diff --git a/libs/libblade/src/blade_module_wss.c b/libs/libblade/src/blade_module_wss.c
index 17d79cf1df..d1064ddc62 100644
--- a/libs/libblade/src/blade_module_wss.c
+++ b/libs/libblade/src/blade_module_wss.c
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ blade_connection_state_hook_t blade_transport_wss_on_state_attach_inbound(blade_
 	}
 
 	if (!bs) {
-		blade_session_create(&bs, bh);
+		blade_session_create(&bs, bh, NULL);
 		ks_assert(bs);
 
 		ks_log(KS_LOG_DEBUG, "Session (%s) created\n", blade_session_id_get(bs));
@@ -1200,11 +1200,9 @@ blade_connection_state_hook_t blade_transport_wss_on_state_attach_outbound(blade
 	}
 
 	if (!bs) {
-		blade_session_create(&bs, bh); // @todo let sid be passed to constructor, NULL to generate
+		blade_session_create(&bs, bh, sid);
 		ks_assert(bs);
 
-		blade_session_id_set(bs, sid);
-
 		ks_log(KS_LOG_DEBUG, "Session (%s) created\n", blade_session_id_get(bs));
 
 		blade_session_read_lock(bs, KS_TRUE); // this will be done by blade_handle_sessions_get() otherwise
diff --git a/libs/libblade/src/blade_session.c b/libs/libblade/src/blade_session.c
index d0a3de3bbc..c630ee385a 100644
--- a/libs/libblade/src/blade_session.c
+++ b/libs/libblade/src/blade_session.c
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ struct blade_session_s {
 	blade_handle_t *handle;
 	ks_pool_t *pool;
 
-	ks_bool_t shutdown;
-    ks_thread_t *state_thread;
 	blade_session_state_t state;
 
 	const char *id;
 	ks_rwl_t *lock;
+
+	ks_mutex_t *mutex;
+	ks_cond_t *cond;
+
 	list_t connections;
 	ks_time_t ttl;
 
@@ -59,27 +61,96 @@ ks_status_t blade_session_state_on_hangup(blade_session_t *bs);
 ks_status_t blade_session_state_on_ready(blade_session_t *bs);
 ks_status_t blade_session_process(blade_session_t *bs, cJSON *json);
 
-KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_create(blade_session_t **bsP, blade_handle_t *bh)
+static void blade_session_cleanup(ks_pool_t *pool, void *ptr, void *arg, ks_pool_cleanup_action_t action, ks_pool_cleanup_type_t type)
+{
+	blade_session_t *bs = (blade_session_t *)ptr;
+
+	ks_assert(bs);
+
+	switch (action) {
+	case KS_MPCL_ANNOUNCE:
+		break;
+	case KS_MPCL_TEARDOWN:
+		blade_session_shutdown(bs);
+		break;
+	case KS_MPCL_DESTROY:
+		// thread has auto cleanup
+		//if (bs->state_thread) {
+		//	ks_pool_free(bs->pool, &bs->state_thread);
+		//}
+
+		// @todo consider looking at supporting externally allocated memory entries that can have cleanup callbacks associated, but the memory is not freed from the pool, only linked as an external allocation for auto cleanup
+		// which would allow calling something like ks_pool_set_cleanup(bs->properties, ...) and when the pool is destroyed, it can call a callback which handles calling cJSON_Delete, which is allocated externally
+		cJSON_Delete(bs->properties);
+		bs->properties = NULL;
+		// rwl has auto cleanup
+		//ks_rwl_destroy(&bs->properties_lock);
+
+		// connection id's are created as copies within the session's pool, and will be cleaned up with the pool automatically
+		//list_iterator_start(&bs->connections);
+		//while (list_iterator_hasnext(&bs->connections)) {
+		//	const char *id = (const char *)list_iterator_next(&bs->connections);
+		//	ks_pool_free(bs->pool, &id);
+		//}
+		//list_iterator_stop(&bs->connections);
+
+		// called by list_destroy()
+		//list_clear(&bs->connections);
+
+		// @todo change bs->connections to a pointer, allocate the memory in the pool, and set a cleanup callback for it to call list_destroy() automatically
+		list_destroy(&bs->connections);
+		// q has auto cleanup
+		//ks_q_destroy(&bs->receiving);
+		//ks_q_destroy(&bs->sending);
+
+		// rwl has auto cleanup
+		//ks_rwl_destroy(&bs->lock);
+
+		// @todo remove this, it's just for posterity in debugging
+		//bs->state_thread = NULL;
+		bs->properties_lock = NULL;
+		bs->receiving = NULL;
+		bs->sending = NULL;
+		bs->cond = NULL;
+		bs->mutex = NULL;
+		bs->lock = NULL;
+
+		ks_pool_free(bs->pool, &bs->id);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+
+KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_create(blade_session_t **bsP, blade_handle_t *bh, const char *sid)
 {
 	blade_session_t *bs = NULL;
 	ks_pool_t *pool = NULL;
-    uuid_t id;
 
