diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/collective/manager.py b/confluent_server/confluent/collective/manager.py
index dcb11717..5f326591 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/collective/manager.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/collective/manager.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import eventlet
 import eventlet.green.socket as socket
 import eventlet.green.ssl as ssl
 import eventlet.green.threading as threading
+import greenlet
 import random
 try:
     import OpenSSL.crypto as crypto
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@ class ContextBool(object):
 connecting = ContextBool()
 leader_init = ContextBool()
 
-
 def connect_to_leader(cert=None, name=None, leader=None):
     global currentleader
     global cfginitlock
@@ -60,12 +60,14 @@ def connect_to_leader(cert=None, name=None, leader=None):
         cfginitlock = threading.RLock()
     if leader is None:
         leader = currentleader
-    log.log({'info': 'Attempting connection to leader {0}'.format(leader)})
+    log.log({'info': 'Attempting connection to leader {0}'.format(leader),
+             'subsystem': 'collective'})
     try:
         remote = connect_to_collective(cert, leader)
     except socket.error as e:
         log.log({'error': 'Collective connection attempt to {0} failed: {1}'
-                          ''.format(leader, str(e))})
+                          ''.format(leader, str(e)),
+                 'subsystem': 'collective'})
         return False
     with connecting:
         with cfginitlock:
@@ -83,14 +85,16 @@ def connect_to_leader(cert=None, name=None, leader=None):
                 if 'backoff' in keydata:
                     log.log({
                         'info': 'Collective initialization in progress on '
-                                '{0}, will retry connection'.format(leader)})
+                                '{0}, will retry connection'.format(leader),
+                        'subsystem': 'collective'})
                     eventlet.spawn_after(random.random(), connect_to_leader,
                                          cert, name, leader)
                     return True
                 if 'leader' in keydata:
                     log.log(
                         {'info': 'Prospective leader {0} has redirected this '
-                                 'member to {1}'.format(leader, keydata['leader'])})
+                                 'member to {1}'.format(leader, keydata['leader']),
+                         'subsystem': 'collective'})
                     ldrc = cfm.get_collective_member_by_address(
                         keydata['leader'])
                     if ldrc and ldrc['name'] == name:
@@ -108,7 +112,8 @@ def connect_to_leader(cert=None, name=None, leader=None):
                 follower.kill()
                 cfm.stop_following()
                 follower = None
-            log.log({'info': 'Following leader {0}'.format(leader)})
+            log.log({'info': 'Following leader {0}'.format(leader),
+                     'subsystem': 'collective'})
             colldata = tlvdata.recv(remote)
             globaldata = tlvdata.recv(remote)
             dbi = tlvdata.recv(remote)
@@ -148,11 +153,18 @@ def connect_to_leader(cert=None, name=None, leader=None):
 
 def follow_leader(remote):
     global currentleader
+    cleanexit = False
     try:
         cfm.follow_channel(remote)
+    except greenlet.GreenletExit:
+        cleanexit = True
     finally:
+        if cleanexit:
+            log.log({'info': 'Previous following cleanly closed',
+                     'subsystem': 'collective'})
+            return
         log.log({'info': 'Current leader has disappeared, restarting '
-                         'collective membership'})
+                         'collective membership', 'subsystem': 'collective'})
         # The leader has folded, time to startup again...
         cfm.stop_following()
         currentleader = None
@@ -457,19 +469,22 @@ def try_assimilate(drone):
         log.log(
             {'error':
                  'No answer from {0} while trying to assimilate'.format(
-                     drone)})
+                     drone),
+            'subsystem': 'collective'})
         return
     if 'txcount' in answer:
         log.log({'info': 'Deferring to {0} due to transaction count'.format(
-            drone)})
+            drone), 'subsystem': 'collective'})
         connect_to_leader(None, None, leader=remote.getpeername()[0])
         return
     if 'error' in answer:
         log.log({
             'error': 'Error encountered while attempting to '
-                     'assimilate {0}: {1}'.format(drone, answer['error'])})
+                     'assimilate {0}: {1}'.format(drone, answer['error']),
+            'subsystem': 'collective'})
         return
-    log.log({'Assimilated {0} into collective'.format(drone)})
+    log.log({'info': 'Assimilated {0} into collective'.format(drone),
+             'subsystem': 'collective'})
 
 
 def get_leader(connection):
@@ -485,7 +500,8 @@ def retire_as_leader():
 def become_leader(connection):
     global currentleader
     global follower
-    log.log({'info': 'Becoming leader of collective'})
+    log.log({'info': 'Becoming leader of collective',
+             'subsystem': 'collective'})
     if follower:
         follower.kill()
         follower = None