diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index ff303c50..63593b21 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -575,14 +575,32 @@ out:
 
 static void childsighandler(const int sig);
 
-/* Send a single message to a process instance when there will be no response,
- * closing the socket immediately. */
-void _send_proc(proc_instance_t *pi, const char *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line)
+struct proc_message {
+	proc_instance_t *pi;
+	char *msg;
+	const char *file;
+	const char *func;
+	int line;
+};
+
+/* Send all one way messages asynchronously so we can wait till the receiving
+ * end closes the socket to ensure all messages are received but no deadlocks
+ * can occur with 2 processes waiting for each other's socket closure. */
+void *async_send_proc(void *arg)
 {
+	struct proc_message *pm = (struct proc_message *)arg;
+	proc_instance_t *pi = pm->pi;
+	char *msg = pm->msg;
+	const char *file = pm->file;
+	const char *func = pm->func;
+	int line = pm->line;
+
 	char *path = pi->us.path;
 	bool ret = false;
 	int sockd;
 
+	pthread_detach(pthread_self());
+
 	if (unlikely(!path || !strlen(path))) {
 		LOGERR("Attempted to send message %s to null path in send_proc", msg ? msg : "");
 		goto out;
@@ -593,14 +611,16 @@ void _send_proc(proc_instance_t *pi, const char *msg, const char *file, const ch
 	}
 	/* At startup the pid fields are not set up before some processes are
 	 * forked so they never inherit them. */
-	if (unlikely(!pi->pid))
+	if (unlikely(!pi->pid)) {
 		pi->pid = get_proc_pid(pi);
-	if (!pi->pid) {
-		LOGALERT("Attempting to send message %s to non existent process %s", msg, pi->processname);
-		return;
+		if (!pi->pid) {
+			LOGALERT("Attempting to send message %s to non existent process %s", msg, pi->processname);
+			goto out_nofail;
+		}
 	}
 	if (unlikely(kill_pid(pi->pid, 0))) {
-		LOGALERT("Attempting to send message %s to non existent process %s", msg, pi->processname);
+		LOGALERT("Attempting to send message %s to non existent process %s pid %d",
+			 msg, pi->processname, pi->pid);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	sockd = open_unix_client(path);
@@ -620,41 +640,25 @@ out:
 		LOGERR("Failure in send_proc from %s %s:%d", file, func, line);
 		childsighandler(15);
 	}
-}
-
-struct proc_message {
-	proc_instance_t *pi;
-	char *msg;
-	const char *file;
-	const char *func;
-	int line;
-};
-
-static void asp_send(ckpool_t __maybe_unused *ckp, struct proc_message *pm)
-{
-	_send_proc(pm->pi, pm->msg, pm->file, pm->func, pm->line);
-	free(pm->msg);
+out_nofail:
+	free(msg);
 	free(pm);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
-/* Fore sending asynchronous messages to another process, the sending process
- * must have ckwqs of its own, referenced in the ckpool structure */
-void _async_send_proc(ckpool_t *ckp, proc_instance_t *pi, const char *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line)
+/* Send a single message to a process instance when there will be no response,
+ * closing the socket immediately. */
+void _send_proc(proc_instance_t *pi, const char *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line)
 {
-	struct proc_message *pm;
+	struct proc_message *pm = ckalloc(sizeof(struct proc_message));
+	pthread_t pth;
 
-	if (unlikely(!ckp->ckwqs)) {
-		LOGALERT("Workqueues not set up in async_send_proc!");
-		_send_proc(pi, msg, file, func, line);
-		return;
-	}
-	pm = ckzalloc(sizeof(struct proc_message));
 	pm->pi = pi;
 	pm->msg = strdup(msg);
 	pm->file = file;
 	pm->func = func;
 	pm->line = line;
-	ckwq_add(ckp->ckwqs, &asp_send, pm);
+	create_pthread(&pth, async_send_proc, pm);
 }
 
 /* Send a single message to a process instance and retrieve the response, then
diff --git a/src/ckpool.h b/src/ckpool.h
index e88aa71e..d840528e 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.h
+++ b/src/ckpool.h
@@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ struct ckpool_instance {
 
 	/* Private data for each process */
 	void *data;
-	/* Private generic workqueues if this process has them */
-	ckwq_t *ckwqs;
 };
 
