diff --git a/registry/endpoints/ws/peers.rs b/registry/endpoints/ws/peers.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 758b6aa..0000000
--- a/registry/endpoints/ws/peers.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
- use crate::{AppState, error::Error, storage::StorageImpl};
- use actix_web::{HttpRequest, HttpResponse, rt, web};
- use actix_ws::AggregatedMessage;
- use futures_util::StreamExt;
-+use tokio::sync::broadcast::error::RecvError;
- 
- pub async fn peers(
-     req: HttpRequest,
-     stream: web::Payload,
-     app_state: web::Data<AppState>,
- ) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
-     let (res, mut session, msg_stream) =
-         actix_ws::handle(&req, stream).map_err(|e| Error::ws(e))?;
- 
-     let mut msg_stream = msg_stream.aggregate_continuations();
- 
-     let mut peer_rx = app_state.peer_updates.subscribe();
- 
-     match app_state.storage.get_peers().await {
-         Ok(initial_peers) => {
-             let json = serde_json::to_string(&initial_peers).unwrap_or_else(|_| "[]".to_string());
-             if session.text(json).await.is_err() {
-                 return Ok(res);
-             }
-             tracing::info!(
-+                "sent initial peer list ({} peers) to new client",
-                 initial_peers.len()
-             );
-         }
-         Err(e) => {
-             tracing::warn!("failed to fetch initial peers: {:?}", e);
-+            session.close(None).await.ok();
-             return Ok(res);
-         }
-     }
- 
-     rt::spawn(async move {
-         loop {
-             tokio::select! {
-                 msg = msg_stream.next() => {
-                     match msg {
-                         Some(Ok(AggregatedMessage::Ping(data))) => {
-                             if session.pong(&data).await.is_err() {
-                                 break;
-                             }
-                         }
-                         Some(Ok(AggregatedMessage::Pong(_))) => {}
-                         Some(Ok(AggregatedMessage::Close(_))) => {
-                             break;
-                         }
-                         Some(Ok(AggregatedMessage::Text(_))) => {
-                         }
-                         Some(Ok(AggregatedMessage::Binary(_))) => {
-                         }
-                         Some(Err(_)) => {
-                             break;
-                         }
-                         None => {
-                             break;
-                         }
-                     }
-                 }
-                 update = peer_rx.recv() => {
-                     match update {
-                         Ok(peer_update) => {
-                             let json = serde_json::to_string(&peer_update.peer)
-                                 .unwrap_or_else(|_| "{}".to_string());
-                             if session.text(json).await.is_err() {
-                                 break;
-                             }
-+                            tracing::info!("sent peer update to client: {}", peer_update.peer.public_key);
-                         }
-+                        Err(RecvError::Lagged(n)) => {
-+                            tracing::warn!("client lagged, missed {} updates", n);
-                         }
-+                        Err(RecvError::Closed) => {
-                             break;
-                         }
-                     }
-                 }
-             }
-         }
-+        session.close(None).await.ok();
-+        tracing::info!("client disconnected");
-     });
- 
-     Ok(res)
- }
diff --git a/registry/src/endpoints/ws/peers.rs b/registry/src/endpoints/ws/peers.rs
index 597c8e7..7327b34 100644
--- a/registry/src/endpoints/ws/peers.rs
+++ b/registry/src/endpoints/ws/peers.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub async fn peers(
                 return Ok(res);
             }
             tracing::info!(
-                "sent initial peer list ({} peers) to new WebSocket client",
+                "sent initial peer list ({} peers) to new client",
                 initial_peers.len()
             );
         }
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ pub async fn peers(
                             if session.text(json).await.is_err() {
                                 break;
                             }
-                            tracing::info!("sent peer update to WebSocket client: {}", peer_update.peer.public_key);
+                            tracing::info!("sent peer update to client: {}", peer_update.peer.public_key);
                         }
                         Err(tokio::sync::broadcast::error::RecvError::Lagged(n)) => {
-                            tracing::warn!("WebSocket client lagged, missed {} updates", n);
+                            tracing::warn!("client lagged, missed {} updates", n);
                         }
                         Err(tokio::sync::broadcast::error::RecvError::Closed) => {
                             break;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub async fn peers(
             }
         }
         session.close(None).await.ok();
-        tracing::info!("WebSocket client disconnected");
+        tracing::info!("client disconnected");
     });
 
     Ok(res)