diff --git a/src/transport_layer/etcp.c b/src/transport_layer/etcp.c
index 21a27dbe..aabb16ef 100644
--- a/src/transport_layer/etcp.c
+++ b/src/transport_layer/etcp.c
@@ -269,7 +269,12 @@ void etcp_fire_conn_status(struct ETCP_CONN* etcp, int status) {
                (status >= 0 && status < (int)(sizeof(names)/sizeof(names[0]))) ? names[status] : "?");
     etcp->callbacks_running++;
     struct etcp_status_cbk_entry* cbe = etcp->instance->conn_status_cbks;
-    while (cbe) { struct etcp_status_cbk_entry* n = cbe->next; cbe->fn(etcp, status, cbe->arg); cbe = n; }
+    while (cbe) {
+        struct etcp_status_cbk_entry* n = cbe->next;
+        cbe->fn(etcp, status, cbe->arg);
+        if (etcp->close_requested && status != ETCP_CONN_STATUS_DOWN && status != ETCP_CONN_STATUS_DELETE) break;
+        cbe = n;
+    }
     etcp->callbacks_running--;
 }
 
@@ -281,7 +286,12 @@ void etcp_cbk_fire(struct ETCP_CONN* conn, int event) {
     DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_ETCP, "[%s] callback event: %s", conn->log_name, (idx >= 0 && idx < (int)(sizeof(names)/sizeof(names[0]))) ? names[idx] : "?");
     conn->callbacks_running++;
     struct etcp_cbk_entry* cbe = conn->cbks;
-    while (cbe) { struct etcp_cbk_entry* n = cbe->next; if (cbe->fn && (cbe->event_mask & event)) cbe->fn(conn, event, cbe->arg); cbe = n; }
+    while (cbe) {
+        struct etcp_cbk_entry* n = cbe->next;
+        if (cbe->fn && (cbe->event_mask & event)) cbe->fn(conn, event, cbe->arg);
+        if (conn->close_requested && event != ETCP_CBK_EVENT_DOWN && event != ETCP_CBK_EVENT_DELETE) break;
+        cbe = n;
+    }
     conn->callbacks_running--;
     if (!conn->callbacks_running) {
         struct etcp_cbk_entry** pp = &conn->cbks;
@@ -293,7 +303,7 @@ void etcp_cbk_fire(struct ETCP_CONN* conn, int event) {
 }
 
 static void etcp_on_up(struct ETCP_CONN* etcp) {
-    if (etcp->state == 2) return;   // defensive: после DELETE UP не стреляет
+    if (etcp->state == 2 || etcp->close_requested) return;
     etcp_down_timer_cancel(etcp);
     int total_links = 0; for (struct ETCP_LINK* l = etcp->links; l; l = l->next) total_links++;
     uint64_t elapsed_ms = (get_time_tb() - etcp->setup_start_tb) / 10;
@@ -310,7 +320,7 @@ static void etcp_on_up(struct ETCP_CONN* etcp) {
     strbuf_free(&sb);
     (void)elapsed_ms;
     etcp_cbk_fire(etcp, ETCP_CBK_EVENT_UP);
-    etcp_fire_conn_status(etcp, ETCP_CONN_STATUS_UP);
+    if (!etcp->close_requested) etcp_fire_conn_status(etcp, ETCP_CONN_STATUS_UP);
 }
 
 static void etcp_on_down(struct ETCP_CONN* etcp, struct ETCP_LINK* down_link) {
@@ -328,7 +338,7 @@ static void etcp_on_down(struct ETCP_CONN* etcp, struct ETCP_LINK* down_link) {
         DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_CONNECTION, "[%s] Connection DOWN — closing, links: %s", etcp->log_name, any ? strbuf_str(&sb) : "(none)");
     strbuf_free(&sb);
     etcp_cbk_fire(etcp, ETCP_CBK_EVENT_DOWN);
-    etcp_fire_conn_status(etcp, ETCP_CONN_STATUS_DOWN);
+    if (!etcp->close_requested) etcp_fire_conn_status(etcp, ETCP_CONN_STATUS_DOWN);
 }
 
 
@@ -341,9 +351,7 @@ static void etcp_connection_free_resources(struct ETCP_CONN* etcp) {
 
     // Close links
     if (etcp->links) {
-        struct ETCP_LINK* link = etcp->links;
-        while (link) { struct ETCP_LINK* next = link->next; etcp_link_close(link); link = next; }
-        etcp->links = NULL;
+        while (etcp->links) etcp_link_close(etcp->links);
     }
 
