diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 79c5d40..19513fe 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ name: linux-test
 
 steps:
   - name: fetch
-    image: golang:1.17.5
+    image: golang:1.19.1
     volumes:
       - name: deps
         path: /go
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ steps:
       - chmod a+x tmp/tor
       - go mod download
   - name: quality
-    image: golang:1.17.5
+    image: golang:1.19.1
     volumes:
       - name: deps
         path: /go
     commands:
       - staticcheck ./...
   - name: units-tests
-    image: golang:1.17.5
+    image: golang:1.19.1
     volumes:
       - name: deps
         path: /go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ steps:
       - sh testing/tests.sh
       - pkill -9 tor
   - name: integration-tests
-    image: golang:1.17.5
+    image: golang:1.19.1
     volumes:
       - name: deps
         path: /go
diff --git a/testing/launch_tor_integration_test.go b/testing/launch_tor_integration_test.go
index 73c7329..8b58106 100644
--- a/testing/launch_tor_integration_test.go
+++ b/testing/launch_tor_integration_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package testing
 import (
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/connectivity/tor"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/log"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	path "path/filepath"
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ func TestLaunchTor(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	dataDir := ""
-	if dataDir, err = ioutil.TempDir(path.Join("..", "testing"), "data-dir-"); err != nil {
+	if dataDir, err = os.MkdirTemp(path.Join("..", "testing"), "data-dir-"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("could not create data dir")
 	}
 
diff --git a/tor/torProvider.go b/tor/torProvider.go
index d1050ce..24f649c 100644
--- a/tor/torProvider.go
+++ b/tor/torProvider.go
@@ -486,9 +486,9 @@ func startTor(appDirectory string, bundledTorPath string, dataDir string, contro
 		if err == nil {
 			log.Debugf("creating tor handler from system tor")
 			tp.t = createFromExisting(controlport, dataDir)
+			tp.dialer, err = tp.t.Dialer(context.TODO(), &tor.DialConf{Authenticator: tp.authenticator})
+			return tp, err
 		}
-		tp.dialer, err = tp.t.Dialer(context.TODO(), &tor.DialConf{Authenticator: tp.authenticator})
-		return tp, err
 	}
 
 	// check if the torrc file is present where expected
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ func startTor(appDirectory string, bundledTorPath string, dataDir string, contro
 		tp.t.DeleteDataDirOnClose = false // caller is responsible for dealing with cached information...
 		tp.dialer, err = tp.t.Dialer(context.TODO(), &tor.DialConf{Authenticator: tp.authenticator})
 		tp.version = version
+		tp.t.Control.TakeOwnership()
 		return tp, err
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not connect to running tor: %v", err)
diff --git a/tor/torProvider_test.go b/tor/torProvider_test.go
index 9967c4e..2ed6171 100644
--- a/tor/torProvider_test.go
+++ b/tor/torProvider_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package tor
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/log"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	path "path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ func TestTorProvider(t *testing.T) {
 
 	dataDir := ""
 	var err error
-	if dataDir, err = ioutil.TempDir(path.Join("..", "testing"), "data-dir-"); err != nil {
+	if dataDir, err = os.MkdirTemp(path.Join("..", "testing"), "data-dir-"); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("could not create data dir")
 	}
 
diff --git a/tor/torrcBuilder.go b/tor/torrcBuilder.go
index dc04c04..960ce3b 100644
--- a/tor/torrcBuilder.go
+++ b/tor/torrcBuilder.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -42,15 +42,28 @@ func (tb *TorrcBuilder) WithControlPort(port int) *TorrcBuilder {
 	return tb
 }
 
-// WithLog sets the Log to file directive to the specified with with the specified log level
+// WithLog sets the Log to file directive to the specified file with the specified log level
 func (tb *TorrcBuilder) WithLog(logfile string, level TorLogLevel) *TorrcBuilder {
 	tb.lines = append(tb.lines, fmt.Sprintf("Log %v file %v", level, logfile))
 	return tb
 }
 
-// WithCustom clobbers the torrc builder and allows the client to set any option they want, while benefiting
+// WithSocksTimeout adjusts how long before a timeout error is generated trying to connect to the SOCKS port
+func (tb *TorrcBuilder) WithSocksTimeout(timeOutSecs int) *TorrcBuilder {
+	tb.lines = append(tb.lines, fmt.Sprintf("SocksTimeout %v", timeOutSecs))
+	return tb
+}
+
+// WithCustom appends to the torrc builder and allows the client to set any option they want, while benefiting
 // from other configuration options.
 func (tb *TorrcBuilder) WithCustom(lines []string) *TorrcBuilder {
+	tb.lines = append(tb.lines, lines...)
+	return tb
+}
+
+// UseCustom clobbers the torrc builder and allows the client to set any option they want, while benefiting
+// from other configuration options.
+func (tb *TorrcBuilder) UseCustom(lines []string) *TorrcBuilder {
 	tb.lines = lines
 	return tb
 }
@@ -66,6 +79,12 @@ func (tb *TorrcBuilder) WithOnionTrafficOnly() *TorrcBuilder {
 	return tb
 }
 
+// WithOwningPid adds a __OwningControllerProcess line to the config that will attempt to have tor monitor parent PID health and die when parent dies
+func (tb *TorrcBuilder) WithOwningPid(pid int) *TorrcBuilder {
+	tb.lines = append(tb.lines, fmt.Sprintf("__OwningControllerProcess %v", pid))
+	return tb
+}
+
 // WithHashedPassword sets a password for the control port.
 func (tb *TorrcBuilder) WithHashedPassword(password string) *TorrcBuilder {
 	var salt [8]byte
@@ -79,7 +98,7 @@ func (tb *TorrcBuilder) WithHashedPassword(password string) *TorrcBuilder {
 
 // Build finalizes the torrc contents and write a file
 func (tb *TorrcBuilder) Build(path string) error {
-	return ioutil.WriteFile(path, []byte(strings.Join(tb.lines, "\n")), 0600)
+	return os.WriteFile(path, []byte(strings.Join(tb.lines, "\n")), 0600)
 }
 
 // Preview provides a string representation of the torrc file without writing it to a file location.