 	ks_assert(bsP);
 	ks_assert(bh);
 
-	pool = blade_handle_pool_get(bh);
+	ks_pool_open(&pool);
+	ks_assert(pool);
 
 	bs = ks_pool_alloc(pool, sizeof(blade_session_t));
 	bs->handle = bh;
 	bs->pool = pool;
 
-    ks_uuid(&id);
-	bs->id = ks_uuid_str(pool, &id);
+	if (sid) bs->id = ks_pstrdup(pool, sid);
+	else {
+		uuid_t id;
+		ks_uuid(&id);
+		bs->id = ks_uuid_str(pool, &id);
+	}
 
     ks_rwl_create(&bs->lock, pool);
 	ks_assert(bs->lock);
 
+	ks_mutex_create(&bs->mutex, KS_MUTEX_FLAG_DEFAULT, pool);
+	ks_assert(bs->mutex);
+	ks_cond_create_ex(&bs->cond, pool, bs->mutex);
+	ks_assert(bs->cond);
+
 	list_init(&bs->connections);
 	ks_q_create(&bs->sending, pool, 0);
 	ks_assert(bs->sending);
@@ -91,56 +162,49 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_create(blade_session_t **bsP, blade_handle
     ks_rwl_create(&bs->properties_lock, pool);
 	ks_assert(bs->properties_lock);
 
-	*bsP = bs;
+
+	ks_assert(ks_pool_set_cleanup(pool, bs, NULL, blade_session_cleanup) == KS_STATUS_SUCCESS);
 
 	ks_log(KS_LOG_DEBUG, "Created\n");
 
+	*bsP = bs;
+
 	return KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_destroy(blade_session_t **bsP)
 {
 	blade_session_t *bs = NULL;
+	ks_pool_t *pool = NULL;
 
 	ks_assert(bsP);
 	ks_assert(*bsP);
 
 	bs = *bsP;
 
-	blade_session_shutdown(bs);
-
-	cJSON_Delete(bs->properties);
-	bs->properties = NULL;
-	ks_rwl_destroy(&bs->properties_lock);
-
-	list_destroy(&bs->connections);
-	ks_q_destroy(&bs->receiving);
-	ks_q_destroy(&bs->sending);
-
-	ks_rwl_destroy(&bs->lock);
-
-    ks_pool_free(bs->pool, &bs->id);
-
-	ks_pool_free(bs->pool, bsP);
+	pool = bs->pool;
+	//ks_pool_free(bs->pool, bsP);
+	ks_pool_close(&pool);
 
 	ks_log(KS_LOG_DEBUG, "Destroyed\n");
 
+	*bsP = NULL;
+
 	return KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_startup(blade_session_t *bs)
 {
+	ks_thread_pool_t *tpool = NULL;
+
 	ks_assert(bs);
 
-	blade_session_state_set(bs, BLADE_SESSION_STATE_NONE);
+	tpool = blade_handle_tpool_get(bs->handle);
+	ks_assert(tpool);
 
