diff --git a/cmd/boulder-ca/main.go b/cmd/boulder-ca/main.go
index ce8353fcc..63af4209d 100644
--- a/cmd/boulder-ca/main.go
+++ b/cmd/boulder-ca/main.go
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/streadway/amqp"
-	"log"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/ca"
 	"github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/cmd"
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ func main() {
 		cai, err := ca.NewCertificateAuthorityImpl(auditlogger, c.CA.Server, c.CA.AuthKey, c.CA.Profile)
 		cmd.FailOnError(err, "Failed to create CA impl")
 
-		for true {
+		for {
 			ch := cmd.AmqpChannel(c.AMQP.Server)
 			closeChan := ch.NotifyClose(make(chan *amqp.Error, 1))
 
@@ -38,17 +36,7 @@ func main() {
 			cas, err := rpc.NewCertificateAuthorityServer(c.AMQP.CA.Server, ch, cai)
 			cmd.FailOnError(err, "Unable to create CA server")
 
-			forever := make(chan bool)
-			go func() {
-				for err := range closeChan {
-					log.Printf(" [!] AMQP Channel closed: [%s]", err)
-					time.Sleep(time.Second*10)
-					log.Printf(" [!] Reconnecting to AMQP...")
-					close(forever)
-					return
-				}
-			}()
-			cmd.MaybeRunForever(cas, forever)
+			cmd.RunUntilSignaled(auditlogger, cas, closeChan)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/boulder-ra/main.go b/cmd/boulder-ra/main.go
index f916ddfc5..e94174406 100644
--- a/cmd/boulder-ra/main.go
+++ b/cmd/boulder-ra/main.go
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/streadway/amqp"
-	"log"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/cmd"
 	blog "github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/log"
@@ -45,17 +43,7 @@ func main() {
 			ras, err := rpc.NewRegistrationAuthorityServer(c.AMQP.RA.Server, ch, &rai)
 			cmd.FailOnError(err, "Unable to create RA server")
 			
-			forever := make(chan bool)
-			go func() {
-				for err := range closeChan {
-					log.Printf(" [!] AMQP Channel closed: [%s]", err)
-					time.Sleep(time.Second*10)
-					log.Printf(" [!] Reconnecting to AMQP...")
-					close(forever)
-					return
-				}
-			}()
-			cmd.MaybeRunForever(ras, forever)
+			cmd.RunUntilSignaled(auditlogger, ras, closeChan)
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/boulder-sa/main.go b/cmd/boulder-sa/main.go
index 846aec265..15486c235 100644
--- a/cmd/boulder-sa/main.go
+++ b/cmd/boulder-sa/main.go
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/streadway/amqp"
-	"log"
-	"time"
 
 	// Load both drivers to allow configuring either
 	_ "github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
@@ -23,10 +21,10 @@ func main() {
 	app := cmd.NewAppShell("boulder-sa")
 	app.Action = func(c cmd.Config) {
 		// Set up logging
-		logger, err := blog.Dial(c.Syslog.Network, c.Syslog.Server, c.Syslog.Tag)
+		auditlogger, err := blog.Dial(c.Syslog.Network, c.Syslog.Server, c.Syslog.Tag)
 		cmd.FailOnError(err, "Could not connect to Syslog")
 
-		sai, err := sa.NewSQLStorageAuthority(logger, c.SA.DBDriver, c.SA.DBName)
+		sai, err := sa.NewSQLStorageAuthority(auditlogger, c.SA.DBDriver, c.SA.DBName)
 		cmd.FailOnError(err, "Failed to create SA impl")
 
 		for true {
@@ -35,17 +33,7 @@ func main() {
 
 			sas := rpc.NewStorageAuthorityServer(c.AMQP.SA.Server, ch, sai)
 
-			forever := make(chan bool)
-			go func() {
-				for err := range closeChan {
-					log.Printf(" [!] AMQP Channel closed: [%s]", err)
-					time.Sleep(time.Second*10)
-					log.Printf(" [!] Reconnecting to AMQP...")
-					close(forever)
-					return
-				}
-			}()
-			cmd.MaybeRunForever(sas, forever)
+			cmd.RunUntilSignaled(auditlogger, sas, closeChan)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/boulder-va/main.go b/cmd/boulder-va/main.go
index 517b27261..cae2ffdf5 100644
--- a/cmd/boulder-va/main.go
+++ b/cmd/boulder-va/main.go
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/streadway/amqp"
-	"log"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/cmd"
 	blog "github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/log"
@@ -37,17 +35,7 @@ func main() {
 			vas, err := rpc.NewValidationAuthorityServer(c.AMQP.VA.Server, ch, &vai)
 			cmd.FailOnError(err, "Unable to create VA server")
 
-			forever := make(chan bool)
-			go func() {
-				for err := range closeChan {
-					log.Printf(" [!] AMQP Channel closed: [%s]", err)
-					time.Sleep(time.Second*10)
-					log.Printf(" [!] Reconnecting to AMQP...")
-					close(forever)
-					return
-				}
-			}()
-			cmd.MaybeRunForever(vas, forever)
+			cmd.RunUntilSignaled(auditlogger, vas, closeChan)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/boulder-wfe/main.go b/cmd/boulder-wfe/main.go
index 1363b1a6d..8fc9ef6c3 100644
--- a/cmd/boulder-wfe/main.go
+++ b/cmd/boulder-wfe/main.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/streadway/amqp"
-	"log"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/cmd"
@@ -50,12 +49,12 @@ func main() {
 			// with new RA and SA rpc clients.
 			for true {
 				for err := range closeChan {
-					log.Printf(" [!] AMQP Channel closed: [%s]", err)
-					time.Sleep(time.Second*10)
+					auditlogger.Warning(fmt.Sprintf("AMQP Channel closed, will reconnect in 5 seconds: [%s]", err))
+					time.Sleep(time.Second*5)
 					rac, sac, closeChan = setupWFE(c, auditlogger)
 					wfe.RA = &rac
 					wfe.SA = &sac
-					log.Printf(" [!] Reconnected to AMQP")
+					auditlogger.Warning("Reconnected to AMQP")
 				}
 			}
 		}()
diff --git a/cmd/shell.go b/cmd/shell.go
index 27695a8e9..1fb6168f2 100644
--- a/cmd/shell.go
+++ b/cmd/shell.go
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/codegangsta/cli"
 	"github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/streadway/amqp"
+	blog "github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/log"
 	"github.com/letsencrypt/boulder/rpc"
 )
 
@@ -142,9 +144,15 @@ func RunForever(server *rpc.AmqpRPCServer) {
 	<-forever
 }
 
-// Start the server and maybe wait around forever...
-func MaybeRunForever(server *rpc.AmqpRPCServer, forever chan bool) {
+// Start the server and run until we get something on closeChan
+func RunUntilSignaled(logger *blog.AuditLogger, server *rpc.AmqpRPCServer, closeChan chan *amqp.Error) {
 	server.Start()
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Server running...\n")
-	<-forever
+
+	// Block until channel closes
+	err := <- closeChan
+
+	logger.Warning(fmt.Sprintf("AMQP Channel closed, will reconnect in 5 seconds: [%s]", err))
+	time.Sleep(time.Second*5)
+	logger.Warning("Reconnecting to AMQP...")
 }