diff --git a/src/gossip/client/__init__.py b/src/gossip/client/__init__.py
index 4860e62f..fc80a324 100644
--- a/src/gossip/client/__init__.py
+++ b/src/gossip/client/__init__.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from .announce import do_announce
 from .dandelionstem import stem_out
 from .peerexchange import get_new_peers
 from ..peerset import gossip_peer_set
+from .streamblocks import stream_from_peers
 
 """
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/src/gossip/client/streamblocks.py b/src/gossip/client/streamblocks.py
index 0932cd39..192f7280 100644
--- a/src/gossip/client/streamblocks.py
+++ b/src/gossip/client/streamblocks.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def stream_from_peers():
     # Create sockets for them
     # Spawn thread to stream from the socket
 
-    tried_peers: OrderedSet[Peer] = OrderedSet()
+    tried_peers: OrderedSet['Peer'] = OrderedSet()
 
     sys_rand = SystemRandom()
 
@@ -60,10 +60,14 @@ def stream_from_peers():
     offset = 0
 
 
-    def _stream_from_peer(peer: Peer):
-
+    def _stream_from_peer(peer: 'Peer'):
         try:
             sock = peer.get_socket(CONNECT_TIMEOUT)
+        except Exception:
+            logger.warn(traceback.format_exc(), terminal=True)
+            need_socket_lock.release()
+            return
+        try:
             sock.sendall(
                 command_to_byte(GossipCommands.STREAM_BLOCKS)
             )
@@ -97,9 +101,8 @@ def stream_from_peers():
                 # Tell them to keep streaming
                 sock.sendall(int(1).to_bytes(1, 'big'))
 
-            sock.close()
         except Exception:
-            logger.warn(traceback.format_exc())
+            logger.warn(traceback.format_exc(), terminal=True)
         finally:
             sock.close()
             need_socket_lock.release()
diff --git a/tests/gossip-unittests/test_client_stream.py b/tests/gossip-unittests/test_client_stream.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81b9b2b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gossip-unittests/test_client_stream.py
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import os, uuid
+from sqlite3 import Time
+import socket
+from queue import Queue
+from time import sleep
+import secrets
+
+
+TEST_DIR = 'testdata/%s-%s' % (str(uuid.uuid4())[:6], os.path.basename(__file__)) + '/'
+print("Test directory:", TEST_DIR)
+os.environ["ONIONR_HOME"] = TEST_DIR
+
+from threading import Thread
+import asyncio
+import unittest
+import sys
+sys.path.append(".")
+sys.path.append("src/")
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from ordered_set import OrderedSet
+from gossip import peerset
+
+
+import onionrblocks
+
+import blockdb
+
+from gossip.peerset import gossip_peer_set
+from gossip.client import stream_from_peers
+
+
+
+from filepaths import gossip_server_socket_file
+
+
+BLOCK_MAX_SIZE = 1024 * 2000
+BLOCK_MAX_SIZE_LEN = len(str(BLOCK_MAX_SIZE))
+BLOCK_ID_SIZE = 128
+BLOCK_STREAM_OFFSET_DIGITS = 8
+MAX_PEERS = 10
+TRANSPORT_SIZE_BYTES = 64
+
+server_file = TEST_DIR + 'test_serv.sock'
+
+def _server():
+    with socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
+        s.bind(server_file)
+        s.listen(1)
+        conn, _ = s.accept()
+        with conn:
+            while True:
+                conn.recv(1)
+                conn.recv(BLOCK_STREAM_OFFSET_DIGITS)
+                for bl in test_blocks:
+                    conn.sendall(bl.id)
+                    conn.recv(1)
+                    conn.sendall(str(len(bl.raw)).encode('utf-8').zfill(BLOCK_MAX_SIZE_LEN))
+                    conn.sendall(bl.raw)
+                    conn.recv(1)
+
+def gen_random_block():
+    return onionrblocks.create_anonvdf_block(os.urandom(12), b'txt', 3600)
+
+test_blocks = []
+
+test_block_count = 5
+for i in range(test_block_count):
+    test_blocks.append(gen_random_block())
+
+
+Thread(target=_server, daemon=True).start()
+
+class MockPeer:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.transport_address = secrets.token_hex(16)
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return hash(self.transport_address)
+
+
+    def get_socket(self, timeout):
+        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        s.connect(server_file)
+        return s
+
+
+
+class OnionrGossipClientDiffuse(unittest.TestCase):
+
+
+    def test_client_stream(self):
+        gossip_peer_set.add(MockPeer())
+        Thread(target=stream_from_peers, daemon=True).start()
+
+        c = 0
+        while c < 60:
+            c += 1
+            if len(list(blockdb.get_blocks_after_timestamp(0))) == test_block_count:
+                break
+            sleep(1)
+        else:
+            raise TimeoutError("Did not stream blocks in time")
+
+
+unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/gossip-unittests/test_peer_announce.py b/tests/gossip-unittests/test_peer_announce.py
index 9c1964b6..7651d68f 100644
--- a/tests/gossip-unittests/test_peer_announce.py
+++ b/tests/gossip-unittests/test_peer_announce.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from ast import Assert
 import os, uuid
 from unittest.mock import Mock
 from time import sleep
diff --git a/tests/gossip-unittests/test_peer_exchange.py b/tests/gossip-unittests/test_peer_exchange.py
index 2c65a9ce..60871205 100644
--- a/tests/gossip-unittests/test_peer_exchange.py
+++ b/tests/gossip-unittests/test_peer_exchange.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from ast import Assert
 import os, uuid
 from unittest.mock import Mock
 from time import sleep