-    if (ks_thread_create_ex(&bs->state_thread,
-							blade_session_state_thread,
-							bs,
-							KS_THREAD_FLAG_DEFAULT,
-							KS_THREAD_DEFAULT_STACK,
-							KS_PRI_NORMAL,
-							bs->pool) != KS_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+	blade_session_state_set(bs, BLADE_SESSION_STATE_NONE);
+	
+	if (ks_thread_pool_add_job(tpool, blade_session_state_thread, bs) != KS_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 		// @todo error logging
 		return KS_STATUS_FAIL;
 	}
@@ -156,25 +220,11 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_shutdown(blade_session_t *bs)
 
 	ks_assert(bs);
 
-	if (bs->state_thread) {
-		bs->shutdown = KS_TRUE;
-		ks_thread_join(bs->state_thread);
-		printf("FREEING SESSION THREAD %p\n", (void *)bs->state_thread);
-		ks_pool_free(bs->pool, &bs->state_thread);
-		bs->shutdown = KS_FALSE;
-	}
+	blade_handle_sessions_remove(bs);
 
 	while (ks_q_trypop(bs->sending, (void **)&json) == KS_STATUS_SUCCESS && json) cJSON_Delete(json);
 	while (ks_q_trypop(bs->receiving, (void **)&json) == KS_STATUS_SUCCESS && json) cJSON_Delete(json);
 
-	list_iterator_start(&bs->connections);
-	while (list_iterator_hasnext(&bs->connections)) {
-		const char *id = (const char *)list_iterator_next(&bs->connections);
-		ks_pool_free(bs->pool, &id);
-	}
-	list_iterator_stop(&bs->connections);
-	list_clear(&bs->connections);
-
 	ks_log(KS_LOG_DEBUG, "Stopped\n");
 
 	return KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
@@ -187,13 +237,6 @@ KS_DECLARE(blade_handle_t *) blade_session_handle_get(blade_session_t *bs)
 	return bs->handle;
 }
 
-KS_DECLARE(ks_pool_t *) blade_session_pool_get(blade_session_t *bs)
-{
-	ks_assert(bs);
-
-	return bs->pool;
-}
-
 KS_DECLARE(const char *) blade_session_id_get(blade_session_t *bs)
 {
 	ks_assert(bs);
@@ -201,15 +244,6 @@ KS_DECLARE(const char *) blade_session_id_get(blade_session_t *bs)
 	return bs->id;
 }
 
-KS_DECLARE(void) blade_session_id_set(blade_session_t *bs, const char *id)
-{
-	ks_assert(bs);
-	ks_assert(id);
-
-	if (bs->id) ks_pool_free(bs->pool, &bs->id);
-	bs->id = ks_pstrdup(bs->pool, id);
-}
-
 KS_DECLARE(blade_session_state_t) blade_session_state_get(blade_session_t *bs)
 {
 	ks_assert(bs);
@@ -302,16 +336,21 @@ KS_DECLARE(void) blade_session_state_set(blade_session_t *bs, blade_session_stat
 {
 	ks_assert(bs);
 
+	ks_mutex_lock(bs->mutex);
+
 	bs->state = state;
 
 	blade_handle_session_state_callbacks_execute(bs, BLADE_SESSION_STATE_CONDITION_PRE);
+
+	ks_cond_try_signal(bs->cond);
+	ks_mutex_unlock(bs->mutex);
 }
 
 KS_DECLARE(void) blade_session_hangup(blade_session_t *bs)
 {
 	ks_assert(bs);
 
-	if (bs->state != BLADE_SESSION_STATE_HANGUP && bs->state != BLADE_SESSION_STATE_DESTROY) {
+	if (!blade_session_terminating(bs)) {
 		ks_log(KS_LOG_DEBUG, "Session (%s) hanging up\n", bs->id);
 		blade_session_state_set(bs, BLADE_SESSION_STATE_HANGUP);
 	}
@@ -321,7 +360,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_bool_t) blade_session_terminating(blade_session_t *bs)
 {
 	ks_assert(bs);
 
-	return bs->state == BLADE_SESSION_STATE_HANGUP || bs->state == BLADE_SESSION_STATE_DESTROY;
+	return bs->state == BLADE_SESSION_STATE_HANGUP || bs->state == BLADE_SESSION_STATE_DESTROY || bs->state == BLADE_SESSION_STATE_CLEANUP;
 }
 
