diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1b88261..cd5519b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "librqbit"
-version = "5.0.0-beta.0"
+version = "5.0.0-beta.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum 0.7.1",
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "librqbit-dht"
-version = "4.1.0"
+version = "5.0.0-beta.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "backoff",
@@ -2002,7 +2002,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rqbit"
-version = "5.0.0-beta.0"
+version = "5.0.0-beta.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
diff --git a/crates/dht/Cargo.toml b/crates/dht/Cargo.toml
index e3a55b3..220147c 100644
--- a/crates/dht/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/dht/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "librqbit-dht"
-version = "4.1.0"
+version = "5.0.0-beta.1"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "DHT implementation, used in rqbit torrent client."
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/crates/dht/examples/dht.rs b/crates/dht/examples/dht.rs
index 11c289c..07a3375 100644
--- a/crates/dht/examples/dht.rs
+++ b/crates/dht/examples/dht.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
 
-    let dht = DhtBuilder::new().await.context("error initializing DHT")?;
+    let (dht, worker) = DhtBuilder::new().await.context("error initializing DHT")?;
+    tokio::spawn(worker);
+
     let mut stream = dht.get_peers(info_hash, None)?;
 
     let stats_printer = async {
diff --git a/crates/dht/src/dht.rs b/crates/dht/src/dht.rs
index b55a54c..da58179 100644
--- a/crates/dht/src/dht.rs
+++ b/crates/dht/src/dht.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use anyhow::{bail, Context};
 use backoff::{backoff::Backoff, ExponentialBackoffBuilder};
 use bencode::ByteString;
 use dashmap::DashMap;
-use futures::{stream::FuturesUnordered, Stream, StreamExt, TryFutureExt};
+use futures::{stream::FuturesUnordered, Future, Stream, StreamExt, TryFutureExt};
 
 use leaky_bucket::RateLimiter;
 use librqbit_core::{id20::Id20, peer_id::generate_peer_id, spawn_utils::spawn};
@@ -1127,10 +1127,18 @@ pub struct DhtConfig {
 }
 
 impl DhtState {
-    pub async fn new() -> anyhow::Result<Arc<Self>> {
+    pub async fn new() -> anyhow::Result<(
+        Arc<Self>,
+        impl Future<Output = anyhow::Result<()>> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    )> {
         Self::with_config(DhtConfig::default()).await
     }
-    pub async fn with_config(config: DhtConfig) -> anyhow::Result<Arc<Self>> {
+    pub async fn with_config(
+        config: DhtConfig,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<(
+        Arc<Self>,
+        impl Future<Output = anyhow::Result<()>> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    )> {
         let socket = match config.listen_addr {
             Some(addr) => UdpSocket::bind(addr)
                 .await
@@ -1160,15 +1168,15 @@ impl DhtState {
             config.peer_store.unwrap_or_else(|| PeerStore::new(peer_id)),
         ));
 
-        spawn(error_span!("dht"), {
+        let run_worker = {
             let state = state.clone();
             async move {
                 let worker = DhtWorker { socket, dht: state };
                 worker.start(in_rx, &bootstrap_addrs).await?;
                 Ok(())
             }
-        });
-        Ok(state)
+        };
+        Ok((state, run_worker))
     }
 
     pub fn get_peers(
diff --git a/crates/dht/src/lib.rs b/crates/dht/src/lib.rs
index 94188d0..325c789 100644
--- a/crates/dht/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/dht/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 pub use crate::dht::DhtStats;
 pub use crate::dht::{DhtConfig, DhtState, RequestPeersStream};
+use futures::Future;
 pub use librqbit_core::id20::Id20;
 pub use persistence::{PersistentDht, PersistentDhtConfig};
 
@@ -26,11 +27,19 @@ pub struct DhtBuilder {}
 
 impl DhtBuilder {
     #[allow(clippy::new_ret_no_self)]
-    pub async fn new() -> anyhow::Result<Dht> {
+    pub async fn new() -> anyhow::Result<(
+        Dht,
+        impl Future<Output = anyhow::Result<()>> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    )> {
         DhtState::new().await
     }
 
