diff --git a/nest/proto.c b/nest/proto.c
index 8c8daa0a..7baab269 100644
--- a/nest/proto.c
+++ b/nest/proto.c
@@ -1147,6 +1147,7 @@ proto_event(void *ptr)
   {
     if (p->proto == &proto_unix_iface)
       if_flush_ifaces(p);
+
     p->do_stop = 0;
   }
 
diff --git a/proto/pipe/config.Y b/proto/pipe/config.Y
index 0990168e..444de127 100644
--- a/proto/pipe/config.Y
+++ b/proto/pipe/config.Y
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ proto: pipe_proto '}' { this_channel = NULL; }  ;
 pipe_proto_start: proto_start PIPE
 {
   this_proto = proto_config_new(&proto_pipe, $1);
+  this_proto->loop_order = DOMAIN_ORDER(proto);
   PIPE_CFG->max_generation = 16;
 }
 proto_name