diff --git a/cmd/chihaya/main.go b/cmd/chihaya/main.go
index 699f3b1..83ecf20 100644
--- a/cmd/chihaya/main.go
+++ b/cmd/chihaya/main.go
@@ -113,19 +113,19 @@ func combineErrors(prefix string, errs []error) error {
 // Stop shuts down an instance of Chihaya.
 func (r *Run) Stop(keepPeerStore bool) (storage.PeerStore, error) {
 	log.Debug("stopping frontends and prometheus endpoint")
-	if errs := r.sg.Stop(); len(errs) != 0 {
+	if errs := r.sg.Stop().Wait(); len(errs) != 0 {
 		return nil, combineErrors("failed while shutting down frontends", errs)
 	}
 
 	log.Debug("stopping logic")
-	if errs := r.logic.Stop(); len(errs) != 0 {
+	if errs := r.logic.Stop().Wait(); len(errs) != 0 {
 		return nil, combineErrors("failed while shutting down middleware", errs)
 	}
 
 	if !keepPeerStore {
 		log.Debug("stopping peer store")
-		if err, closed := <-r.peerStore.Stop(); !closed {
-			return nil, err
+		if errs := r.peerStore.Stop().Wait(); len(errs) != 0 {
+			return nil, combineErrors("failed while shutting down peer store", errs)
 		}
 		r.peerStore = nil
 	}
diff --git a/frontend/http/frontend.go b/frontend/http/frontend.go
index 6e252d9..6dcd0df 100644
--- a/frontend/http/frontend.go
+++ b/frontend/http/frontend.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/bittorrent"
 	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/frontend"
 	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/pkg/stop"
 )
 
 // Config represents all of the configurable options for an HTTP BitTorrent
@@ -140,17 +141,13 @@ func NewFrontend(logic frontend.TrackerLogic, provided Config) (*Frontend, error
 }
 
 // Stop provides a thread-safe way to shutdown a currently running Frontend.
-func (f *Frontend) Stop() <-chan error {
-	c := make(chan error)
+func (f *Frontend) Stop() stop.Result {
+	c := make(stop.Channel)
 	go func() {
-		if err := f.srv.Shutdown(context.Background()); err != nil {
-			c <- err
-		} else {
-			close(c)
-		}
+		c.Done(f.srv.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 	}()
 
-	return c
+	return c.Result()
 }
 
 func (f *Frontend) handler() http.Handler {
diff --git a/frontend/udp/frontend.go b/frontend/udp/frontend.go
index 8dea946..1681adb 100644
--- a/frontend/udp/frontend.go
+++ b/frontend/udp/frontend.go
@@ -87,26 +87,22 @@ func NewFrontend(logic frontend.TrackerLogic, cfg Config) (*Frontend, error) {
 }
 
 // Stop provides a thread-safe way to shutdown a currently running Frontend.
-func (t *Frontend) Stop() <-chan error {
+func (t *Frontend) Stop() stop.Result {
 	select {
 	case <-t.closing:
 		return stop.AlreadyStopped
 	default:
 	}
 
-	c := make(chan error)
+	c := make(stop.Channel)
 	go func() {
 		close(t.closing)
 		t.socket.SetReadDeadline(time.Now())
 		t.wg.Wait()
-		if err := t.socket.Close(); err != nil {
-			c <- err
-		} else {
-			close(c)
-		}
+		c.Done(t.socket.Close())
 	}()
 
-	return c
+	return c.Result()
 }
 
 // listenAndServe blocks while listening and serving UDP BitTorrent requests
diff --git a/middleware/jwt/jwt.go b/middleware/jwt/jwt.go
index fddb7ef..066cbd9 100644
--- a/middleware/jwt/jwt.go
+++ b/middleware/jwt/jwt.go
@@ -144,19 +144,19 @@ func (h *hook) updateKeys() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (h *hook) Stop() <-chan error {
+func (h *hook) Stop() stop.Result {
 	log.Debug("attempting to shutdown JWT middleware")
 	select {
 	case <-h.closing:
 		return stop.AlreadyStopped
 	default:
 	}
-	c := make(chan error)
+	c := make(stop.Channel)
 	go func() {
 		close(h.closing)
-		close(c)
+		c.Done()
 	}()
-	return c
+	return c.Result()
 }
 
 func (h *hook) HandleAnnounce(ctx context.Context, req *bittorrent.AnnounceRequest, resp *bittorrent.AnnounceResponse) (context.Context, error) {
diff --git a/middleware/logic.go b/middleware/logic.go
index 1f42088..3c06d25 100644
--- a/middleware/logic.go
+++ b/middleware/logic.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (l *Logic) AfterScrape(ctx context.Context, req *bittorrent.ScrapeRequest,
 // Stop stops the Logic.
 //
 // This stops any hooks that implement stop.Stopper.
-func (l *Logic) Stop() []error {
+func (l *Logic) Stop() stop.Result {
 	stopGroup := stop.NewGroup()
 	for _, hook := range l.preHooks {
 		stoppable, ok := hook.(stop.Stopper)
diff --git a/pkg/prometheus/server.go b/pkg/prometheus/server.go
index 89c8279..1330a9f 100644
--- a/pkg/prometheus/server.go
+++ b/pkg/prometheus/server.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/pkg/stop"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 )
 
@@ -17,17 +18,13 @@ type Server struct {
 }
 
 // Stop shuts down the server.
-func (s *Server) Stop() <-chan error {
-	c := make(chan error)
+func (s *Server) Stop() stop.Result {
+	c := make(stop.Channel)
 	go func() {
-		if err := s.srv.Shutdown(context.Background()); err != nil {
-			c <- err
-		} else {
-			close(c)
-		}
+		c.Done(s.srv.Shutdown(context.Background()))
 	}()
 