 #ifdef USE_CKDB
@@ -236,8 +234,6 @@ void empty_buffer(connsock_t *cs);
 int read_socket_line(connsock_t *cs, const int timeout);
 void _send_proc(proc_instance_t *pi, const char *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
 #define send_proc(pi, msg) _send_proc(pi, msg, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
-void _async_send_proc(ckpool_t *ckp, proc_instance_t *pi, const char *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
-#define async_send_proc(ckp, pi, msg) _async_send_proc(ckp, pi, msg, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
 char *_send_recv_proc(proc_instance_t *pi, const char *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
 #define send_recv_proc(pi, msg) _send_recv_proc(pi, msg, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
 char *_send_recv_ckdb(const ckpool_t *ckp, const char *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
diff --git a/src/connector.c b/src/connector.c
index 3e568d36..ee6cf809 100644
--- a/src/connector.c
+++ b/src/connector.c
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ struct connector_data {
 	/* For protecting the pending sends list */
 	mutex_t sender_lock;
 	pthread_cond_t sender_cond;
-
-	ckwq_t *ckwqs;
 };
 
 typedef struct connector_data cdata_t;
@@ -244,7 +242,7 @@ static void stratifier_drop_client(ckpool_t *ckp, const int64_t id)
 	char buf[256];
 
 	sprintf(buf, "dropclient=%"PRId64, id);
-	async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->stratifier, buf);
+	send_proc(ckp->stratifier, buf);
 }
 
 /* Invalidate this instance. Remove them from the hashtables we look up
@@ -362,9 +360,9 @@ reparse:
 		 * filtered by the stratifier. */
 		if (likely(client->fd != -1)) {
 			if (ckp->passthrough)
-				async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->generator, s);
+				send_proc(ckp->generator, s);
 			else
-				async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->stratifier, s);
+				send_proc(ckp->stratifier, s);
 		}
 
 		free(s);
@@ -870,8 +868,6 @@ int connector(proc_instance_t *pi)
 	LOGWARNING("%s connector starting", ckp->name);
 	ckp->data = cdata;
 	cdata->ckp = ckp;
-	/* Connector only requires one work queue */
-	ckp->ckwqs = cdata->ckwqs = create_ckwqs(ckp, "conn", 1);
 
 	if (!ckp->serverurls)
 		cdata->serverfd = ckalloc(sizeof(int *));
diff --git a/src/generator.c b/src/generator.c
index 7b4e5141..98e9a00d 100644
--- a/src/generator.c
+++ b/src/generator.c
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ struct generator_data {
 	proxy_instance_t *dead_proxies; /* Disabled proxies */
 	int proxy_notify_id;	// Globally increasing notify id
 	ckmsgq_t *srvchk;	// Server check message queue
-	ckwq_t *ckwqs;
 };
 
 typedef struct generator_data gdata_t;
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ retry:
 	cs = &alive->cs;
 	LOGINFO("Connected to live server %s:%s", cs->url, cs->port);
 out:
-	async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->connector, alive ? "accept" : "reject");
+	send_proc(ckp->connector, alive ? "accept" : "reject");
 	return alive;
 }
 
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@ retry:
 		ret = submit_block(cs, buf + 12 + 64 + 1);
 		memset(buf + 12 + 64, 0, 1);
 		sprintf(blockmsg, "%sblock:%s", ret ? "" : "no", buf + 12);
-		async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->stratifier, blockmsg);
+		send_proc(ckp->stratifier, blockmsg);
 	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "checkaddr:")) {
 		if (validate_address(cs, buf + 10))
 			send_unix_msg(sockd, "true");
@@ -949,7 +948,7 @@ static void send_stratifier_deadproxy(ckpool_t *ckp, const int64_t id, const int
 	char buf[256];
 
 	sprintf(buf, "deadproxy=%ld:%d", id, subid);
-	async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->stratifier, buf);
+	send_proc(ckp->stratifier, buf);
 }
 
 /* Remove the subproxy from the proxi list and put it on the dead list.
@@ -1088,7 +1087,7 @@ static void send_diff(ckpool_t *ckp, proxy_instance_t *proxi)
 	json_decref(json_msg);
 	ASPRINTF(&buf, "diff=%s", msg);
 	free(msg);
-	async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->stratifier, buf);
+	send_proc(ckp->stratifier, buf);
 	free(buf);
 }
 
