diff --git a/controls-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/controls/ports/Port.kt b/controls-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/controls/ports/Port.kt
index db19817..1f07251 100644
--- a/controls-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/controls/ports/Port.kt
+++ b/controls-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/space/kscience/controls/ports/Port.kt
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ public interface Port : ContextAware, Socket<ByteArray>
  * A specialized factory for [Port]
  */
 @Type(PortFactory.TYPE)
-public interface PortFactory: Factory<Port>{
+public interface PortFactory : Factory<Port> {
     public val type: String
 
-    public companion object{
+    public companion object {
         public const val TYPE: String = "controls.port"
     }
 }
@@ -53,11 +53,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractPort(
     /**
      * Internal method to receive data synchronously
      */
-    protected fun receive(data: ByteArray) {
-        scope.launch {
-            logger.debug { "${this@AbstractPort} RECEIVED: ${data.decodeToString()}" }
-            incoming.send(data)
-        }
+    protected suspend fun receive(data: ByteArray) {
+        logger.debug { "${this@AbstractPort} RECEIVED: ${data.decodeToString()}" }
+        incoming.send(data)
     }
 
     private val sendJob = scope.launch {
diff --git a/controls-core/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/controls/ports/ChannelPort.kt b/controls-core/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/controls/ports/ChannelPort.kt
index d0b9e1f..6ddc1ab 100644
--- a/controls-core/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/controls/ports/ChannelPort.kt
+++ b/controls-core/src/jvmMain/kotlin/space/kscience/controls/ports/ChannelPort.kt
@@ -87,9 +87,7 @@ public object TcpPort : PortFactory {
         port: Int,
         coroutineContext: CoroutineContext = context.coroutineContext,
     ): ChannelPort = ChannelPort(context,coroutineContext){
-        SocketChannel.open(InetSocketAddress(host, port)).apply {
-            configureBlocking(false)
-        }
+        SocketChannel.open(InetSocketAddress(host, port))
     }
 
     override fun build(context: Context, meta: Meta): ChannelPort {
@@ -115,7 +113,6 @@ public object UdpPort : PortFactory {
     ): ChannelPort = ChannelPort(context,coroutineContext){
         DatagramChannel.open().apply {
             connect(InetSocketAddress(host, port))
-            configureBlocking(false)
         }
     }