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_connections_add(blade_session_t *bs, const char *id)
@@ -334,11 +373,16 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_connections_add(blade_session_t *bs, const
 	cid = ks_pstrdup(bs->pool, id);
 	ks_assert(cid);
 
+	ks_mutex_lock(bs->mutex);
+
 	list_append(&bs->connections, cid);
 
+	bs->ttl = 0;
+
+	ks_mutex_unlock(bs->mutex);
+
 	ks_log(KS_LOG_DEBUG, "Session (%s) connection added (%s)\n", bs->id, id);
 
-	bs->ttl = 0;
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -350,6 +394,8 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_connections_remove(blade_session_t *bs, co
 
 	ks_assert(bs);
 
+	ks_mutex_lock(bs->mutex);
+
 	size = list_size(&bs->connections);
 	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
 		const char *cid = (const char *)list_get_at(&bs->connections, i);
@@ -363,11 +409,14 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_connections_remove(blade_session_t *bs, co
 
 	if (list_size(&bs->connections) == 0) bs->ttl = ks_time_now() + (5 * KS_USEC_PER_SEC);
 
+	ks_mutex_unlock(bs->mutex);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
 ks_status_t blade_session_connections_choose(blade_session_t *bs, cJSON *json, blade_connection_t **bcP)
 {
+	ks_status_t ret = KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	blade_connection_t *bc = NULL;
 	const char *cid = NULL;
 
@@ -375,35 +424,44 @@ ks_status_t blade_session_connections_choose(blade_session_t *bs, cJSON *json, b
 	ks_assert(json);
 	ks_assert(bcP);
 
+	ks_mutex_lock(bs->mutex);
+
 	// @todo may be multiple connections, for now let's just assume there will be only one
 	// later there will need to be a way to pick which connection to use
 	cid = list_get_at(&bs->connections, 0);
 	if (!cid) {
 		// no connections available
-		return KS_STATUS_FAIL;
+		ret = KS_STATUS_FAIL;
+		goto done;
 	}
 
 	bc = blade_handle_connections_get(bs->handle, cid);
 	if (!bc) {
 		// @todo error logging... this shouldn't happen
-		return KS_STATUS_FAIL;
+		ret = KS_STATUS_FAIL;
+		goto done;
 	}
 	// @todo make sure the connection is in the READY state before allowing it to be choosen, just in case it is detaching or not quite fully attached
 
 	*bcP = bc;
 
-	return KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+done:
+	ks_mutex_unlock(bs->mutex);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_sending_push(blade_session_t *bs, cJSON *json)
 {
+	ks_status_t ret = KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
     cJSON *json_copy = NULL;
 
     ks_assert(bs);
     ks_assert(json);
 
     json_copy = cJSON_Duplicate(json, 1);
-    return ks_q_push(bs->sending, json_copy);
+	if ((ret = ks_q_push(bs->sending, json_copy)) == KS_STATUS_SUCCESS) ks_cond_try_signal(bs->cond);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_sending_pop(blade_session_t *bs, cJSON **json)
@@ -416,13 +474,15 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_sending_pop(blade_session_t *bs, cJSON **j
 
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_receiving_push(blade_session_t *bs, cJSON *json)
 {
+	ks_status_t ret = KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
     cJSON *json_copy = NULL;
 
     ks_assert(bs);
     ks_assert(json);
 
     json_copy = cJSON_Duplicate(json, 1);
-    return ks_q_push(bs->receiving, json_copy);
+	if ((ret = ks_q_push(bs->receiving, json_copy)) == KS_STATUS_SUCCESS) ks_cond_try_signal(bs->cond);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_receiving_pop(blade_session_t *bs, cJSON **json)
@@ -439,13 +499,19 @@ void *blade_session_state_thread(ks_thread_t *thread, void *data)
 	blade_session_t *bs = NULL;
 	blade_session_state_t state;
 	cJSON *json = NULL;
+	ks_bool_t shutdown = KS_FALSE;
 
 	ks_assert(thread);
 	ks_assert(data);
 
 	bs = (blade_session_t *)data;
+	
+	ks_mutex_lock(bs->mutex);
 
