diff --git a/crates/xen/xenstore/src/bus.rs b/crates/xen/xenstore/src/bus.rs
index fc209c6..5a890f5 100644
--- a/crates/xen/xenstore/src/bus.rs
+++ b/crates/xen/xenstore/src/bus.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
     ffi::CString,
-    io::ErrorKind,
+    io::Read,
     os::{
         fd::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd, IntoRawFd},
         unix::fs::FileTypeExt,
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ use std::{
     sync::Arc,
 };
 
-use libc::{fcntl, F_GETFL, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK};
-use log::warn;
+use log::{debug, warn};
 use tokio::{
     fs::{metadata, File},
-    io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt},
+    io::AsyncWriteExt,
     net::UnixStream,
     select,
     sync::{
@@ -64,8 +63,8 @@ pub struct XsdSocket {
     next_request_id: Arc<Mutex<u32>>,
     next_watch_id: Arc<Mutex<u32>>,
     processor_task: Arc<JoinHandle<()>>,
-    rx_task: Arc<JoinHandle<()>>,
     unwatch_sender: Sender<(u32, String)>,
+    _rx_task: Arc<std::thread::JoinHandle<()>>,
 }
 
 impl XsdSocket {
@@ -78,15 +77,10 @@ impl XsdSocket {
         let file = if socket {
             let stream = UnixStream::connect(path).await?;
             let stream = stream.into_std()?;
-            stream.set_nonblocking(true)?;
+            stream.set_nonblocking(false)?;
             unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(stream.into_raw_fd()) }
         } else {
-            File::options()
-                .read(true)
-                .write(true)
-                .custom_flags(O_NONBLOCK)
-                .open(path)
-                .await?
+            File::options().read(true).write(true).open(path).await?
         };
 
         XsdSocket::from_handle(file).await
@@ -101,7 +95,7 @@ impl XsdSocket {
         let (rx_sender, rx_receiver) = channel::<XsdMessage>(10);
         let (tx_sender, tx_receiver) = channel::<XsdMessage>(10);
         let (unwatch_sender, unwatch_receiver) = channel::<(u32, String)>(1000);
-        let read: File = handle.try_clone().await?;
+        let read: std::fs::File = unsafe { std::fs::File::from_raw_fd(handle.as_raw_fd()) };
 
         let mut processor = XsdSocketProcessor {
             handle,
@@ -119,11 +113,13 @@ impl XsdSocket {
             }
         });
 
-        let rx_task = tokio::task::spawn(async move {
-            if let Err(error) = XsdSocketProcessor::process_rx(read, rx_sender).await {
-                warn!("failed to process xen store responses: {}", error);
-            }
-        });
+        let rx_task = std::thread::Builder::new()
+            .name("xenstore-reader".to_string())
+            .spawn(move || {
+                if let Err(error) = XsdSocketProcessor::process_rx(read, rx_sender) {
+                    debug!("failed to process xen store bus: {}", error);
+                }
+            })?;
 
         Ok(XsdSocket {
             tx_sender,
@@ -132,8 +128,8 @@ impl XsdSocket {
             next_request_id,
             next_watch_id: Arc::new(Mutex::new(0u32)),
             processor_task: Arc::new(processor_task),
-            rx_task: Arc::new(rx_task),
             unwatch_sender,
+            _rx_task: Arc::new(rx_task),
         })
     }
 
@@ -201,80 +197,28 @@ struct XsdSocketProcessor {
 }
 
 impl XsdSocketProcessor {
-    async fn process_rx(mut read: File, rx_sender: Sender<XsdMessage>) -> Result<()> {
+    fn process_rx(mut read: std::fs::File, rx_sender: Sender<XsdMessage>) -> Result<()> {
         let mut header_buffer: Vec<u8> = vec![0u8; XsdMessageHeader::SIZE];
         let mut buffer: Vec<u8> = vec![0u8; XEN_BUS_MAX_PACKET_SIZE - XsdMessageHeader::SIZE];
         loop {
-            select! {
-                message = XsdSocketProcessor::read_message(&mut header_buffer, &mut buffer, &mut read) => {
-                    let message = message?;
-                    rx_sender.send(message).await?;
-                },
-
-                _ = rx_sender.closed() => {
-                    break;
-                }
-            };
+            let message =
+                XsdSocketProcessor::read_message(&mut header_buffer, &mut buffer, &mut read)?;
+            rx_sender.blocking_send(message)?;
         }
-        Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn set_nonblocking(fd: i32, nonblock: bool) -> Result<()> {
-        let mut flags = unsafe { fcntl(fd, F_GETFL) };
-        if flags == -1 {
-            return Err(Error::Io(std::io::Error::new(
-                ErrorKind::Unsupported,
-                "failed to get fd flags",
-            )));
-        }
-        if nonblock {
-            flags |= O_NONBLOCK;
-        } else {
-            flags &= !O_NONBLOCK;
-        }
-        let result = unsafe { fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, flags) };
-        if result == -1 {
-            return Err(Error::Io(std::io::Error::new(
-                ErrorKind::Unsupported,
-                "failed to set fd flags",
-            )));
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    async fn read_message(
+    fn read_message(
         header_buffer: &mut [u8],
         buffer: &mut [u8],
-        read: &mut File,
+        read: &mut std::fs::File,
     ) -> Result<XsdMessage> {
-        XsdSocketProcessor::set_nonblocking(read.as_raw_fd(), true)?;
-        let header_size = loop {
-            match read.read_exact(header_buffer).await {
-                Ok(size) => break size,
-                Err(error) => {
-                    if error.kind() == ErrorKind::WouldBlock {
-                        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                    return Err(error.into());
-                }
-            };
-        };
-
-        if header_size < XsdMessageHeader::SIZE {
-            return Err(Error::InvalidBusData);
-        }
-
+        read.read_exact(header_buffer)?;
         let header = XsdMessageHeader::decode(header_buffer)?;
         if header.len as usize > buffer.len() {
             return Err(Error::InvalidBusData);
         }
         let payload_buffer = &mut buffer[0..header.len as usize];
-        XsdSocketProcessor::set_nonblocking(read.as_raw_fd(), false)?;
-        let payload_size = read.read_exact(payload_buffer).await?;
-        if payload_size != header.len as usize {
-            return Err(Error::InvalidBusData);
-        }
+        read.read_exact(payload_buffer)?;
         Ok(XsdMessage {
             header,
             payload: payload_buffer.to_vec(),
@@ -392,10 +336,6 @@ impl XsdMessage {
 
 impl Drop for XsdSocket {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if Arc::strong_count(&self.rx_task) <= 1 {
-            self.rx_task.abort();
-        }
-
         if Arc::strong_count(&self.processor_task) <= 1 {
             self.processor_task.abort();
         }