diff --git a/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-serial/src/unicast.rs b/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-serial/src/unicast.rs
index 1dea3965d4..0ed6755b42 100644
--- a/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-serial/src/unicast.rs
+++ b/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-serial/src/unicast.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ use std::sync::{
 };
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::sync::{Mutex as AsyncMutex, RwLock as AsyncRwLock};
-use tokio_util::{sync::CancellationToken, task::TaskTracker};
+use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
+use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use zenoh_core::{zasynclock, zasyncread, zasyncwrite};
 use zenoh_link_commons::{
     ConstructibleLinkManagerUnicast, LinkManagerUnicastTrait, LinkUnicast, LinkUnicastTrait,
@@ -220,22 +221,20 @@ impl fmt::Debug for LinkUnicastSerial {
 struct ListenerUnicastSerial {
     endpoint: EndPoint,
     token: CancellationToken,
-    tracker: TaskTracker,
+    handle: JoinHandle<ZResult<()>>,
 }
 
 impl ListenerUnicastSerial {
-    fn new(endpoint: EndPoint, token: CancellationToken, tracker: TaskTracker) -> Self {
+    fn new(endpoint: EndPoint, token: CancellationToken, handle: JoinHandle<ZResult<()>>) -> Self {
         Self {
             endpoint,
             token,
-            tracker,
+            handle,
         }
     }
 
     async fn stop(&self) {
         self.token.cancel();
-        self.tracker.close();
-        self.tracker.wait().await;
     }
 }
 
@@ -320,7 +319,6 @@ impl LinkManagerUnicastTrait for LinkManagerUnicastSerial {
         let c_manager = self.manager.clone();
         let c_listeners = self.listeners.clone();
 
-        let tracker = TaskTracker::new();
         let task = async move {
             // Wait for the accept loop to terminate
             let res =
@@ -328,10 +326,10 @@ impl LinkManagerUnicastTrait for LinkManagerUnicastSerial {
             zasyncwrite!(c_listeners).remove(&c_path);
             res
         };
-        tracker.spawn_on(task, &zenoh_runtime::ZRuntime::Acceptor);
+        let handle = zenoh_runtime::ZRuntime::Acceptor.spawn(task);
 
         let locator = endpoint.to_locator();
-        let listener = ListenerUnicastSerial::new(endpoint, token, tracker);
+        let listener = ListenerUnicastSerial::new(endpoint, token, handle);
         // Update the list of active listeners on the manager
         listeners.insert(path, listener);
 
@@ -353,7 +351,7 @@ impl LinkManagerUnicastTrait for LinkManagerUnicastSerial {
 
         // Send the stop signal
         listener.stop().await;
-        Ok(())
+        listener.handle.await?
     }
 
     async fn get_listeners(&self) -> Vec<EndPoint> {
diff --git a/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-unixsock_stream/src/unicast.rs b/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-unixsock_stream/src/unicast.rs
index 0304f6073f..53441ab89c 100644
--- a/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-unixsock_stream/src/unicast.rs
+++ b/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-unixsock_stream/src/unicast.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
 use tokio::net::{UnixListener, UnixStream};
 use tokio::sync::RwLock as AsyncRwLock;
-use tokio_util::{sync::CancellationToken, task::TaskTracker};
+use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
+use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 use zenoh_core::{zasyncread, zasyncwrite};
 use zenoh_link_commons::{
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for LinkUnicastUnixSocketStream {
 struct ListenerUnixSocketStream {
     endpoint: EndPoint,
     token: CancellationToken,
-    tracker: TaskTracker,
+    handle: JoinHandle<ZResult<()>>,
     lock_fd: RawFd,
 }
 
@@ -178,21 +179,19 @@ impl ListenerUnixSocketStream {
     fn new(
         endpoint: EndPoint,
         token: CancellationToken,
-        tracker: TaskTracker,
+        handle: JoinHandle<ZResult<()>>,
         lock_fd: RawFd,
     ) -> ListenerUnixSocketStream {
         ListenerUnixSocketStream {
             endpoint,
             token,
-            tracker,
+            handle,
             lock_fd,
         }
     }
 
     async fn stop(&self) {
         self.token.cancel();
-        self.tracker.close();
-        self.tracker.wait().await;
     }
 }
 