-	while (!bs->shutdown) {
+	while (!shutdown) {
+		// Entering the call below, the mutex is expected to be locked and will be unlocked by the call
+		ks_cond_timedwait(bs->cond, 500);
+		// Leaving the call above, the mutex will be locked after being signalled, timing out, or woken up for any reason
 
 		state = bs->state;
 
@@ -459,27 +525,28 @@ void *blade_session_state_thread(ks_thread_t *thread, void *data)
 				cJSON_Delete(json);
 			}
 		}
-
+		
 		blade_handle_session_state_callbacks_execute(bs, BLADE_SESSION_STATE_CONDITION_POST);
 
 		switch (state) {
 		case BLADE_SESSION_STATE_DESTROY:
 			blade_session_state_on_destroy(bs);
-			return NULL;
+			shutdown = KS_TRUE;
+			break;
 		case BLADE_SESSION_STATE_HANGUP:
 			blade_session_state_on_hangup(bs);
 			break;
 		case BLADE_SESSION_STATE_CONNECT:
 			ks_log(KS_LOG_DEBUG, "Session (%s) state connect\n", bs->id);
-			ks_sleep_ms(1000);
+			//ks_sleep_ms(1000);
 			break;
 		case BLADE_SESSION_STATE_ATTACH:
 			ks_log(KS_LOG_DEBUG, "Session (%s) state attach\n", bs->id);
-			ks_sleep_ms(1000);
+			//ks_sleep_ms(1000);
 			break;
 		case BLADE_SESSION_STATE_DETACH:
 			ks_log(KS_LOG_DEBUG, "Session (%s) state detach\n", bs->id);
-			ks_sleep_ms(1000);
+			//ks_sleep_ms(1000);
 			break;
 		case BLADE_SESSION_STATE_READY:
 			blade_session_state_on_ready(bs);
@@ -489,13 +556,15 @@ void *blade_session_state_thread(ks_thread_t *thread, void *data)
 
 		if (list_empty(&bs->connections) &&
 			bs->ttl > 0 &&
-			bs->state != BLADE_SESSION_STATE_HANGUP &&
-			bs->state != BLADE_SESSION_STATE_DESTROY &&
+			!blade_session_terminating(bs) &&
 			ks_time_now() >= bs->ttl) {
 			ks_log(KS_LOG_DEBUG, "Session (%s) TTL timeout\n", bs->id);
 			blade_session_hangup(bs);
 		}
 	}
+	ks_mutex_unlock(bs->mutex);
+
+	blade_session_destroy(&bs);
 
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -529,6 +598,8 @@ ks_status_t blade_session_state_on_hangup(blade_session_t *bs)
 	}
 	list_iterator_stop(&bs->connections);
 
+	// @todo review this code, it may end up blocking forever as the mutex for the session is locked and the connection thread will not be able to lock to remove the connection...
+	// isolate another mutex for the connection list, simclist is not intrinsicly thread safe like other containers
 	while (!list_empty(&bs->connections)) ks_sleep(100);
 
 	blade_session_state_set(bs, BLADE_SESSION_STATE_DESTROY);
@@ -553,7 +624,7 @@ ks_status_t blade_session_state_on_ready(blade_session_t *bs)
 		}
 	}
 
-	ks_sleep_ms(1);
+	//ks_sleep_ms(1);
 	return KS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -594,12 +665,10 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_send(blade_session_t *bs, cJSON *json, bla
 	}
 
 	if (list_empty(&bs->connections)) {
-		// @todo cache the blade_request_t here if it exists to gaurentee it's cached before a response could be received
 		blade_session_sending_push(bs, json);
 	} else {
 		blade_connection_t *bc = NULL;
 		if (blade_session_connections_choose(bs, json, &bc) != KS_STATUS_SUCCESS) return KS_STATUS_FAIL;
-		// @todo cache the blade_request_t here if it exists to gaurentee it's cached before a response could be received
 		blade_connection_sending_push(bc, json);
 		blade_connection_read_unlock(bc);
 	}
diff --git a/libs/libblade/src/blade_stack.c b/libs/libblade/src/blade_stack.c
index a66d1f58ec..febf4681e1 100644
--- a/libs/libblade/src/blade_stack.c
+++ b/libs/libblade/src/blade_stack.c
@@ -300,9 +300,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_handle_startup(blade_handle_t *bh, config_setting_
 		}
 	}
 
