diff --git a/apis/rust/node/src/communication/mod.rs b/apis/rust/node/src/communication/mod.rs
index 80058df3..55de5235 100644
--- a/apis/rust/node/src/communication/mod.rs
+++ b/apis/rust/node/src/communication/mod.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use crate::{
-    config::{CommunicationConfig, DataId, InputMapping},
+    config::{CommunicationConfig, DataId, InputMapping, NodeId, OperatorId},
     BoxError,
 };
-use eyre::{eyre, Context};
+use eyre::Context;
 pub use flume::Receiver;
 use std::{
-    collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap},
+    collections::{BTreeMap, HashSet},
     mem, thread,
 };
 
@@ -78,25 +78,22 @@ pub trait CommunicationLayer: Send + Sync {
             let input_id = input.to_owned();
             let sender = inputs_tx.clone();
             thread::spawn(move || loop {
-                match sub.recv().transpose() {
+                let event = match sub.recv().transpose() {
                     None => break,
-                    Some(value) => {
-                        let input = value.map(|data| Input {
-                            id: input_id.clone(),
-                            data,
-                        });
-                        match sender.send(input) {
-                            Ok(()) => {}
-                            Err(flume::SendError(_)) => break,
-                        }
-                    }
+                    Some(Ok(data)) => InputEvent::Input(Input {
+                        id: input_id.clone(),
+                        data,
+                    }),
+                    Some(Err(err)) => InputEvent::Error(err),
+                };
+                match sender.send(event) {
+                    Ok(()) => {}
+                    Err(flume::SendError(_)) => break,
                 }
             });
         }
-        mem::drop(inputs_tx);
 
-        let (stop_tx, stop_rx) = flume::bounded(10);
-        let mut sources: HashMap<_, _> = inputs
+        let mut sources: HashSet<_> = inputs
             .values()
             .map(|v| (v.source().to_owned(), v.operator().to_owned()))
             .collect();
@@ -109,58 +106,41 @@ pub trait CommunicationLayer: Send + Sync {
                 .subscribe(&topic)
                 .wrap_err_with(|| format!("failed to subscribe on {topic}"))?;
 
-            let source_id = source.to_owned();
-            let sender = stop_tx.clone();
+            let source = source.to_owned();
+            let operator = operator.clone();
+            let sender = inputs_tx.clone();
             thread::spawn(move || loop {
-                match sub.recv().transpose() {
+                let event = match sub.recv().transpose() {
                     None => break,
-                    Some(value) => {
-                        let input = value.map(|_| source_id.clone());
-                        match sender.send(input) {
-                            Ok(()) => {}
-                            Err(flume::SendError(_)) => break,
-                        }
-                    }
+                    Some(Ok(_)) => InputEvent::SourceClosed {
+                        source: source.clone(),
+                        operator: operator.clone(),
+                    },
+                    Some(Err(err)) => InputEvent::Error(err),
+                };
+                match sender.send(event) {
+                    Ok(()) => {}
+                    Err(flume::SendError(_)) => break,
                 }
             });
         }
-        mem::drop(stop_tx);
+        mem::drop(inputs_tx);
 
         let (combined_tx, combined) = flume::bounded(1);
         thread::spawn(move || loop {
-            let selector = flume::Selector::new()
-                .recv(&inputs_rx, |v| match v {
-                    Ok(Ok(value)) => InputEvent::Input(value),
-                    Ok(Err(err)) => InputEvent::Error(err),
-                    Err(flume::RecvError::Disconnected) => InputEvent::Error(BoxError(
-                        eyre!("input stream was disconnected unexpectedly").into(),
-                    )),
-                })
-                .recv(&stop_rx, |v| match v {
-                    Ok(Ok(stopped_source)) => {
-                        sources.remove(&stopped_source);
-                        InputEvent::InputClosed {
-                            number_of_remaining_sources: sources.len(),
-                        }
-                    }
-                    Ok(Err(err)) => InputEvent::Error(err),
-                    Err(flume::RecvError::Disconnected) => InputEvent::Error(BoxError(
-                        eyre!("stop stream was disconnected unexpectedly").into(),
-                    )),
-                });
-            match selector.wait() {
-                InputEvent::Input(input) => match combined_tx.send(input) {
+            match inputs_rx.recv() {
+                Ok(InputEvent::Input(input)) => match combined_tx.send(input) {
                     Ok(()) => {}
                     Err(flume::SendError(_)) => break,
                 },
-                InputEvent::InputClosed {
-                    number_of_remaining_sources,
-                } => {
-                    if number_of_remaining_sources == 0 {
+                Ok(InputEvent::SourceClosed { source, operator }) => {
+                    sources.remove(&(source, operator));
+                    if sources.is_empty() {
                         break;
                     }
                 }
-                InputEvent::Error(err) => panic!("{err}"),
+                Ok(InputEvent::Error(err)) => panic!("{err}"),
+                Err(_) => break,
             }
         });
 
@@ -180,7 +160,10 @@ pub trait Subscriber: Send + Sync {
 
 enum InputEvent {
     Input(Input),
-    InputClosed { number_of_remaining_sources: usize },
+    SourceClosed {
+        source: NodeId,
+        operator: Option<OperatorId>,
+    },
     Error(BoxError),
 }