id_increments() {
+    // Ensure it isnt reliant on timing
+    let shotover_process = shotover_process("tests/test-configs/null-valkey/topology.yaml")
+        .start()
+        .await;
+    for _ in 0..1000 {
+        TcpStream::connect("127.0.0.1:6379").await.unwrap();
+    }
+
+    let events = shotover_process.shutdown_and_then_consume_events(&[]).await;
+    let mut previous_id = 0;
+    for event in events.events {
+        for span in event.spans {
+            if let Some(name) = span.get("name") {
+                if *name == Value::String("connection".into()) {
+                    if let Some(id) = span.get("id").and_then(|x| x.as_i64()) {
+                        // ensure that the ID increases by 1 and monotonically
+                        assert!(previous_id == id || previous_id + 1 == id);
+                        previous_id = id;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    // ensure that this test does something
+    assert_eq!(previous_id, 1000);
+}
 
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_early_shutdown_cassandra_source() {
diff --git a/shotover/src/runner.rs b/shotover/src/runner.rs
index 08b45c71b..7d0664fbf 100644
--- a/shotover/src/runner.rs
+++ b/shotover/src/runner.rs
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ impl Shotover {
                     crate::hot_reload::server::start_hot_reload_server(socket_path, &sources);
                 }
 
-                futures::future::join_all(sources.into_iter().map(|x| x.into_join_handle())).await;
+                futures::future::join_all(sources.into_iter().map(|x| x.join())).await;
                 Ok(())
             }
             Err(err) => Err(err),
diff --git a/shotover/src/server.rs b/shotover/src/server.rs
index b515be25f..5df87ade0 100644
--- a/shotover/src/server.rs
+++ b/shotover/src/server.rs
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ impl<C: CodecBuilder + 'static> TcpCodecListener<C> {
                         let client_details = stream.peer_addr()
                             .map(|p| p.ip().to_string())
                             .unwrap_or_else(|_| "Unknown Peer".to_string());
-                        tracing::debug!("New connection from {}", client_details);
+                        tracing::info!("New connection from {}", client_details);
 
                         let force_run_chain = Arc::new(Notify::new());
                         let context = TransformContextBuilder{
diff --git a/shotover/src/sources/mod.rs b/shotover/src/sources/mod.rs
index ffc424b90..247105554 100644
--- a/shotover/src/sources/mod.rs
+++ b/shotover/src/sources/mod.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedSender;
 use tokio::sync::watch;
-use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
+use tokio::task::{JoinError, JoinHandle};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "cassandra")]
 pub mod cassandra;
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ pub enum Transport {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Source {
-    pub join_handle: JoinHandle<()>,
+    pub listener_task: JoinHandle<()>,
+    /// This value must remain alive for as long as the Source is in use.
     pub hot_reload_tx: UnboundedSender<HotReloadListenerRequest>,
     pub gradual_shutdown_tx: UnboundedSender<GradualShutdownRequest>,
     pub name: String,
@@ -49,16 +50,20 @@ impl Source {
         name: String,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
-            join_handle,
+            listener_task: join_handle,
             hot_reload_tx,
             gradual_shutdown_tx,
             name,
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn into_join_handle(self) -> JoinHandle<()> {
-        self.join_handle
+    pub async fn join(self) -> Result<(), JoinError> {
+        self.listener_task.await?;
+        // explicitly drop hot_reload_tx here, to show that it occurs after the listener_task has shutdown.
+        std::mem::drop(self.hot_reload_tx);
+        Ok(())
     }
+
     pub fn get_hot_reload_tx(&self) -> UnboundedSender<HotReloadListenerRequest> {
         self.hot_reload_tx.clone()
     }