-	// @todo load DSOs
-
-	// @todo call onload and onstartup callbacks for modules from DSOs
+	// @todo load internal modules, call onload and onstartup
 
 	if (ks_thread_create_ex(&bh->worker_thread,
 		blade_handle_worker_thread,
@@ -332,6 +330,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_handle_shutdown(blade_handle_t *bh)
 		ks_hash_remove(bh->requests, key);
 
 		blade_request_destroy(&value);
+		// @todo note to self, fix this when switching to auto cleanup, as hash invalidates iterator when removing
 	}
 
 	for (it = ks_hash_first(bh->sessions, KS_UNLOCKED); it; it = ks_hash_next(&it)) {
@@ -344,8 +343,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_handle_shutdown(blade_handle_t *bh)
 	}
 	while (ks_hash_count(bh->sessions) > 0) ks_sleep_ms(100);
 
-	// @todo call onshutdown and onunload callbacks for modules from DSOs, which will unregister transports and spaces, and will disconnect remaining
-	// unattached connections
+	// @todo unload internal modules, call onshutdown and onunload
 
 	while ((it = ks_hash_first(bh->events, KS_UNLOCKED))) {
 		void *key = NULL;
@@ -353,6 +351,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_handle_shutdown(blade_handle_t *bh)
 
 		ks_hash_this(it, (const void **)&key, NULL, (void **)&value);
 		blade_handle_event_unregister(bh, (const char *)key);
+		// @todo note to self, fix this when switching to auto cleanup, as hash invalidates iterator when removing
 	}
 
 	while ((it = ks_hash_first(bh->spaces, KS_UNLOCKED))) {
@@ -361,6 +360,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_handle_shutdown(blade_handle_t *bh)
 
 		ks_hash_this(it, (const void **)&key, NULL, (void **)&value);
 		blade_handle_space_unregister(value);
+		// @todo note to self, fix this when switching to auto cleanup, as hash invalidates iterator when removing
 	}
 
 	// @todo unload DSOs
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ void *blade_handle_worker_thread(ks_thread_t *thread, void *data)
 {
 	blade_handle_t *bh = NULL;
 	blade_connection_t *bc = NULL;
-	blade_session_t *bs = NULL;
+	//blade_session_t *bs = NULL;
 	ks_hash_iterator_t *it = NULL;
 	ks_q_t *cleanup = NULL;
 
@@ -917,21 +917,21 @@ void *blade_handle_worker_thread(ks_thread_t *thread, void *data)
 			blade_connection_destroy(&bc);
 		}
 
-		ks_hash_write_lock(bh->sessions);
-		for (it = ks_hash_first(bh->sessions, KS_UNLOCKED); it; it = ks_hash_next(&it)) {
-			void *key = NULL;
-			blade_session_t *value = NULL;
+		//ks_hash_write_lock(bh->sessions);
+		//for (it = ks_hash_first(bh->sessions, KS_UNLOCKED); it; it = ks_hash_next(&it)) {
+		//	void *key = NULL;
+		//	blade_session_t *value = NULL;
 
-			ks_hash_this(it, (const void **)&key, NULL, (void **)&value);
+		//	ks_hash_this(it, (const void **)&key, NULL, (void **)&value);
 
-			if (blade_session_state_get(value) == BLADE_SESSION_STATE_CLEANUP) ks_q_push(cleanup, value);
-		}
-		ks_hash_write_unlock(bh->sessions);
+		//	if (blade_session_state_get(value) == BLADE_SESSION_STATE_CLEANUP) ks_q_push(cleanup, value);
+		//}
+		//ks_hash_write_unlock(bh->sessions);
 
