diff --git a/channels/contactrequestchannel.go b/channels/contactrequestchannel.go
index e2cabde..ba1b83a 100644
--- a/channels/contactrequestchannel.go
+++ b/channels/contactrequestchannel.go
@@ -131,20 +131,22 @@ func (crc *ContactRequestChannel) OpenOutboundResult(err error, crm *Protocol_Da
 func (crc *ContactRequestChannel) SendResponse(status string) {
 	messageBuilder := new(utils.MessageBuilder)
 	crc.channel.SendMessage(messageBuilder.ReplyToContactRequest(crc.channel.ID, status))
+	crc.channel.CloseChannel()
 }
 
 func (crc *ContactRequestChannel) handleStatus(status string) {
 	switch status {
 	case "Accepted":
 		crc.Handler.ContactRequestAccepted()
+		crc.channel.CloseChannel()
 	case "Pending":
 		break
 	case "Rejected":
 		crc.Handler.ContactRequestRejected()
-		break
+		crc.channel.CloseChannel()
 	case "Error":
 		crc.Handler.ContactRequestError()
-		break
+		crc.channel.CloseChannel()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -157,6 +159,4 @@ func (crc *ContactRequestChannel) Packet(data []byte) {
 			crc.handleStatus(response.GetStatus().String())
 		}
 	}
-	// Whatever happens we close the channel
-	crc.channel.CloseChannel()
 }
diff --git a/channels/contactrequestchannel_test.go b/channels/contactrequestchannel_test.go
index 74d2cba..816ff8f 100644
--- a/channels/contactrequestchannel_test.go
+++ b/channels/contactrequestchannel_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func TestContactRequestOpenOutbound(t *testing.T) {
 	handler := new(TestContactRequestHandler)
 	contactRequestChannel.Handler = handler
 	channel := Channel{ID: 1}
+	channel.CloseChannel = func() {}
 	response, err := contactRequestChannel.OpenOutbound(&channel)
 	if err == nil {
 		res := new(Protocol_Data_Control.Packet)
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ func TestContactRequestOpenOutboundResult(t *testing.T) {
 		Handler: &TestContactRequestHandler{},
 	}
 	channel := Channel{ID: 1}
+	channel.CloseChannel = func() {}
 	contactRequestChannel.OpenOutbound(&channel)
 
 	messageBuilder := new(utils.MessageBuilder)
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ func TestContactRequestOpenInbound(t *testing.T) {
 	handler := new(TestContactRequestHandler)
 	contactRequestChannel.Handler = handler
 	channel := Channel{ID: 1}
+	channel.CloseChannel = func() {}
 	response, err := contactRequestChannel.OpenInbound(&channel, opm)
 
 	if err == nil {
@@ -147,6 +150,46 @@ func TestContactRequestPacket(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestContactRequestPending(t *testing.T) {
+	contactRequestChannel := new(ContactRequestChannel)
+	handler := new(TestContactRequestHandler)
+	contactRequestChannel.Handler = handler
+	channel := Channel{ID: 1}
+	contactRequestChannel.OpenOutbound(&channel)
+
+	messageBuilder := new(utils.MessageBuilder)
+	ack := messageBuilder.ReplyToContactRequestOnResponse(1, "Pending")
+	// We have just constructed this so there is little
+	// point in doing error checking here in the test
+	res := new(Protocol_Data_Control.Packet)
+	proto.Unmarshal(ack[:], res)
+	cr := res.GetChannelResult()
+
+	contactRequestChannel.OpenOutboundResult(nil, cr)
+
+	ackp := messageBuilder.ReplyToContactRequest(1, "Pending")
+	closed := false
+	channel.CloseChannel = func() { closed = true }
+	contactRequestChannel.Packet(ackp)
+	if closed {
+		t.Errorf("Channel Should Not Have Been Closed")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestContactRequestSend(t *testing.T) {
+	contactRequestChannel := new(ContactRequestChannel)
+	channel := Channel{ID: 1}
+	channel.SendMessage = func(message []byte) {}
+	closed := false
+	channel.CloseChannel = func() { closed = true }
+	contactRequestChannel.OpenOutbound(&channel)
+	contactRequestChannel.SendResponse("Accepted")
+	if closed != true {
+		t.Errorf("Channel Should Not Have Been Closed")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestContactRequestRejected(t *testing.T) {
 	contactRequestChannel := new(ContactRequestChannel)
 	handler := new(TestContactRequestHandler)