diff --git a/crates/librqbit/src/session.rs b/crates/librqbit/src/session.rs
index 2355518..c673eac 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/src/session.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit/src/session.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ impl Session {
             let session = session.clone();
             spawn(
                 "session persistene",
-                error_span!("session persistence"),
+                error_span!("session_persistence"),
                 async move {
                     // Populate initial from the state filename
                     if let Err(e) = session.populate_from_stored().await {
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ impl Session {
         self.dht.as_ref()
     }
 
-    async fn populate_from_stored(&self) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    async fn populate_from_stored(self: &Arc<Self>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let mut rdr = BufReader::new(
             std::fs::File::open(&self.persistence_filename).with_context(|| {
                 format!("error opening session file {:?}", self.persistence_filename)
diff --git a/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/mod.rs b/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/mod.rs
index cd9f01d..1e9e72c 100644
--- a/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/librqbit/src/torrent_state/mod.rs
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ impl ManagedTorrent {
             }
             ManagedTorrentState::Initializing(init) => {
                 let init = init.clone();
+                drop(g);
                 let t = self.clone();
                 let span = self.info().span.clone();
                 spawn(