-    pub async fn with_config(config: DhtConfig) -> anyhow::Result<Dht> {
+    pub async fn with_config(
+        config: DhtConfig,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<(
+        Dht,
+        impl Future<Output = anyhow::Result<()>> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    )> {
         DhtState::with_config(config).await
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/dht/src/persistence.rs b/crates/dht/src/persistence.rs
index b931910..4b8a44a 100644
--- a/crates/dht/src/persistence.rs
+++ b/crates/dht/src/persistence.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // TODO: this now stores only the routing table, but we also need AT LEAST the same socket address...
 
+use futures::Future;
 use librqbit_core::directories::get_configuration_directory;
-use librqbit_core::spawn_utils::spawn;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fs::OpenOptions;
 use std::io::{BufReader, BufWriter};
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use anyhow::Context;
-use tracing::{debug, error, error_span, info, trace, warn};
+use tracing::{debug, error, info, trace, warn};
 
 use crate::peer_store::PeerStore;
 use crate::routing_table::RoutingTable;
@@ -74,7 +74,13 @@ impl PersistentDht {
         Ok(path)
     }
 
-    pub async fn create(config: Option<PersistentDhtConfig>) -> anyhow::Result<Dht> {
+    pub async fn create(
+        config: Option<PersistentDhtConfig>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<(
+        Dht,
+        impl Future<Output = anyhow::Result<()>> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+        impl Future<Output = anyhow::Result<()>> + Send + Sync + 'static,
+    )> {
         let mut config = config.unwrap_or_default();
         let config_filename = match config.config_filename.take() {
             Some(config_filename) => config_filename,
@@ -125,9 +131,9 @@ impl PersistentDht {
             peer_store,
             ..Default::default()
         };
-        let dht = DhtState::with_config(dht_config).await?;
+        let (dht, run_worker) = DhtState::with_config(dht_config).await?;
 
-        spawn(error_span!("dht_persistence"), {
+        let run_persistence = {
             let dht = dht.clone();
             let dump_interval = config
                 .dump_interval
@@ -150,7 +156,8 @@ impl PersistentDht {
                     }
                 }
             }
-        });
-        Ok(dht)
+        };
+
+        Ok((dht, run_worker, run_persistence))
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/librqbit/Cargo.toml b/crates/librqbit/Cargo.toml
index e79e223..4259b90 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/librqbit/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "librqbit"
-version = "5.0.0-beta.0"
+version = "5.0.0-beta.1"
 authors = ["Igor Katson <igor.katson@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description = "The main library used by rqbit torrent client. The binary is just a small wrapper on top of it."
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ librqbit-core = {path = "../librqbit_core", version = "3.3.0"}
 clone_to_owned = {path = "../clone_to_owned", package="librqbit-clone-to-owned", version = "2.2.1"}
 peer_binary_protocol = {path = "../peer_binary_protocol", package="librqbit-peer-protocol", version = "3.3.0"}
 sha1w = {path = "../sha1w", default-features=false, package="librqbit-sha1-wrapper", version="2.2.1"}
-dht = {path = "../dht", package="librqbit-dht", version="4.1.0"}
+dht = {path = "../dht", package="librqbit-dht", version="5.0.0-beta.1"}
 librqbit-upnp = {path = "../upnp", version = "0.1.0"}
 
 tokio = {version = "1", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"]}
diff --git a/crates/librqbit/src/dht_utils.rs b/crates/librqbit/src/dht_utils.rs
index ea1225b..ac84fd5 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/src/dht_utils.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit/src/dht_utils.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ mod tests {
         init_logging();
 
         let info_hash = Id20::from_str("cab507494d02ebb1178b38f2e9d7be299c86b862").unwrap();
-        let dht = DhtBuilder::new().await.unwrap();
+        let (dht, run_dht) = DhtBuilder::new().await.unwrap();
+        tokio::spawn(run_dht);
+
         let peer_rx = dht.get_peers(info_hash, None).unwrap();
         let peer_id = generate_peer_id();
         match read_metainfo_from_peer_receiver(peer_id, info_hash, Vec::new(), peer_rx, None).await
diff --git a/crates/librqbit/src/session.rs b/crates/librqbit/src/session.rs
index 1b74d88..814ebfc 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/src/session.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit/src/session.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,23 @@ struct SerializedSessionDatabase {
     torrents: HashMap<usize, SerializedTorrent>,
 }
 