@@ -1116,7 +1115,7 @@ static void send_notify(ckpool_t *ckp, proxy_instance_t *proxi, notify_instance_
 	json_decref(json_msg);
 	ASPRINTF(&buf, "notify=%s", msg);
 	free(msg);
-	async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->stratifier, buf);
+	send_proc(ckp->stratifier, buf);
 	free(buf);
 
 	/* Send diff now as stratifier will not accept diff till it has a
@@ -1309,7 +1308,7 @@ static void send_subscribe(ckpool_t *ckp, proxy_instance_t *proxi)
 	json_decref(json_msg);
 	ASPRINTF(&buf, "subscribe=%s", msg);
 	free(msg);
-	async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->stratifier, buf);
+	send_proc(ckp->stratifier, buf);
 	free(buf);
 }
 
@@ -1356,7 +1355,7 @@ static void stratifier_reconnect_client(ckpool_t *ckp, const int64_t id)
 	char buf[256];
 
 	sprintf(buf, "reconnclient=%"PRId64, id);
-	async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->stratifier, buf);
+	send_proc(ckp->stratifier, buf);
 }
 
 static void submit_share(gdata_t *gdata, json_t *val)
@@ -1779,9 +1778,9 @@ static void reconnect_proxy(proxy_instance_t *proxi)
 	create_pthread(&pth, proxy_reconnect, proxi);
 }
 
-static void reconnect_generator(ckpool_t *ckp)
+static void reconnect_generator(const ckpool_t *ckp)
 {
-	async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->generator, "reconnect");
+	send_proc(ckp->generator, "reconnect");
 }
 
 /* For receiving messages from an upstream pool to pass downstream. Responsible
@@ -1838,7 +1837,7 @@ static void *passthrough_recv(void *arg)
 		/* Simply forward the message on, as is, to the connector to
 		 * process. Possibly parse parameters sent by upstream pool
 		 * here */
-		async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->connector, cs->buf);
+		send_proc(ckp->connector, cs->buf);
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -2046,10 +2045,10 @@ static proxy_instance_t *wait_best_proxy(ckpool_t *ckp, gdata_t *gdata)
 
 		if (ret)
 			break;
-		async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->connector, "reject");
+		send_proc(ckp->connector, "reject");
 		sleep(1);
 	}
-	async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->connector, ret ? "accept" : "reject");
+	send_proc(ckp->connector, ret ? "accept" : "reject");
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2078,7 +2077,7 @@ reconnect:
 				   proxi->low_id, cs->url, cs->port);
 			dealloc(buf);
 			ASPRINTF(&buf, "proxy=%ld", proxi->id);
-			async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->stratifier, buf);
+			send_proc(ckp->stratifier, buf);
 		}
 	}
 retry:
@@ -2267,7 +2266,6 @@ int generator(proc_instance_t *pi)
 	gdata = ckzalloc(sizeof(gdata_t));
 	ckp->data = gdata;
 	gdata->ckp = ckp;
-	ckp->ckwqs = gdata->ckwqs = create_ckwqs(ckp, "gen", 1);
 	if (ckp->proxy) {
 		char *buf = NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index 87464e6c..f09494ad 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ static char *send_recv_generator(ckpool_t *ckp, const char *msg, const int prio)
 	return buf;
 }
 
-static void send_generator(ckpool_t *ckp, const char *msg, const int prio)
+static void send_generator(const ckpool_t *ckp, const char *msg, const int prio)
 {
 	sdata_t *sdata = ckp->data;
 	bool set;
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ static void send_generator(ckpool_t *ckp, const char *msg, const int prio)
 		set = true;
 	} else
 		set = false;
-	async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->generator, msg);
+	send_proc(ckp->generator, msg);
 	if (set)
 		sdata->gen_priority = 0;
 }
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ static void connector_drop_client(ckpool_t *ckp, const int64_t id)
 
 	LOGDEBUG("Stratifier requesting connector drop client %"PRId64, id);
 	snprintf(buf, 255, "dropclient=%"PRId64, id);
-	async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->connector, buf);
+	send_proc(ckp->connector, buf);
 }
 
 static void drop_allclients(ckpool_t *ckp)
@@ -1009,8 +1009,8 @@ static sdata_t *duplicate_sdata(const sdata_t *sdata)
 	memcpy(dsdata->donkeytxnbin, sdata->donkeytxnbin, 25);
 
