diff --git a/tractor/_actor.py b/tractor/_actor.py
index c75647e..5b5e7ff 100644
--- a/tractor/_actor.py
+++ b/tractor/_actor.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ async def _invoke(
 
         if not actor._rpc_tasks:
             log.info(f"All RPC tasks have completed")
-            actor._no_more_rpc_tasks.set()
+            actor._ongoing_rpc_tasks.set()
 
 
 class Actor:
@@ -183,9 +183,8 @@ class Actor:
         self._peer_connected: dict = {}
         self._no_more_peers = trio.Event()
         self._no_more_peers.set()
-
-        self._no_more_rpc_tasks = trio.Event()
-        self._no_more_rpc_tasks.set()
+        self._ongoing_rpc_tasks = trio.Event()
+        self._ongoing_rpc_tasks.set()
         # (chan, cid) -> (cancel_scope, func)
         self._rpc_tasks: Dict[
             Tuple[Channel, str],
@@ -234,7 +233,7 @@ class Actor:
     ) -> None:
         """Entry point for new inbound connections to the channel server.
         """
-        self._no_more_peers.clear()
+        self._no_more_peers = trio.Event()
         chan = Channel(stream=stream)
         log.info(f"New connection to us {chan}")
 
@@ -448,7 +447,7 @@ class Actor:
                                      f"{cs}")
                         else:
                             # mark that we have ongoing rpc tasks
-                            self._no_more_rpc_tasks.clear()
+                            self._ongoing_rpc_tasks = trio.Event()
                             log.info(f"RPC func is {func}")
                             # store cancel scope such that the rpc task can be
                             # cancelled gracefully if requested
@@ -709,10 +708,9 @@ class Actor:
         for (chan, cid) in tasks.copy():
             # TODO: this should really done in a nursery batch
             await self._cancel_task(cid, chan)
-        # if tasks:
         log.info(
             f"Waiting for remaining rpc tasks to complete {tasks}")
-        await self._no_more_rpc_tasks.wait()
+        await self._ongoing_rpc_tasks.wait()
 
     def cancel_server(self) -> None:
         """Cancel the internal channel server nursery thereby