diff --git a/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py b/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py
index 307ee37479..a05c6b602e 100644
--- a/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py
+++ b/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py
@@ -196,12 +196,11 @@ CMDLINE_HELP = \
 
 VERSION_INFO = \
     """
-    {about}
     Evennia {version}
     OS: {os}
     Python: {python}
     Twisted: {twisted}
-    Django: {django}
+    Django: {django}{about}
     """
 
 ABOUT_INFO= \
diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/portalsessionhandler.py b/evennia/server/portal/portalsessionhandler.py
index 66bbbddb4f..c471375e09 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/portalsessionhandler.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/portalsessionhandler.py
@@ -122,14 +122,9 @@ class PortalSessionHandler(SessionHandler):
         from the portal side.
         """
         sessid = session.sessid
-        if sessid in self.sessions:
-            del self.sessions[sessid]
-        del session
-        # tell server to also delete this session
         self.portal.amp_protocol.call_remote_ServerAdmin(sessid,
                                                          operation=PDISCONN)
 
-
     def server_connect(self, protocol_path="", config=dict()):
         """
         Called by server to force the initialization of a new
diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/telnet.py b/evennia/server/portal/telnet.py
index 0d96778658..1887fa1738 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/telnet.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/telnet.py
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ class TelnetProtocol(Telnet, StatefulTelnetProtocol, Session):
         delay(2, callback=self.handshake_done, retval=True)
 
         # set up a keep-alive
-        self.keep_alive = LoopingCall(self._write, IAC + NOP, now=False)
-        self.keep_alive.start(30)
+        self.keep_alive = LoopingCall(self._write, IAC + NOP)
+        self.keep_alive.start(30, now=False)
 
 
     def handshake_done(self, force=False):
diff --git a/evennia/server/sessionhandler.py b/evennia/server/sessionhandler.py
index 09e3bb2576..bb5bf796d8 100644
--- a/evennia/server/sessionhandler.py
+++ b/evennia/server/sessionhandler.py
@@ -185,14 +185,7 @@ class ServerSessionHandler(SessionHandler):
         session = self.sessions.get(sessid, None)
         if not session:
             return
-        player = session.player
-        if player:
-            nsess = len(self.sessions_from_player(player)) - 1
-            remaintext = nsess and "%i session%s remaining" % (nsess, nsess > 1 and "s" or "") or "no more sessions"
-            session.log(_('Connection dropped: %s %s (%s)' % (session.player, session.address, remaintext)))
-        session.at_disconnect()
-        session.disconnect()
-        del self.sessions[session.sessid]
+        self.disconnect(session)
 
     def portal_sessions_sync(self, portalsessions):
         """