diff --git a/examples/Transports/FIX/over_one_session.py b/examples/Transports/FIX/over_one_session.py
index 289cf2929..8d00d3c5d 100644
--- a/examples/Transports/FIX/over_one_session.py
+++ b/examples/Transports/FIX/over_one_session.py
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ def get_multitest():
                 target="ISLD",
                 msgclass=FixMessage,
                 codec=CODEC,
+                logoff_at_stop=False,
             ),
         ],
     )
diff --git a/testplan/common/entity/base.py b/testplan/common/entity/base.py
index 11d9bc813..3afab5030 100644
--- a/testplan/common/entity/base.py
+++ b/testplan/common/entity/base.py
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ def get_options(cls):
             ConfigOption("initial_context", default={}): dict,
             ConfigOption("path_cleanup", default=False): bool,
             ConfigOption("status_wait_timeout", default=600): int,
-            ConfigOption("abort_wait_timeout", default=30): int,
+            ConfigOption("abort_wait_timeout", default=300): int,
             ConfigOption("active_loop_sleep", default=0.005): float,
         }
 
@@ -632,7 +632,15 @@ def _abort_entity(self, entity, wait_timeout=None):
             self.logger.error(traceback.format_exc())
             self.logger.error("Exception on aborting %s - %s", entity, exc)
         else:
-            if wait(lambda: entity.aborted is True, timeout) is False:
+
+            if (
+                wait(
+                    predicate=lambda: entity.aborted is True,
+                    timeout=timeout,
+                    raise_on_timeout=False,  # continue even if some entity timeout
+                )
+                is False
+            ):
                 self.logger.error("Timeout on waiting to abort %s.", entity)
 
     def aborting(self):
@@ -1133,9 +1141,16 @@ def run(self):
                     while self._ihandler.active:
                         time.sleep(self.cfg.active_loop_sleep)
                     else:
+                        # TODO: need some rework
+                        # if we abort from ui, the ihandler.abort executes in http thread
+                        # if we abort by ^C, ihandler.abort is called in main thread
+                        # anyway this join will not be blocked
                         interruptible_join(
                             thread, timeout=self.cfg.abort_wait_timeout
                         )
+                        # if we abort from ui, we abort ihandler first, then testrunner
+                        # this abort will wait ihandler to be aborted
+                        # if we abort by ^C, testrunner.abort is already called, this will be noop
                         self.abort()
                 return self._ihandler
             else:
@@ -1693,6 +1708,7 @@ def _handle_abort(self, signum, frame):
             signum,
             threading.current_thread(),
         )
+
         self.abort()
 
     def pausing(self):
diff --git a/testplan/runnable/base.py b/testplan/runnable/base.py
index 90c1bba30..3cdf4a3b9 100644
--- a/testplan/runnable/base.py
+++ b/testplan/runnable/base.py
@@ -961,10 +961,12 @@ def _wait_ongoing(self):
                     "Timeout: Aborting execution after %d seconds",
                     self.cfg.timeout,
                 )
-                # Abort dependencies, wait sometime till test reports are ready
+                # Abort resources e.g pools
                 for dep in self.abort_dependencies():
                     self._abort_entity(dep)
-                time.sleep(self.cfg.abort_wait_timeout)
+                # TODO: we shall not need this:
+                # # wait sometime till test reports are ready
+                # time.sleep(self.cfg.abort_wait_timeout)
                 break
 
             pending_work = False
diff --git a/testplan/runners/pools/tasks/base.py b/testplan/runners/pools/tasks/base.py
index 9a8ed84be..2b488e586 100644
--- a/testplan/runners/pools/tasks/base.py
+++ b/testplan/runners/pools/tasks/base.py
@@ -114,13 +114,7 @@ def uid(self) -> str:
     @property
     def name(self) -> str:
         """Task name."""
-        if not isinstance(self._target, str):
-            try:
-                name = self._target.__class__.__name__
-            except AttributeError:
-                name = self._target
-        else:
-            name = self._target
+        name = self._uid or self._target
         return "Task[{}]".format(name)
 
     @property