diff --git a/coinparty/client.py b/coinparty/client.py
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+++ b/coinparty/client.py
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+import asyncio
+from aiozmq import rpc
+
+# debugging:
+# sudo tcpdump -i lo -f -X -S -s 0 'tcp port 2205'
+
+async def run(server_addr):
+    print('connecting to rpc server...')
+    client = await rpc.connect_rpc(connect=server_addr, timeout=5)
+
+    for i in range(10):
+        res = await client.call.add(123, 456)
+        print('add_server.add(4, 2) = %d' % res)
+        await asyncio.sleep(3)
+
+    print('closing client')
+    client.close()
+    await client.wait_closed()
+
+# server_addr = 'ipc://add_server.ipc'
+server_addr = 'tcp://127.0.0.1:2205'
+
+loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+loop.run_until_complete(run(server_addr))
+print('closing event loop')
+loop.close()
diff --git a/coinparty/server.py b/coinparty/server.py
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+++ b/coinparty/server.py
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+import asyncio
+from aiozmq import rpc
+import signal
+import os
+
+class Handler(rpc.AttrHandler):
+
+    @rpc.method
+    async def add(self, a: int, b: int) -> int:
+        print('add %d, %d' % (a, b))
+        await asyncio.sleep(3)
+        print('finished sleeping')
+        return a + b
+
+    def hidden(self):
+        return 'wtf'
+
+def close(loop, server, signame):
+    print('close(): got signal %s: closing' % signame)
+    print('close(): closing server')
+    server.close()
+    print('close(): closing event loop')
+    loop.stop()
+
+async def run(loop, server_addr):
+    print('rpc starting server...')
+    server = await rpc.serve_rpc(
+        Handler(),
+        bind=server_addr,
+        log_exceptions=True
+    )
+
+    for signame in ('SIGINT', 'SIGTERM'):
+        loop.add_signal_handler(
+            getattr(signal, signame),
+            lambda: close(loop, server, signame)
+        )
+
+# server_addr = 'ipc://add_server.ipc'
+server_addr = 'tcp://127.0.0.1:2205'
+print('server running at "%s", pid: %s' % (server_addr, os.getpid()))
+
+loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+loop.create_task(run(loop, server_addr))
+
+try:
+    loop.run_forever()
+finally:
+    print('closing event loop')
+    loop.close()