@@ -386,17 +385,16 @@ impl LinkManagerUnicastTrait for LinkManagerUnicastUnixSocketStream {
         let c_listeners = self.listeners.clone();
         let c_path = local_path_str.to_owned();
 
-        let tracker = TaskTracker::new();
         let task = async move {
             // Wait for the accept loop to terminate
             let res = accept_task(socket, c_token, c_manager).await;
             zasyncwrite!(c_listeners).remove(&c_path);
             res
         };
-        tracker.spawn_on(task, &zenoh_runtime::ZRuntime::Acceptor);
+        let handle = zenoh_runtime::ZRuntime::Acceptor.spawn(task);
 
         let locator = endpoint.to_locator();
-        let listener = ListenerUnixSocketStream::new(endpoint, token, tracker, lock_fd);
+        let listener = ListenerUnixSocketStream::new(endpoint, token, handle, lock_fd);
         listeners.insert(local_path_str.to_owned(), listener);
 
         Ok(locator)
@@ -417,6 +415,7 @@ impl LinkManagerUnicastTrait for LinkManagerUnicastUnixSocketStream {
 
         // Send the stop signal
         listener.stop().await;
+        listener.handle.await??;
 
         //Release the lock
         let _ = nix::fcntl::flock(listener.lock_fd, nix::fcntl::FlockArg::UnlockNonblock);
diff --git a/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-ws/src/unicast.rs b/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-ws/src/unicast.rs
index 7b2493c1e2..6a0cf64e6e 100644
--- a/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-ws/src/unicast.rs
+++ b/io/zenoh-links/zenoh-link-ws/src/unicast.rs
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
 use tokio::sync::{Mutex as AsyncMutex, RwLock as AsyncRwLock};
+use tokio::task::JoinHandle;
 use tokio_tungstenite::accept_async;
 use tokio_tungstenite::tungstenite::Message;
 use tokio_tungstenite::{MaybeTlsStream, WebSocketStream};
-use tokio_util::{sync::CancellationToken, task::TaskTracker};
+use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use zenoh_core::{zasynclock, zasyncread, zasyncwrite};
 use zenoh_link_commons::{
     LinkManagerUnicastTrait, LinkUnicast, LinkUnicastTrait, NewLinkChannelSender,
@@ -255,26 +256,24 @@ impl fmt::Debug for LinkUnicastWs {
 struct ListenerUnicastWs {
     endpoint: EndPoint,
     token: CancellationToken,
-    tracker: TaskTracker,
+    handle: JoinHandle<ZResult<()>>,
 }
 
 impl ListenerUnicastWs {
     fn new(
         endpoint: EndPoint,
         token: CancellationToken,
-        tracker: TaskTracker,
+        handle: JoinHandle<ZResult<()>>,
     ) -> ListenerUnicastWs {
         ListenerUnicastWs {
             endpoint,
             token,
-            tracker,
+            handle,
         }
     }
 
     async fn stop(&self) {
         self.token.cancel();
-        self.tracker.close();
-        self.tracker.wait().await;
     }
 }
 
@@ -363,17 +362,16 @@ impl LinkManagerUnicastTrait for LinkManagerUnicastWs {
         let c_listeners = self.listeners.clone();
         let c_addr = local_addr;
 
-        let tracker = TaskTracker::new();
         let task = async move {
             // Wait for the accept loop to terminate
             let res = accept_task(socket, c_token, c_manager).await;
             zasyncwrite!(c_listeners).remove(&c_addr);
             res
         };
-        tracker.spawn_on(task, &zenoh_runtime::ZRuntime::Acceptor);
+        let handle = zenoh_runtime::ZRuntime::Acceptor.spawn(task);
 
         let locator = endpoint.to_locator();
-        let listener = ListenerUnicastWs::new(endpoint, token, tracker);
+        let listener = ListenerUnicastWs::new(endpoint, token, handle);
         // Update the list of active listeners on the manager
         zasyncwrite!(self.listeners).insert(local_addr, listener);
 
@@ -395,7 +393,7 @@ impl LinkManagerUnicastTrait for LinkManagerUnicastWs {
 
         // Send the stop signal
         listener.stop().await;
-        Ok(())
+        listener.handle.await?
     }
 
     async fn get_listeners(&self) -> Vec<EndPoint> {