diff --git a/pkg/bbgo/active_book.go b/pkg/bbgo/active_book.go
index ead041e1e..5bb78fdee 100644
--- a/pkg/bbgo/active_book.go
+++ b/pkg/bbgo/active_book.go
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ func (b *LocalActiveOrderBook) GracefulCancel(ctx context.Context, ex types.Exch
 		// If we cancel these orders directly, we will get an unsent order error
 		// We wait here for a while for server to create these orders.
 		time.Sleep(SentOrderWaitTime)
-		if err := ex.CancelOrders(ctx, orders...); err != nil {
+
+		// since ctx might be canceled, we should use background context here
+		if err := ex.CancelOrders(context.Background(), orders...); err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Errorf("[LocalActiveOrderBook] can not cancel %s orders", b.Symbol)
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/bbgo/environment.go b/pkg/bbgo/environment.go
index e2e3965f3..087762c6b 100644
--- a/pkg/bbgo/environment.go
+++ b/pkg/bbgo/environment.go
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ func (environ *Environment) Init(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+// Start initializes the symbols data streams
 func (environ *Environment) Start(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	for n := range environ.sessions {
 		var session = environ.sessions[n]
@@ -439,6 +440,11 @@ func (environ *Environment) SetSyncStartTime(t time.Time) *Environment {
 }
 
 func (environ *Environment) Connect(ctx context.Context) error {
+	log.Debugf("starting interaction...")
+	if err := interact.Start(ctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	for n := range environ.sessions {
 		// avoid using the placeholder variable for the session because we use that in the callbacks
 		var session = environ.sessions[n]
@@ -561,7 +567,7 @@ func (environ *Environment) ConfigureNotificationSystem(userConfig *Config) erro
 
 	var persistence = environ.PersistenceServiceFacade.Get()
 
-	err := environ.setupInteractionAuth(persistence)
+	err := environ.setupInteraction(persistence)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -586,19 +592,14 @@ func (environ *Environment) ConfigureNotificationSystem(userConfig *Config) erro
 		}
 	}
 
-	// TODO: replace this background context later
-	if err := interact.Start(context.Background()); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (environ *Environment) setupInteractionAuth(persistence service.PersistenceService) error {
+func (environ *Environment) setupInteraction(persistence service.PersistenceService) error {
 	var otpQRCodeImagePath = fmt.Sprintf("otp.png")
 	var key *otp.Key
 	var keySecret string
-	var authStore = persistence.NewStore("bbgo", "auth")
+	var authStore = environ.getAuthStore(persistence)
 	if err := authStore.Load(&keySecret); err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("telegram session not found, generating new one-time password key for new telegram session...")
 
@@ -651,6 +652,10 @@ func (environ *Environment) setupInteractionAuth(persistence service.Persistence
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (environ *Environment) getAuthStore(persistence service.PersistenceService) service.Store {
+	return persistence.NewStore("bbgo", "auth")
+}
+
 func (environ *Environment) setupSlack(userConfig *Config, slackToken string) {
 	if conf := userConfig.Notifications.Slack; conf != nil {
 		if conf.ErrorChannel != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/run.go b/pkg/cmd/run.go
index d03590a35..0e3f37937 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/run.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/run.go
@@ -159,12 +159,21 @@ func runConfig(basectx context.Context, userConfig *bbgo.Config, enableWebServer
 	}
 
 	cmdutil.WaitForSignal(ctx, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+	cancelTrading()
 
-	log.Infof("shutting down stratgies...")
+	log.Infof("shutting down...")
 	shutdownCtx, cancelShutdown := context.WithDeadline(ctx, time.Now().Add(30*time.Second))
 	trader.Graceful.Shutdown(shutdownCtx)
 	cancelShutdown()
-	cancelTrading()
+
+	for _, session := range environ.Sessions() {
+		if err := session.MarketDataStream.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Errorf("[%s] market data stream close error", session.Name)
+		}
+		if err := session.UserDataStream.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Errorf("[%s] user data stream close error", session.Name)
+		}
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/types/stream.go b/pkg/types/stream.go
index e89c39372..c31ab510b 100644
--- a/pkg/types/stream.go
+++ b/pkg/types/stream.go
@@ -146,8 +146,6 @@ func (s *StandardStream) SetConn(ctx context.Context, conn *websocket.Conn) (con
 func (s *StandardStream) Read(ctx context.Context, conn *websocket.Conn, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
 	defer func() {
 		cancel()
-		// if we failed to read, we need to cancel the context
-		_ = conn.Close()
 		s.EmitDisconnect()
 	}()
 
@@ -360,7 +358,7 @@ func (s *StandardStream) Dial(ctx context.Context, args ...string) (*websocket.C
 }
 
 func (s *StandardStream) Close() error {
-	log.Infof("closing stream...")
+	log.Debugf("closing stream...")
 
 	// close the close signal channel, so that reader and ping worker will stop
 	close(s.CloseC)
@@ -382,6 +380,8 @@ func (s *StandardStream) Close() error {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "websocket write close message error")
 	}
 
+	log.Debugf("stream closed")
+
 	// let the reader close the connection
 	<-time.After(time.Second)
 	return nil