 	/* Use the same work queues for all subproxies */
-	dsdata->ckwqs = sdata->ckwqs;
 	dsdata->ssends = sdata->ssends;
+	dsdata->ckwqs = sdata->ckwqs;
 	dsdata->ckdbq = sdata->ckdbq;
 	dsdata->sauthq = sdata->sauthq;
 
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ out_unlock:
 
 static void reconnect_client(sdata_t *sdata, stratum_instance_t *client);
 
-static void generator_recruit(ckpool_t *ckp, const int recruits)
+static void generator_recruit(const ckpool_t *ckp, const int recruits)
 {
 	char buf[256];
 
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ static void connector_test_client(ckpool_t *ckp, const int64_t id)
 
 	LOGDEBUG("Stratifier requesting connector test client %"PRId64, id);
 	snprintf(buf, 255, "testclient=%"PRId64, id);
-	async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->connector, buf);
+	send_proc(ckp->connector, buf);
 }
 
 /* For creating a list of sends without locking that can then be concatenated
@@ -2531,7 +2531,7 @@ static void stratum_send_message(sdata_t *sdata, const stratum_instance_t *clien
  * in proxy mode where we find a subproxy based on the current proxy with room
  * for more clients. Signal the generator to recruit more subproxies if we are
  * running out of room. */
-static sdata_t *select_sdata(ckpool_t *ckp, sdata_t *ckp_sdata)
+static sdata_t *select_sdata(const ckpool_t *ckp, sdata_t *ckp_sdata)
 {
 	proxy_t *current, *proxy, *subproxy, *best = NULL, *tmp, *tmpsub;
 	int best_subid = 0, best_lowid;
@@ -3938,7 +3938,6 @@ static void send_transactions(ckpool_t *ckp, json_params_t *jp);
 static void parse_method(sdata_t *sdata, stratum_instance_t *client, const int64_t client_id,
 			 json_t *id_val, json_t *method_val, json_t *params_val, const char *address)
 {
-	ckpool_t *ckp = client->ckp;
 	const char *method;
 
 	/* Random broken clients send something not an integer as the id so we
@@ -3985,14 +3984,14 @@ static void parse_method(sdata_t *sdata, stratum_instance_t *client, const int64
 		 * to it since it's unauthorised. Set the flag just in case. */
 		client->authorised = false;
 		snprintf(buf, 255, "passthrough=%"PRId64, client_id);
-		async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->connector, buf);
+		send_proc(client->ckp->connector, buf);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/* We should only accept subscribed requests from here on */
 	if (!client->subscribed) {
 		LOGINFO("Dropping unsubscribed client %"PRId64, client_id);
-		connector_drop_client(ckp, client_id);
+		connector_drop_client(client->ckp, client_id);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -4014,7 +4013,7 @@ static void parse_method(sdata_t *sdata, stratum_instance_t *client, const int64
 		 * stratifier process to restart since it will have lost all
 		 * the stratum instance data. Clients will just reconnect. */
 		LOGINFO("Dropping unauthorised client %"PRId64, client_id);
-		connector_drop_client(ckp, client_id);
+		connector_drop_client(client->ckp, client_id);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -4188,7 +4187,7 @@ static void ssend_process(ckpool_t *ckp, smsg_t *msg)
 	 * connector process to be delivered */
 	json_object_set_new_nocheck(msg->json_msg, "client_id", json_integer(msg->client_id));
 	s = json_dumps(msg->json_msg, 0);
-	async_send_proc(ckp, ckp->connector, s);
+	send_proc(ckp->connector, s);
 	free(s);
 	free_smsg(msg);
 }
@@ -5051,7 +5050,7 @@ int stratifier(proc_instance_t *pi)
 	sdata->ssends = create_ckmsgq(ckp, "ssender", &ssend_process);
 	/* Create as many generic workqueue threads as there are CPUs */
 	threads = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN);
-	ckp->ckwqs = sdata->ckwqs = create_ckwqs(ckp, "strat", threads);
+	sdata->ckwqs = create_ckwqs(ckp, "strat", threads);
 	sdata->sauthq = create_ckmsgq(ckp, "authoriser", &sauth_process);
 	if (!CKP_STANDALONE(ckp)) {
 		sdata->ckdbq = create_ckmsgq(ckp, "ckdbqueue", &ckdbq_process);