diff --git a/mgmt/tribe/tribe.go b/mgmt/tribe/tribe.go
index 28274d417..1fabc166f 100644
--- a/mgmt/tribe/tribe.go
+++ b/mgmt/tribe/tribe.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ type tribe struct {
 	pluginWorkQueue chan worker.PluginRequest
 	taskWorkQueue   chan worker.TaskRequest
 
-	workerQuitChan  chan interface{}
+	workerQuitChan  chan struct{}
 	workerWaitGroup *sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ func New(c *config) (*tribe, error) {
 		tags:            map[string]string{agreement.RestAPIPort: strconv.Itoa(c.restAPIPort)},
 		pluginWorkQueue: make(chan worker.PluginRequest, 999),
 		taskWorkQueue:   make(chan worker.TaskRequest, 999),
+		workerQuitChan:  make(chan struct{}),
+		workerWaitGroup: &sync.WaitGroup{},
 	}
 
 	tribe.broadcasts = &memberlist.TransmitLimitedQueue{
diff --git a/mgmt/tribe/worker/worker.go b/mgmt/tribe/worker/worker.go
index 604075b14..c19bdbe66 100644
--- a/mgmt/tribe/worker/worker.go
+++ b/mgmt/tribe/worker/worker.go
@@ -71,88 +71,55 @@ type Member interface {
 
 // newPluginWorker
 func newWorker(id int,
-	pluginWorkerQueue chan chan PluginRequest,
-	taskWorkerQueue chan chan TaskRequest,
-	quitChan chan interface{},
+	pluginQueue chan PluginRequest,
+	taskQueue chan TaskRequest,
+	quitChan chan struct{},
 	wg *sync.WaitGroup,
 	pm ManagesPlugins,
 	tm ManagesTasks,
 	mm getsMembers) worker {
-	// Create, and return the worker.
 	worker := worker{
-		pluginManager:     pm,
-		taskManager:       tm,
-		memberManager:     mm,
-		id:                id,
-		pluginWork:        make(chan PluginRequest),
-		pluginWorkerQueue: pluginWorkerQueue,
-		taskWork:          make(chan TaskRequest),
-		taskWorkerQueue:   taskWorkerQueue,
-		quitChan:          make(chan bool),
+		pluginManager: pm,
+		taskManager:   tm,
+		memberManager: mm,
+		id:            id,
+		pluginWork:    pluginQueue,
+		taskWork:      taskQueue,
+		waitGroup:     wg,
+		quitChan:      quitChan,
 	}
 
 	return worker
 }
 
 type worker struct {
-	pluginManager     ManagesPlugins
-	memberManager     getsMembers
-	taskManager       ManagesTasks
-	id                int
-	pluginWork        chan PluginRequest
-	pluginWorkerQueue chan chan PluginRequest
-	taskWork          chan TaskRequest
-	taskWorkerQueue   chan chan TaskRequest
-	quitChan          chan bool
-	waitGroup         *sync.WaitGroup
+	pluginManager ManagesPlugins
+	memberManager getsMembers
+	taskManager   ManagesTasks
+	id            int
+	pluginWork    chan PluginRequest
+	taskWork      chan TaskRequest
+	quitChan      chan struct{}
+	waitGroup     *sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
-func DispatchWorkers(nworkers int, pluginWorkQueue chan PluginRequest, taskWorkQueue chan TaskRequest, quitChan chan interface{}, workerWaitGroup *sync.WaitGroup, cp ManagesPlugins, tm ManagesTasks, mm getsMembers) {
-	pluginWorkerQueue := make(chan chan PluginRequest, nworkers)
-	taskWorkerQueue := make(chan chan TaskRequest, nworkers)
+func DispatchWorkers(nworkers int, pluginQueue chan PluginRequest, taskQueue chan TaskRequest, quitChan chan struct{}, workerWaitGroup *sync.WaitGroup, cp ManagesPlugins, tm ManagesTasks, mm getsMembers) {
 
 	for i := 0; i < nworkers; i++ {
 		workerLogger.Infof("Starting tribe worker-%d", i+1)
-		worker := newWorker(i+1, pluginWorkerQueue, taskWorkerQueue, quitChan, workerWaitGroup, cp, tm, mm)
+		worker := newWorker(i+1, pluginQueue, taskQueue, quitChan, workerWaitGroup, cp, tm, mm)
 		worker.start()
 	}
-
-	go func() {
-		for {
-			select {
-			case pluginWork := <-pluginWorkQueue:
-				workerLogger.Infof("Received plugin work request")
-				go func() {
-					pluginWorker := <-pluginWorkerQueue
-
-					workerLogger.Infof("Dispatching plugin work request")
-					pluginWorker <- pluginWork
-				}()
-			case taskWork := <-taskWorkQueue:
-				workerLogger.Infof("Received task work request")
-				go func() {
-					workerLogger.Infof("Waiting for free worker")
-					taskWorker := <-taskWorkerQueue
-
-					workerLogger.Infof("Dispatching task work request")
-					taskWorker <- taskWork
-				}()
-			case <-quitChan:
-				workerLogger.Infof("Stopping plugin work dispatcher")
-				return
-			}
-		}
-	}()
 }
 
 // Start "starts" the workers
 func (w worker) start() {
 	// task worker
+	w.waitGroup.Add(1)
 	go func() {
+		defer w.waitGroup.Done()
+		workerLogger.Debugf("Starting task worker-%d", w.id)
 		for {
-			defer w.waitGroup.Done()
-			w.taskWorkerQueue <- w.taskWork
-
 			select {
 			case work := <-w.taskWork:
 				done := false
@@ -162,6 +129,7 @@ func (w worker) start() {
 					"worker": w.id,
 					"_block": "start",
 				})
+				wLogger.Error("received task work")
 				if work.RequestType == TaskCreatedType {
 					task, _ := w.taskManager.GetTask(work.Task.ID)
 					if task != nil {
@@ -222,12 +190,11 @@ func (w worker) start() {
 	}()
 
 	// plugin worker
+	w.waitGroup.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer w.waitGroup.Done()
+		workerLogger.Debugf("Starting plugin worker-%d", w.id)
 		for {
-			// Add ourselves into the worker queue.
-			w.pluginWorkerQueue <- w.pluginWork
-
 			select {
 			case work := <-w.pluginWork:
 				// Receive a work request.
@@ -238,6 +205,7 @@ func (w worker) start() {
 					"worker":         w.id,
 					"_block":         "start",
 				})
+				wLogger.Debug("received plugin work")
 				done := false
 				for {
 					if w.isPluginLoaded(work.Plugin.Name(), work.Plugin.TypeName(), work.Plugin.Version()) {
@@ -249,7 +217,7 @@ func (w worker) start() {
 						continue
 					}
 					for _, member := range shuffle(members) {
-						url := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%s/v1/plugins/%s/%s/%d", member.GetAddr(), member.GetRESTAPIPort(), work.Plugin.TypeName(), work.Plugin.Name(), work.Plugin.Version())
+						url := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%s/v1/plugins/%s/%s/%d?download=true", member.GetAddr(), member.GetRESTAPIPort(), work.Plugin.TypeName(), work.Plugin.Name(), work.Plugin.Version())
 						resp, err := http.Get(url)
 						if err != nil {
 							wLogger.Error(err)
@@ -296,13 +264,6 @@ func (w worker) start() {
 	}()
 }
 
-// Stop tells the worker to stop listening
-func (w worker) Stop() {
-	go func() {
-		w.quitChan <- true
-	}()
-}
-
 func shuffle(m []Member) []Member {
 	result := make([]Member, len(m))
 	perm := rand.Perm(len(m))