-		while (ks_q_trypop(cleanup, (void **)&bs) == KS_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-			blade_handle_sessions_remove(bs);
-			blade_session_destroy(&bs);
-		}
+		//while (ks_q_trypop(cleanup, (void **)&bs) == KS_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		//	blade_handle_sessions_remove(bs);
+		//	blade_session_destroy(&bs);
+		//}
 
 		ks_sleep_ms(500);
 	}
diff --git a/libs/libblade/src/include/blade_session.h b/libs/libblade/src/include/blade_session.h
index 25c26b01ac..bfb3967b95 100644
--- a/libs/libblade/src/include/blade_session.h
+++ b/libs/libblade/src/include/blade_session.h
@@ -36,14 +36,12 @@
 #include <blade.h>
 
 KS_BEGIN_EXTERN_C
-KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_create(blade_session_t **bsP, blade_handle_t *bh);
+KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_create(blade_session_t **bsP, blade_handle_t *bh, const char *sid);
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_destroy(blade_session_t **bsP);
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_startup(blade_session_t *bs);
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_shutdown(blade_session_t *bs);
 KS_DECLARE(blade_handle_t *) blade_session_handle_get(blade_session_t *bs);
-KS_DECLARE(ks_pool_t *) blade_session_pool_get(blade_session_t *bs);
 KS_DECLARE(const char *) blade_session_id_get(blade_session_t *bs);
-KS_DECLARE(void) blade_session_id_set(blade_session_t *bs, const char *id);
 KS_DECLARE(blade_session_state_t) blade_session_state_get(blade_session_t *bs);
 KS_DECLARE(cJSON *) blade_session_properties_get(blade_session_t *bs);
 KS_DECLARE(ks_status_t) blade_session_read_lock(blade_session_t *bs, ks_bool_t block);
diff --git a/libs/libblade/src/include/blade_stack.h b/libs/libblade/src/include/blade_stack.h
index 1e0bc134d9..41de55d7e3 100644
--- a/libs/libblade/src/include/blade_stack.h
+++ b/libs/libblade/src/include/blade_stack.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <blade.h>
 
 #define BLADE_HANDLE_TPOOL_MIN 2
-#define BLADE_HANDLE_TPOOL_MAX 8
+#define BLADE_HANDLE_TPOOL_MAX 4096
 #define BLADE_HANDLE_TPOOL_STACK (1024 * 256)
 #define BLADE_HANDLE_TPOOL_IDLE 10
 
diff --git a/libs/libks/src/ks_pool.c b/libs/libks/src/ks_pool.c
index b9b9fc69e7..8916fafb95 100644
--- a/libs/libks/src/ks_pool.c
+++ b/libs/libks/src/ks_pool.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct ks_pool_prefix_s {
 	ks_pool_cleanup_callback_t cleanup_callback;
 	void *cleanup_arg;
 	ks_size_t magic4;
-	ks_size_t reserved[2];
+	ks_size_t reserved[2]; // @todo use one of these to store the original pool address to validate that free_mem is not attempted against the wrong pool, which can corrupt the allocation linked list
 };
 
 #define KS_POOL_PREFIX_SIZE sizeof(ks_pool_prefix_t)
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static void *alloc_mem(ks_pool_t *pool, const ks_size_t size, ks_status_t *error
 	required = KS_POOL_PREFIX_SIZE + size + KS_POOL_FENCE_SIZE;
 	start = malloc(required);
 	ks_assert(start);
-	memset(start, 0, required);
+	memset(start, 0, required); // @todo consider readding the NO_ZERO flag option, which would reduce this to only zero out PREFIX_SIZE instead of the entire allocation.
 
 	prefix = (ks_pool_prefix_t *)start;
 	addr = (void *)((ks_byte_t *)start + KS_POOL_PREFIX_SIZE);
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ KS_DECLARE(void *) ks_pool_calloc_ex(ks_pool_t *pool, const ks_size_t ele_n, con
 
 	ks_mutex_lock(pool->mutex);
 	addr = alloc_mem(pool, size, &ret);
+	// @todo consider readding the NO_ZERO flag option, in which case must zero the user-space here based on expected calloc behaviour... memset(addr, 0, size);
 	ks_mutex_unlock(pool->mutex);
 
 	if (pool->log_func != NULL) {