+fn spawn_with_cancel_token(
+    mut cancel_rx: tokio::sync::watch::Receiver<()>,
+    name: &str,
+    span: tracing::Span,
+    fut: impl std::future::Future<Output = anyhow::Result<()>> + Send + 'static,
+) {
+    spawn(name, span, async move {
+        tokio::select! {
+            r = fut => r,
+            _ = cancel_rx.changed() => {
+                debug!("task canceled");
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 pub struct Session {
     peer_id: Id20,
     dht: Option<Dht>,
@@ -385,6 +402,8 @@ impl Session {
     ) -> anyhow::Result<Arc<Self>> {
         let peer_id = opts.peer_id.unwrap_or_else(generate_peer_id);
 
+        let (cancel_tx, cancel_rx) = tokio::sync::watch::channel(());
+
         let (tcp_listener, tcp_listen_port) = if let Some(port_range) = opts.listen_port_range {
             let (l, p) = create_tcp_listener(port_range)
                 .await
@@ -399,12 +418,26 @@ impl Session {
             None
         } else {
             let dht = if opts.disable_dht_persistence {
-                DhtBuilder::with_config(DhtConfig::default()).await
+                let (dht, run_worker) = DhtBuilder::with_config(DhtConfig::default())
+                    .await
+                    .context("error initializing DHT")?;
+                spawn_with_cancel_token(cancel_rx.clone(), "dht", error_span!("dht"), run_worker);
+                dht
             } else {
                 let pdht_config = opts.dht_config.take().unwrap_or_default();
-                PersistentDht::create(Some(pdht_config)).await
-            }
-            .context("error initializing DHT")?;
+                let (dht, run_worker, run_persistence) = PersistentDht::create(Some(pdht_config))
+                    .await
+                    .context("error initializing persistent DHT")?;
+                spawn_with_cancel_token(cancel_rx.clone(), "dht", error_span!("dht"), run_worker);
+                spawn_with_cancel_token(
+                    cancel_rx.clone(),
+                    "dht_persistence",
+                    error_span!("dht_persistence"),
+                    run_persistence,
+                );
+                dht
+            };
+
             Some(dht)
         };
         let peer_opts = opts.peer_opts.unwrap_or_default();
@@ -414,8 +447,6 @@ impl Session {
         };
         let spawner = BlockingSpawner::default();
 
-        let (cancel_tx, cancel_rx) = tokio::sync::watch::channel(());
-
         let session = Arc::new(Self {
             persistence_filename,
             peer_id,
@@ -618,22 +649,26 @@ impl Session {
         span: tracing::Span,
         fut: impl std::future::Future<Output = anyhow::Result<()>> + Send + 'static,
     ) {
-        let mut cancel_rx = self.cancel_rx.clone();
-        spawn(name, span, async move {
-            tokio::select! {
-                r = fut => r,
-                _ = cancel_rx.changed() => {
-                    debug!("task canceled");
-                    Ok(())
-                }
-            }
-        });
+        spawn_with_cancel_token(self.cancel_rx.clone(), name, span, fut);
     }
 
