diff --git a/core/src/block_processor.rs b/core/src/block_processor.rs
index 86d80b36..b9239f0f 100644
--- a/core/src/block_processor.rs
+++ b/core/src/block_processor.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl BlockProcessor {
 
         let Some(transactions) = block.transactions else {
             return Ok(BlockProcessorResult::invalid());
-         };
+        };
 
         let blockhash = block.blockhash;
         let parent_slot = block.parent_slot;
@@ -110,7 +110,13 @@ impl BlockProcessor {
         let mut transaction_infos = vec![];
         transaction_infos.reserve(transactions.len());
         for tx in transactions {
-            let Some(UiTransactionStatusMeta { err, status, compute_units_consumed ,.. }) = tx.meta else {
+            let Some(UiTransactionStatusMeta {
+                err,
+                status,
+                compute_units_consumed,
+                ..
+            }) = tx.meta
+            else {
                 info!("tx with no meta");
                 continue;
             };
diff --git a/lite-rpc/src/postgres.rs b/lite-rpc/src/postgres.rs
index dd920833..a6e84ff5 100644
--- a/lite-rpc/src/postgres.rs
+++ b/lite-rpc/src/postgres.rs
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ impl Postgres {
                 let Ok(session) = session else {
                     POSTGRES_SESSION_ERRORS.inc();
 
-                    const TIME_OUT:Duration = Duration::from_millis(1000);
+                    const TIME_OUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(1000);
                     warn!("Unable to get postgres session. Retrying in {TIME_OUT:?}");
                     tokio::time::sleep(TIME_OUT).await;
 
diff --git a/quic-forward-proxy-integration-test/tests/quic_proxy_tpu_integrationtest.rs b/quic-forward-proxy-integration-test/tests/quic_proxy_tpu_integrationtest.rs
index e52e513b..825936c4 100644
--- a/quic-forward-proxy-integration-test/tests/quic_proxy_tpu_integrationtest.rs
+++ b/quic-forward-proxy-integration-test/tests/quic_proxy_tpu_integrationtest.rs
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ pub fn with_10000_transactions_direct() {
     });
 }
 
+// note: this tests are flakes on CI ond also local (see https://mangolana.atlassian.net/browse/MAN-59)
+#[ignore]
 #[test]
 pub fn with_10000_transactions_proxy() {
     configure_logging(false);
@@ -155,6 +157,8 @@ pub fn with_10000_transactions_proxy() {
     });
 }
 
+// note: this tests are flakes on CI ond also local (see https://mangolana.atlassian.net/browse/MAN-59)
+#[ignore]
 #[test]
 pub fn many_transactions_proxy() {
     configure_logging(false);
diff --git a/quic-forward-proxy/src/outbound/tx_forward.rs b/quic-forward-proxy/src/outbound/tx_forward.rs
index d7224953..fb9f7a4f 100644
--- a/quic-forward-proxy/src/outbound/tx_forward.rs
+++ b/quic-forward-proxy/src/outbound/tx_forward.rs
@@ -181,8 +181,10 @@ pub async fn tx_forwarder(
                         }
                     } // -- while all packtes from channel
 
+
+                    auto_connection.force_shutdown().await;
                     warn!(
-                        "Quic forwarder agent #{} for TPU {} exited",
+                        "Quic forwarder agent #{} for TPU {} exited; shut down connection",
                         connection_idx, tpu_address
                     );
                 }); // -- spawned thread for one connection to one TPU
diff --git a/quic-forward-proxy/src/quinn_auto_reconnect.rs b/quic-forward-proxy/src/quinn_auto_reconnect.rs
index 24ed35af..14c0120c 100644
--- a/quic-forward-proxy/src/quinn_auto_reconnect.rs
+++ b/quic-forward-proxy/src/quinn_auto_reconnect.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ enum ConnectionState {
     Connection(Connection),
     PermanentError,
     FailedAttempt(u32),
+    ShuttingDown,
 }
 
 pub struct AutoReconnect {
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ impl AutoReconnect {
             ConnectionState::Connection(conn) => Ok(conn.clone()),
             ConnectionState::PermanentError => bail!("permanent error"),
             ConnectionState::FailedAttempt(_) => bail!("failed connection attempt"),
+            ConnectionState::ShuttingDown => bail!("shutting down"),
         }
     }
 
@@ -172,6 +174,13 @@ impl AutoReconnect {
                     }
                 };
             }
+            ConnectionState::ShuttingDown => {
+                // no nothing
+                debug!(
+                    "Not using connection to {} that's shutting down",
+                    self.target_address
+                );
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -194,6 +203,21 @@ impl AutoReconnect {
         }
     }
 
+    /// close connection without any sophisticated handling; assumes that send buffers were flushed by .send etc.
+    pub async fn force_shutdown(&self) {
+        let mut lock = self.current.write().await;
+        match &*lock {
+            ConnectionState::Connection(conn) => {
+                conn.close(0u32.into(), b"client_shutdown");
+                *lock = ConnectionState::ShuttingDown;
+            }
+            ConnectionState::NotConnected => *lock = ConnectionState::ShuttingDown,
+            ConnectionState::PermanentError => *lock = ConnectionState::ShuttingDown,
+            ConnectionState::FailedAttempt(_) => *lock = ConnectionState::ShuttingDown,
+            ConnectionState::ShuttingDown => *lock = ConnectionState::ShuttingDown,
+        }
+    }
+
     //  stable_id 140266619216912, rtt=2.156683ms,
     // stats FrameStats { ACK: 3, CONNECTION_CLOSE: 0, CRYPTO: 3,
     // DATA_BLOCKED: 0, DATAGRAM: 0, HANDSHAKE_DONE: 1, MAX_DATA: 0,
@@ -213,6 +237,7 @@ impl AutoReconnect {
             ConnectionState::NotConnected => "n/c".to_string(),
             ConnectionState::PermanentError => "n/a (permanent)".to_string(),
             ConnectionState::FailedAttempt(_) => "fail".to_string(),
+            ConnectionState::ShuttingDown => "shutdown".to_string(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/src/prometheus_sync.rs b/services/src/prometheus_sync.rs
index 3a8a9973..fad8a378 100644
--- a/services/src/prometheus_sync.rs
+++ b/services/src/prometheus_sync.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl PrometheusSync {
             let listener = TcpListener::bind(addr).await?;
 
             loop {
-                let Ok((mut stream, _addr)) =  listener.accept().await else {
+                let Ok((mut stream, _addr)) = listener.accept().await else {
                     error!("Error accepting prometheus stream");
                     tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(1)).await;
                     continue;
diff --git a/services/src/transaction_service.rs b/services/src/transaction_service.rs
index 8cacf59e..f577f76b 100644
--- a/services/src/transaction_service.rs
+++ b/services/src/transaction_service.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,11 @@ impl TransactionService {
         };
         let signature = tx.signatures[0];
 
-        let Some(BlockInformation { slot, last_valid_blockheight, .. }) = self
+        let Some(BlockInformation {
+            slot,
+            last_valid_blockheight,
+            ..
+        }) = self
             .block_store
             .get_block_info(&tx.get_recent_blockhash().to_string())
         else {