diff --git a/pgraph/actions.go b/pgraph/actions.go
index 660044f5..2ffa8071 100644
--- a/pgraph/actions.go
+++ b/pgraph/actions.go
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ func (g *Graph) Worker(v *Vertex) error {
 	}
 	// run the init (should match 1-1 with Close function)
 	if err := obj.Init(); err != nil {
+		obj.ProcessExit()
 		// always exit the worker function by finishing with Close()
 		if e := obj.Close(); e != nil {
 			err = multierr.Append(err, e) // list of errors
@@ -481,7 +482,12 @@ func (g *Graph) Worker(v *Vertex) error {
 	wcuid.SetConverged(true) // starts off false, and waits for loop timeout
 	pcuid.SetConverged(true) // starts off true, because it's not running...
 
-	go g.innerWorker(v)
+	wg := obj.ProcessSync()
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		g.innerWorker(v)
+	}()
 
 	var err error // propagate the error up (this is a permanent BAD error!)
 	// the watch delay runs inside of the Watch resource loop, so that it
@@ -511,6 +517,7 @@ func (g *Graph) Worker(v *Vertex) error {
 					// NOTE: this code should match the similar Res code!
 					//cuid.SetConverged(false) // TODO: ?
 					if exit, send := obj.ReadEvent(event); exit != nil {
+						obj.ProcessExit()
 						err := *exit // exit err
 						if e := obj.Close(); err == nil {
 							err = e
@@ -586,6 +593,7 @@ func (g *Graph) Worker(v *Vertex) error {
 		//v.SendEvent(eventPoke, false, false)
 	}
 
+	obj.ProcessExit()
 	// close resource and return possible errors if any
 	if e := obj.Close(); err == nil {
 		err = e
diff --git a/resources/resources.go b/resources/resources.go
index f920dcee..f997182d 100644
--- a/resources/resources.go
+++ b/resources/resources.go
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ type Base interface {
 	Starter(bool)
 	Poll() error // poll alternative to watching :(
 	ProcessChan() chan *event.Event
+	ProcessSync() *sync.WaitGroup
+	ProcessExit()
 	Prometheus() *prometheus.Prometheus
 }
 
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ type BaseRes struct {
 	processLock *sync.Mutex
 	processDone bool
 	processChan chan *event.Event
+	processSync *sync.WaitGroup
 
 	converger converger.Converger // converged tracking
 	cuid      converger.UID
@@ -322,6 +325,7 @@ func (obj *BaseRes) Init() error {
 	obj.processLock = &sync.Mutex{} // lock around processChan closing and sending
 	obj.processDone = false         // did we close processChan ?
 	obj.processChan = make(chan *event.Event)
+	obj.processSync = &sync.WaitGroup{}
 
 	obj.waitGroup = &sync.WaitGroup{} // Init and Close must be 1-1 matched!
 	obj.waitGroup.Add(1)
@@ -351,12 +355,6 @@ func (obj *BaseRes) Close() error {
 		log.Printf("%s[%s]: Close()", obj.Kind(), obj.GetName())
 	}
 
-	obj.processLock.Lock() // lock to avoid a send when closed!
-	obj.processDone = true
-	close(obj.processChan)
-	obj.processLock.Unlock()
-	// a Wait() for processChan to close is unnecessary I think...
-
 	obj.pcuid.Unregister()
 	obj.wcuid.Unregister()
 	obj.cuid.Unregister()
@@ -466,8 +464,18 @@ func (obj *BaseRes) StateOK(b bool) {
 }
 
 // ProcessChan returns the chan that resources send events to. Internal API!
-func (obj *BaseRes) ProcessChan() chan *event.Event {
-	return obj.processChan
+func (obj *BaseRes) ProcessChan() chan *event.Event { return obj.processChan }
+
+// ProcessSync returns the WaitGroup that blocks until the innerWorker closes.
+func (obj *BaseRes) ProcessSync() *sync.WaitGroup { return obj.processSync }
+
+// ProcessExit causes the innerWorker to close and waits until it does so.
+func (obj *BaseRes) ProcessExit() {
+	obj.processLock.Lock() // lock to avoid a send when closed!
+	obj.processDone = true
+	close(obj.processChan)
+	obj.processLock.Unlock()
+	obj.processSync.Wait()
 }
 
 // GroupCmp compares two resources and decides if they're suitable for grouping