diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index da76cbe..c6f94ee 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -311,8 +311,11 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Called when the refcount of a channel is zero.
  * Return TRUE if "channel" has a callback and the associated job wasn't
  * killed.
+ * If the job was killed the channel is not expected to work anymore.
+ * If there is no callback then nobody can get readahead.
  */
     static int
 channel_still_useful(channel_T *channel)
@@ -347,6 +350,7 @@
 {
     channel_close(channel, TRUE);
     channel_clear(channel);
+    ch_log(channel, "Freeing channel");
     if (channel->ch_next != NULL)
 	channel->ch_next->ch_prev = channel->ch_prev;
     if (channel->ch_prev == NULL)
@@ -775,6 +779,10 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Sets the job the channel is associated with.
+ * This does not keep a refcount, when the job is freed ch_job is cleared.
+ */
     void
 channel_set_job(channel_T *channel, job_T *job)
 {
@@ -1421,7 +1429,10 @@
 	if (callback == NULL && buffer == NULL)
 	{
 	    while ((msg = channel_get(channel, part)) != NULL)
+	    {
+		ch_logs(channel, "Dropping message '%s'", (char *)msg);
 		vim_free(msg);
+	    }
 	    return FALSE;
 	}
 
@@ -1475,7 +1486,8 @@
 	{
 	    if (item->cq_seq_nr == seq_nr)
 	    {
-		ch_log(channel, "Invoking one-time callback");
+		ch_logs(channel, "Invoking one-time callback '%s'",
+						   (char *)item->cq_callback);
 		/* Remove the item from the list first, if the callback
 		 * invokes ch_close() the list will be cleared. */
 		remove_cb_node(head, item);
@@ -1488,7 +1500,7 @@
 	    item = item->cq_next;
 	}
 	if (!done)
-	    ch_log(channel, "Dropping message without callback");
+	    ch_logn(channel, "Dropping message %d without callback", seq_nr);
     }
     else if (callback != NULL || buffer != NULL)
     {
@@ -1539,6 +1551,8 @@
 	    invoke_callback(channel, callback, argv);
 	}
     }
+    else if (msg != NULL)
+	ch_logs(channel, "Dropping message '%s'", (char *)msg);
     else
 	ch_log(channel, "Dropping message");
 
@@ -1637,6 +1651,8 @@
 
 	  /* invoke the close callback; increment the refcount to avoid it
 	   * being freed halfway */
+	  ch_logs(channel, "Invoking close callback %s",
+						(char *)channel->ch_close_cb);
 	  argv[0].v_type = VAR_CHANNEL;
 	  argv[0].vval.v_channel = channel;
 	  ++channel->ch_refcount;
@@ -1704,6 +1720,7 @@
     void
 channel_clear(channel_T *channel)
 {
+    ch_log(channel, "Clearing channel");
     channel_clear_one(channel, PART_SOCK);
 #ifdef CHANNEL_PIPES
     channel_clear_one(channel, PART_OUT);
@@ -1721,6 +1738,7 @@
 {
     channel_T *channel;
 
+    ch_log(NULL, "channel_free_all()");
     for (channel = first_channel; channel != NULL; channel = channel->ch_next)
 	channel_clear(channel);
 }
@@ -1798,7 +1816,6 @@
 	    return OK;
 #endif
     }
-    ch_log(channel, "Nothing to read");
     return FAIL;
 }
 
@@ -1970,11 +1987,11 @@
  */
     int
 channel_read_json_block(
-	channel_T *channel,
-	int part,
-	int timeout,
-	int id,
-	typval_T **rettv)
+	channel_T   *channel,
+	int	    part,
+	int	    timeout,
+	int	    id,
+	typval_T    **rettv)
 {
     int		more;
     sock_T	fd;
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 4afcecc..c12961a 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -7741,7 +7741,7 @@
 /*
  * Decrement the reference count on "channel" and maybe free it when it goes
  * down to zero.  Don't free it if there is a pending action.
- * Returns TRUE when the channel was freed.
+ * Returns TRUE when the channel is no longer referenced.
  */
     int
 channel_unref(channel_T *channel)
@@ -7762,6 +7762,7 @@
 job_free(job_T *job)
 {
 # ifdef FEAT_CHANNEL
+    ch_log(job->jv_channel, "Freeing job");
     if (job->jv_channel != NULL)
     {
 	/* The link from the channel to the job doesn't count as a reference,
@@ -7796,7 +7797,17 @@
 	 * "stoponexit" flag or an exit callback. */
 	if (job->jv_status != JOB_STARTED
 		|| (job->jv_stoponexit == NULL && job->jv_exit_cb == NULL))
+	{
 	    job_free(job);
+	}
+	else if (job->jv_channel != NULL)
+	{
+	    /* Do remove the link to the channel, otherwise it hangs
+	     * around until Vim exits. See job_free() for refcount. */
+	    job->jv_channel->ch_job = NULL;
+	    channel_unref(job->jv_channel);
+	    job->jv_channel = NULL;
+	}
     }
 }
 
@@ -10467,7 +10478,10 @@
 		id = opt.jo_id;
 	    channel_read_json_block(channel, part, timeout, id, &listtv);
 	    if (listtv != NULL)
+	    {
 		*rettv = *listtv;
+		vim_free(listtv);
+	    }
 	    else
 	    {
 		rettv->v_type = VAR_SPECIAL;
@@ -15292,6 +15306,9 @@
 		return;
 	    }
 	}
+# ifdef FEAT_CHANNEL
+	ch_logs(job->jv_channel, "Stopping job with '%s'", (char *)arg);
+# endif
 	if (mch_stop_job(job, arg) == FAIL)
 	    rettv->vval.v_number = 0;
 	else
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index d13cfb7..f3a9183 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -744,6 +744,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1447,
+/**/
     1446,
 /**/
     1445,