     // Drain and free all queues
@@ -443,9 +451,8 @@ void etcp_connection_close(struct ETCP_CONN* etcp) {
 
     // Close links (detach from socket scan queues)
     if (etcp->links) {
-        struct ETCP_LINK* link = etcp->links;
-        while (link) { struct ETCP_LINK* next = link->next; etcp_link_close(link); link = next; }
-        etcp->links = NULL;
+        /* Callback закрытия одного пути может удалить соседний: следующий берём заново. */
+        while (etcp->links) etcp_link_close(etcp->links);
     }
 
     // Remove from instance queue
@@ -582,7 +589,7 @@ void etcp_conn_apply_peer_reset_id(struct ETCP_CONN* conn, uint64_t peer_reset_i
 
 // внутренняя функция. Вызывается один раз когда первый линк готов.
 void etcp_conn_ready(struct ETCP_CONN* conn) {
-    if (!conn) return;
+    if (!conn || conn->close_requested) return;
     if (conn->state == 2) { DEBUG_WARN(DEBUG_CATEGORY_ETCP, "[%s] conn_ready on deleted conn", conn->log_name); return; }
     if (conn->initialized || conn->session_required) return; // ready or awaiting authenticated confirmation
 
@@ -595,6 +602,7 @@ void etcp_conn_ready(struct ETCP_CONN* conn) {
     for (struct ETCP_LINK* link = conn->links; link; link = link->next)
         if (link->initialized && link->link_status) conn->links_up = 1;
     etcp_conn_queue_set_ready(conn);
+    if (conn->close_requested) return;
 
     // Реинит уже готового соединения (state!=0): etcp_conn_queue_set_ready не сработал
     // (ранний выход по state!=0), поэтому reinit_pending остаётся висеть и блокирует приём —
@@ -602,6 +610,7 @@ void etcp_conn_ready(struct ETCP_CONN* conn) {
     if (conn->reinit_pending) {
         conn->reinit_pending = 0;
         etcp_cbk_fire(conn, ETCP_CBK_EVENT_REINIT);
+        if (conn->close_requested) return;
         etcp_fire_conn_status(conn, ETCP_CONN_STATUS_REINIT);
     }
     if (conn->normalizer && !conn->close_requested) queue_resume_callback(conn->normalizer->input);
@@ -646,8 +655,12 @@ void etcp_conn_queue_set_ready(struct ETCP_CONN* conn) {
                conn->log_name, conn->state, (unsigned long long)conn->peer_node_id);
 
     etcp_cbk_fire(conn, ETCP_CBK_EVENT_INIT);
-    if (conn->reinit_pending) { conn->reinit_pending = 0; etcp_cbk_fire(conn, ETCP_CBK_EVENT_REINIT);
-        etcp_fire_conn_status(conn, ETCP_CONN_STATUS_REINIT); }
+    if (conn->close_requested) return;
+    if (conn->reinit_pending) {
+        conn->reinit_pending = 0; etcp_cbk_fire(conn, ETCP_CBK_EVENT_REINIT);
+        if (conn->close_requested) return;
+        etcp_fire_conn_status(conn, ETCP_CONN_STATUS_REINIT);
+    }
     if (conn->links_up) etcp_on_up(conn);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/transport_layer/etcp_api.c b/src/transport_layer/etcp_api.c
index 72cb0531..f09d2e4f 100644
--- a/src/transport_layer/etcp_api.c
+++ b/src/transport_layer/etcp_api.c
@@ -94,12 +94,14 @@ void etcp_remove_link_status_cbk(struct UTUN_INSTANCE* inst, etcp_link_status_cb
 void etcp_fire_link_status_cbk(struct ETCP_LINK* link, int old_state, int old_status) {
     if (!link || !link->etcp || !link->etcp->instance) return;
     struct ETCP_CONN* conn = link->etcp;
+    int closing_connection = conn->close_requested;
     int was_attached = 0;
     for (struct ETCP_LINK* current = conn->links; current; current = current->next) if (current == link) { was_attached = 1; break; }
     conn->callbacks_running++;
     struct etcp_link_status_cbk_entry* cbe = conn->instance->link_status_cbks;
     while (cbe) {
         cbe->fn(conn, link, old_state, old_status, cbe->arg);
+        if (!closing_connection && conn->close_requested) break;
         if (was_attached) {
             int attached = 0;
             for (struct ETCP_LINK* current = conn->links; current; current = current->next)