diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index dc9d07c86..7eb862c69 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1709,6 +1709,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "test-case",
  "thiserror",
  "tokio",
+ "tokio-util",
  "toml",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-chrome",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cd2355f21..5cb012366 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ test-case = "3.3.1"
 tun = { version = "0.6.1", features = [ "async" ] }
 serde_yaml = "0.9.30"
 tokio = { version = "1.35.1", features = [ "full" ] }
+tokio-util = "0.7.10"
 
 [features]
 # Enable simulation integration tests
diff --git a/tests/sim/network.rs b/tests/sim/network.rs
index 2d5fab8ce..920d7ba9d 100644
--- a/tests/sim/network.rs
+++ b/tests/sim/network.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@ use crate::simulation::{Response, Simulation, SingleHost};
 use crate::tun_device::TunDevice;
 use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr};
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::time::Duration;
-use tokio::sync::mpsc::error::TryRecvError;
-use tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
-use tokio::time::timeout;
+use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use trippy::tracing::packet::checksum::{icmp_ipv4_checksum, ipv4_header_checksum};
 use trippy::tracing::packet::icmpv4::echo_request::EchoRequestPacket;
 use trippy::tracing::packet::icmpv4::time_exceeded::TimeExceededPacket;
@@ -17,40 +14,48 @@ use trippy::tracing::packet::IpProtocol;
 pub async fn run(
     tun: &Arc<Mutex<TunDevice>>,
     sim: Arc<Simulation>,
-    mut recv: Receiver<()>,
+    token: CancellationToken,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    println!("before lock");
     let mut tun = tun.lock().await;
+    println!("locked");
+
     loop {
-        match recv.try_recv() {
-            Ok(_) => {
-                println!("shutdown");
-                return Ok(());
-            }
-            Err(TryRecvError::Disconnected) => {
-                println!("Disconnected shutdown");
-                return Ok(());
-            }
-            Err(TryRecvError::Empty) => {}
-        }
+        // match recv.try_recv() {
+        //     Ok(_) => {
+        //         println!("shutdown");
+        //         return Ok(());
+        //     }
+        //     Err(TryRecvError::Disconnected) => {
+        //         println!("Disconnected shutdown");
+        //         return Ok(());
+        //     }
+        //     Err(TryRecvError::Empty) => {}
+        // }
+
+        // let bytes_read = match timeout(Duration::from_millis(1000), tun.read(&mut buf)).await {
+        //     Ok(bytes) => bytes?,
+        //     Err(_err) => {
+        //         println!("timeout");
+        //         continue;
+        //     }
+        // };
 
         let mut buf = [0_u8; 4096];
-        let bytes_read = match timeout(Duration::from_millis(1000), tun.read(&mut buf)).await {
-            Ok(bytes) => bytes?,
-            Err(_err) => {
-                println!("timeout");
-                continue;
-            }
-        };
+        println!("before select");
+
+        let bytes_read = tokio::select!(
+            _ = token.cancelled() => {
+                println!("shutdown");
+                return Ok(())
+            },
+            bytes_read = tun.read(&mut buf) => {
+                println!("read bytes");
+                bytes_read?
+            },
+        );
+        println!("after select");
 
-        // let bytes_read = tokio::select!(
-        //     _ = recv.recv() => {
-        //         println!("shutdown");
-        //         return Ok(())
-        //     },
-        //     bytes_read = timeout(Duration::from_millis(1000), tun.read(&mut buf)) => {
-        //         bytes_read
-        //     }?,
-        // );
         // let bytes_read = tun.read(&mut buf).await?;
         let ipv4 = Ipv4Packet::new_view(&buf[..bytes_read])?;
         if ipv4.get_version() != 4 {
@@ -85,7 +90,10 @@ pub async fn run(
             ipv4.get_source(),
             te_packet.packet(),
         )?;
+        println!("before write");
+
         tun.write(ipv4_packet.packet()).await?;
+        println!("after write");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/sim/tests.rs b/tests/sim/tests.rs
index 9e511f763..b75fbfd13 100644
--- a/tests/sim/tests.rs
+++ b/tests/sim/tests.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::simulation::Simulation;
 use crate::tun_device::tun;
 use crate::{network, tracer};
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 
 macro_rules! sim {
     ($path:expr) => {{
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ macro_rules! sim {
     }};
 }
 
-#[tokio::test]
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 async fn test_simulations() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     sim!("ipv4_icmp_simple.yaml");
     sim!("ipv4_icmp_simple2.yaml");
@@ -22,10 +23,12 @@ async fn test_simulations() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 async fn run_simulation(simulation: Simulation) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let tun = tun();
     let sim = Arc::new(simulation);
-    let (send, recv) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(1);
+    // let (send, recv) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(1);
+
+    let token = CancellationToken::new();
 
     // spawn the network simulator task but do not join it yet.
-    let handle = tokio::spawn(network::run(tun, sim.clone(), recv));
+    let handle = tokio::spawn(network::run(tun, sim.clone(), token.clone()));
 
     // spawn the tracer as a blocking task and wait for it to finish or fail.
     tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || tracer::Tracer::new(sim).trace()).await??;
@@ -33,9 +36,9 @@ async fn run_simulation(simulation: Simulation) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     println!("tracing complete");
 
     // notify the network simulator to stop.
-    send.send(()).await?;
+    token.cancel();
 
-    println!("send complete");
+    println!("cancel signalled");
 
     // join the network simulator task once it has shutdown.
     handle.await??;