     /// Stop the session and all managed tasks.
-    // TODO: this probably doesn't kill everything properly.
     pub async fn stop(&self) {
+        let torrents = self
+            .db
+            .read()
+            .torrents
+            .values()
+            .cloned()
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        for torrent in torrents {
+            if let Err(e) = torrent.pause() {
+                debug!("error pausing torrent: {e:#}");
+            }
+        }
         let _ = self.cancel_tx.send(());
+        // this sucks, but hopefully will be enough
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
     }
 
     async fn populate_from_stored(self: &Arc<Self>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
diff --git a/crates/rqbit/Cargo.toml b/crates/rqbit/Cargo.toml
index 00b6fd3..b4469d8 100644
--- a/crates/rqbit/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rqbit/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rqbit"
-version = "5.0.0-beta.0"
+version = "5.0.0-beta.1"
 authors = ["Igor Katson <igor.katson@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description = "A bittorrent command line client and server."
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ default-tls = ["librqbit/default-tls"]
 rust-tls = ["librqbit/rust-tls"]
 
 [dependencies]
-librqbit = {path="../librqbit", default-features=false, version = "5.0.0-beta.0"}
+librqbit = {path="../librqbit", default-features=false, version = "5.0.0-beta.1"}
 tokio = {version = "1", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"]}
 console-subscriber = {version = "0.2", optional = true}
 anyhow = "1"
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 6c31929..d1be380 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -1867,7 +1867,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "librqbit"
-version = "5.0.0-beta.0"
+version = "5.0.0-beta.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
@@ -1951,7 +1951,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "librqbit-dht"
-version = "4.1.0"
+version = "5.0.0-beta.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "backoff",
diff --git a/desktop/src/configure.tsx b/desktop/src/configure.tsx
index 11616e6..9044abc 100644
--- a/desktop/src/configure.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/configure.tsx
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ export const ConfigModal: React.FC<{
     handleConfigured: (config: RqbitDesktopConfig) => void,
     handleCancel?: () => void,
     initialConfig: RqbitDesktopConfig,
-}> = ({ show, handleStartReconfigure, handleConfigured, handleCancel, initialConfig }) => {
+    defaultConfig: RqbitDesktopConfig,
+}> = ({ show, handleStartReconfigure, handleConfigured, handleCancel, initialConfig, defaultConfig }) => {
     let [config, setConfig] = useState<RqbitDesktopConfig>(initialConfig);
+    let [loading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
     const [error, setError] = useState<any | null>(null);
 
@@ -107,9 +109,14 @@ export const ConfigModal: React.FC<{
     const handleOkClick = () => {
         setError(null);
         handleStartReconfigure();
+        setLoading(true);
         invokeAPI<{}>("config_change", { config }).then(
-            () => handleConfigured(config),
+            () => {
+                setLoading(false);
+                handleConfigured(config);
+            },
             (e: ErrorDetails) => {
+                setLoading(false);
                 setError({
                     text: "Error saving configuration",
                     details: e,
@@ -228,6 +235,7 @@ export const ConfigModal: React.FC<{
                             inputType="text"
                             value={config.persistence.filename}
                             onChange={handleInputChange}
+                            disabled={config.persistence.disable}
                         />
                     </Tab>
 
@@ -293,10 +301,10 @@ export const ConfigModal: React.FC<{
                         Cancel
                     </Button>
                 }
-                <Button variant="secondary" onClick={() => setConfig(initialConfig)}>
+                <Button variant="secondary" onClick={() => setConfig(defaultConfig)}>
                     Reset to defaults
                 </Button>
-                <Button variant="primary" onClick={handleOkClick}>
+                <Button variant="primary" onClick={handleOkClick} disabled={loading}>
                     OK
                 </Button>
             </Modal.Footer>
diff --git a/desktop/src/rqbit-desktop.tsx b/desktop/src/rqbit-desktop.tsx
index c739776..a20699c 100644
--- a/desktop/src/rqbit-desktop.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/rqbit-desktop.tsx
@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ export const RqbitDesktop: React.FC<{
             }}
             handleConfigured={(config) => {
                 setConfig(config);
+                setConfigurationOpened(false);
                 setConfigured(true);
             }}
-            initialConfig={config} />
+            initialConfig={config}
+            defaultConfig={defaultConfig}
+        />
     </>
 }
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