diff --git a/ipc/ipc.go b/ipc/ipc.go
index 72555a9..2c87707 100644
--- a/ipc/ipc.go
+++ b/ipc/ipc.go
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ func NewServer(address string, factory MsgFactory, log *logging.Logger, handlers
 	}
 
 	listener, err := net.ListenUnix("unix", &net.UnixAddr{address, "unix"})
-	if err := setPassCred(listener); err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("Failed to set SO_PASSCRED on listening socket: " + err.Error())
-	}
 	if err != nil {
 		md.close()
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if err := setPassCred(listener); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("Failed to set SO_PASSCRED on listening socket: " + err.Error())
+	}
 	done := make(chan bool)
 	idGen := newIdGen(done)
 	return &MsgServer{
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ func (s *MsgServer) Run() error {
 	for {
 		conn, err := s.listener.AcceptUnix()
 		if err != nil {
-			s.disp.close()
-			s.listener.Close()
 			return err
 		}
 		if err := setPassCred(conn); err != nil {
@@ -84,6 +82,12 @@ func (s *MsgServer) Run() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (s *MsgServer) Close() error {
+	s.disp.close()
+	close(s.done)
+	return s.listener.Close()
+}
+
 func Connect(address string, factory MsgFactory, log *logging.Logger, handlers ...interface{}) (*MsgConn, error) {
 	md, err := createDispatcher(log, handlers...)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/ipc/ipc_test.go b/ipc/ipc_test.go
index 81d1cb0..c385b83 100644
--- a/ipc/ipc_test.go
+++ b/ipc/ipc_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ type TestMsg struct {
 }
 
 type testConnection struct {
-	server *MsgConn
+	server *MsgServer
 	client *MsgConn
 	wg     sync.WaitGroup
 	called bool
@@ -27,27 +27,23 @@ const testSocket = "@test"
 var testFactory = NewMsgFactory(new(TestMsg))
 
 func testConnect(handler func(*TestMsg, *Message) error) (*testConnection, error) {
-	s := NewMsgConn(testFactory, testSocket)
-	c := NewMsgConn(testFactory, testSocket)
-	tc := &testConnection{
-		server: s,
-		client: c,
-	}
+	tc := &testConnection{}
 	wrapper := func(tm *TestMsg, msg *Message) error {
 		err := handler(tm, msg)
 		tc.called = true
 		tc.wg.Done()
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := s.AddHandlers(wrapper); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if err := s.Listen(); err != nil {
+	s, err := NewServer(testSocket, testFactory, nil, wrapper)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := c.Connect(); err != nil {
+	c, err := Connect(testSocket, testFactory, nil)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	tc.server = s
+	tc.client = c
 	tc.wg.Add(1)
 	go tc.server.Run()
 	return tc, nil
diff --git a/oz-daemon/launch.go b/oz-daemon/launch.go
index 9f52df9..67a94cc 100644
--- a/oz-daemon/launch.go
+++ b/oz-daemon/launch.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"os/user"
 	"path"
@@ -226,9 +225,34 @@ func (sbox *Sandbox) startXpraClient() {
 		sbox.fs.Xpra(),
 		sbox.profile.Name,
 		sbox.daemon.log)
-	sbox.xpra.Process.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	sbox.xpra.Process.Stderr = os.Stdout
+
+	if sbox.daemon.config.LogXpra {
+		sbox.setupXpraLogging()
+	}
 	if err := sbox.xpra.Process.Start(); err != nil {
 		sbox.daemon.Warning("Failed to start xpra client: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func (sbox *Sandbox) setupXpraLogging() {
+	stdout, err := sbox.xpra.Process.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		sbox.daemon.Warning("Failed to create xpra stdout pipe: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	stderr, err := sbox.xpra.Process.StderrPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		stdout.Close()
+		sbox.daemon.Warning("Failed to create xpra stderr pipe: %v", err)
+	}
+	go sbox.logPipeOutput(stdout, "xpra-stdout")
+	go sbox.logPipeOutput(stderr, "xpra-stderr")
+}
+
+func (sbox *Sandbox) logPipeOutput(p io.Reader, label string) {
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(p)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := scanner.Text()
+		sbox.daemon.log.Info("(%s) %s", label, line)
+	}
+}