-	return c
+	return c.Result()
 }
 
 // NewServer creates a new instance of a Prometheus server that asynchronously
diff --git a/pkg/stop/stop.go b/pkg/stop/stop.go
index 9703965..d3b29dd 100644
--- a/pkg/stop/stop.go
+++ b/pkg/stop/stop.go
@@ -5,17 +5,45 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 )
 
+// Channel is used to return zero or more errors asynchronously. Call Done()
+// once to pass errors to the Channel.
+type Channel chan []error
+
+// Result is a receive-only version of Channel. Call Wait() once to receive any
+// returned errors.
+type Result <-chan []error
+
+// Done adds zero or more errors to the Channel and closes it, indicating the
+// caller has finished stopping. It should be called exactly once.
+func (ch Channel) Done(errs ...error) {
+	if len(errs) > 0 && errs[0] != nil {
+		ch <- errs
+	}
+	close(ch)
+}
+
+// Result converts a Channel to a Result.
+func (ch Channel) Result() <-chan []error {
+	return ch
+}
+
+// Wait blocks until Done() is called on the underlying Channel and returns any
+// errors. It should be called exactly once.
+func (r Result) Wait() []error {
+	return <-r
+}
+
 // AlreadyStopped is a closed error channel to be used by Funcs when
 // an element was already stopped.
-var AlreadyStopped <-chan error
+var AlreadyStopped Result
 
 // AlreadyStoppedFunc is a Func that returns AlreadyStopped.
-var AlreadyStoppedFunc = func() <-chan error { return AlreadyStopped }
+var AlreadyStoppedFunc = func() Result { return AlreadyStopped }
 
 func init() {
-	closeMe := make(chan error)
+	closeMe := make(Channel)
 	close(closeMe)
-	AlreadyStopped = closeMe
+	AlreadyStopped = closeMe.Result()
 }
 
 // Stopper is an interface that allows a clean shutdown.
@@ -27,11 +55,11 @@ type Stopper interface {
 	// Closing the channel signals a clean shutdown.
 	// Stop() should return immediately and perform the actual shutdown in a
 	// separate goroutine.
-	Stop() <-chan error
+	Stop() Result
 }
 
 // Func is a function that can be used to provide a clean shutdown.
-type Func func() <-chan error
+type Func func() Result
 
 // Group is a collection of Stoppers that can be stopped all at once.
 type Group struct {
@@ -67,14 +95,13 @@ func (cg *Group) AddFunc(toAddFunc Func) {
 // Stopping will be done in a concurrent fashion.
 // The slice of errors returned contains all errors returned by stopping the
 // members.
-func (cg *Group) Stop() []error {
+func (cg *Group) Stop() Result {
 	cg.Lock()
 	defer cg.Unlock()
 
-	var errors []error
-	whenDone := make(chan struct{})
+	whenDone := make(Channel)
 
-	waitChannels := make([]<-chan error, 0, len(cg.stoppables))
+	waitChannels := make([]Result, 0, len(cg.stoppables))
 	for _, toStop := range cg.stoppables {
 		waitFor := toStop()
 		if waitFor == nil {
@@ -84,15 +111,15 @@ func (cg *Group) Stop() []error {
 	}
 
 	go func() {
+		var errors []error
 		for _, waitForMe := range waitChannels {
-			err := <-waitForMe
-			if err != nil {
-				errors = append(errors, err)
+			childErrors := waitForMe.Wait()
+			if len(childErrors) > 0 {
+				errors = append(errors, childErrors...)
 			}
 		}
-		close(whenDone)
+		whenDone.Done(errors...)
 	}()
 
-	<-whenDone
-	return errors
+	return whenDone.Result()
 }
diff --git a/storage/memory/peer_store.go b/storage/memory/peer_store.go
index 073671b..b45c7cd 100644
--- a/storage/memory/peer_store.go
+++ b/storage/memory/peer_store.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/bittorrent"
 	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/pkg/stop"
 	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/pkg/timecache"
 	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/storage"
 )
@@ -570,8 +571,8 @@ func (ps *peerStore) collectGarbage(cutoff time.Time) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (ps *peerStore) Stop() <-chan error {
-	c := make(chan error)
+func (ps *peerStore) Stop() stop.Result {
+	c := make(stop.Channel)
 	go func() {
 		close(ps.closed)
 		ps.wg.Wait()
@@ -583,10 +584,10 @@ func (ps *peerStore) Stop() <-chan error {
 		}
 		ps.shards = shards
 
-		close(c)
+		c.Done()
 	}()
 
-	return c
+	return c.Result()
 }
 
 func (ps *peerStore) LogFields() log.Fields {
diff --git a/storage/memorybysubnet/peer_store.go b/storage/memorybysubnet/peer_store.go
index cda08ef..ade63a1 100644
--- a/storage/memorybysubnet/peer_store.go
+++ b/storage/memorybysubnet/peer_store.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/bittorrent"
 	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/pkg/stop"
 	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/pkg/timecache"
 	"github.com/chihaya/chihaya/storage"
 )
@@ -707,8 +708,8 @@ func (ps *peerStore) collectGarbage(cutoff time.Time) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (ps *peerStore) Stop() <-chan error {
-	c := make(chan error)
+func (ps *peerStore) Stop() stop.Result {
+	c := make(stop.Channel)
 	go func() {
 		close(ps.closed)
 		ps.wg.Wait()
@@ -720,10 +721,10 @@ func (ps *peerStore) Stop() <-chan error {
 		}
 		ps.shards = shards
 
-		close(c)
+		c.Done()
 	}()
 
-	return c
+	return c.Result()
 }
 
 func (ps *peerStore) LogFields() log.Fields {