diff --git a/src/actor.rs b/src/actor.rs
index b6e37f9..c331874 100644
--- a/src/actor.rs
+++ b/src/actor.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::task::{Poll, Context};
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::future::Future;
 
 use smol::Executor;
@@ -14,7 +15,11 @@ use crate::registries::actuators::Actuator;
 use crate::config::Settings;
 use crate::error::Result;
 
-pub struct Actor<S: Signal> {
+use crate::network::ActorMap;
+
+pub type ActorSignal = Box<dyn Signal<Item=MachineState> + Unpin + Send>;
+
+pub struct Actor {
     // FIXME: This should really be a Signal.
     // But, alas, MutableSignalCloned is itself not `Clone`. For good reason as keeping track of
     // the changes itself happens in a way that Clone won't work (well).
@@ -22,15 +27,15 @@ pub struct Actor<S: Signal> {
     // of a task context. In short, using Mutable isn't possible and we would have to write our own
     // implementation of MutableSignal*'s . Preferably with the correct optimizations for our case
     // where there is only one consumer. So a mpsc channel that drops all but the last input.
-    rx: mpsc::Receiver<Option<S>>,
-    inner: Option<S>,
+    rx: mpsc::Receiver<Option<ActorSignal>>,
+    inner: Option<ActorSignal>,
 
     actuator: Box<dyn Actuator + Send + Sync>,
     future: Option<BoxFuture<'static, ()>>,
 }
 
-impl<S: Signal + Unpin> Actor<S> {
-    pub fn new(rx: mpsc::Receiver<Option<S>>, actuator: Box<dyn Actuator + Send + Sync>) -> Self {
+impl Actor {
+    pub fn new(rx: mpsc::Receiver<Option<ActorSignal>>, actuator: Box<dyn Actuator + Send + Sync>) -> Self {
         Self { 
             rx: rx,
             inner: None,
@@ -39,13 +44,13 @@ impl<S: Signal + Unpin> Actor<S> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn wrap(actuator: Box<dyn Actuator + Send + Sync>) -> (mpsc::Sender<Option<S>>, Self) {
+    pub fn wrap(actuator: Box<dyn Actuator + Send + Sync>) -> (mpsc::Sender<Option<ActorSignal>>, Self) {
         let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel(1);
         (tx, Self::new(rx, actuator))
     }
 }
 
-impl<S: Signal<Item=MachineState> + Unpin> Future for Actor<S> {
+impl Future for Actor {
     type Output = ();
 
     fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
@@ -87,9 +92,12 @@ impl<S: Signal<Item=MachineState> + Unpin> Future for Actor<S> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn load<S: Signal<Item=MachineState> + Unpin>() -> Result<(mpsc::Sender<Option<S>>, Actor<S>)> {
+pub fn load() -> Result<(ActorMap, Vec<Actor>)> {
     let d = Box::new(crate::registries::actuators::Dummy);
-    let a = Actor::wrap(d);
+    let (tx, a) = Actor::wrap(d);
 
-    Ok(a)
+    let mut map = HashMap::new();
+    map.insert("Dummy".to_string(), tx);
+
+    Ok(( map, vec![a] ))
 }
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index cd74c64..03f57e0 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ impl From<flexbuffers::SerializationError> for Error {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<futures::SpawnError> for Error {
-    fn from(e: futures::SpawnError) -> Error {
+impl From<futures_task::SpawnError> for Error {
+    fn from(e: futures_task::SpawnError) -> Error {
         Error::FuturesSpawn(e)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/initiator.rs b/src/initiator.rs
index 56c7da2..a5cb2d2 100644
--- a/src/initiator.rs
+++ b/src/initiator.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::task::{Poll, Context};
 use std::future::Future;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use smol::{Task, Timer};
 
 use futures::FutureExt;
@@ -14,19 +15,22 @@ use crate::db::machine::MachineState;
 use crate::db::user::{User, UserId, UserData};
 
 use crate::registries::sensors::Sensor;
+use crate::network::InitMap;
 
 use crate::error::Result;
 
-pub struct Initiator<S: Sensor> {
+type BoxSensor = Box<dyn Sensor + Send>;
+
+pub struct Initiator {
     signal: MutableSignalCloned<Option<Machine>>,
     machine: Option<Machine>,
     future: Option<BoxFuture<'static, (Option<User>, MachineState)>>,
     token: Option<ReturnToken>,
-    sensor: Box<S>,
+    sensor: BoxSensor,
 }
 
-impl<S: Sensor> Initiator<S> {
-    pub fn new(sensor: Box<S>, signal: MutableSignalCloned<Option<Machine>>) -> Self {
+impl Initiator {
+    pub fn new(sensor: BoxSensor, signal: MutableSignalCloned<Option<Machine>>) -> Self {
         Self {
             signal: signal,
             machine: None,
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ impl<S: Sensor> Initiator<S> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn wrap(sensor: Box<S>) -> (Mutable<Option<Machine>>, Self) {
+    pub fn wrap(sensor: BoxSensor) -> (Mutable<Option<Machine>>, Self) {
         let m = Mutable::new(None);
         let s = m.signal_cloned();
 
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ impl<S: Sensor> Initiator<S> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<S: Sensor> Future for Initiator<S> {
+impl Future for Initiator {
     type Output = ();
 
     fn poll(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
@@ -75,9 +79,14 @@ impl<S: Sensor> Future for Initiator<S> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn load() -> Result<(Mutable<Option<Machine>>, Initiator<Dummy>)> {
+pub fn load() -> Result<(InitMap, Vec<Initiator>)> {
     let d = Box::new(Dummy::new());
-    Ok(Initiator::wrap(d))
+    let (m, i) = Initiator::wrap(d);
+
+    let mut map = HashMap::new();
+    map.insert("Dummy".to_string(), m);
+
+    Ok((map, vec![i]))
 }
 
 pub struct Dummy {
diff --git a/src/machine.rs b/src/machine.rs
index 0872098..62ee38a 100644
--- a/src/machine.rs
+++ b/src/machine.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+use std::iter::FromIterator;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use futures_util::lock::Mutex;
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ use crate::db::access;
 use crate::db::machine::{MachineIdentifier, Status, MachineState};
 use crate::db::user::User;
 
+use crate::network::MachineMap;
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Index {
     inner: HashMap<String, Machine>,
@@ -231,15 +234,15 @@ impl MachineDescription {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn load(config: &crate::config::Settings) -> Result<Vec<Machine>> {
+pub fn load(config: &crate::config::Settings) -> Result<MachineMap> {
     let mut map = MachineDescription::load_file(&config.machines)?;
 
-    Ok(map.drain()
+    let it = map.drain()
         .map(|(k,v)| {
             // TODO: Read state from the state db
-            Machine::construct(k, v, MachineState::new())
-        })
-        .collect())
+            (v.name.clone(), Machine::construct(k, v, MachineState::new()))
+        });
+    Ok(HashMap::from_iter(it))
 }
 
 #[cfg(test_DISABLED)]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 173ad8a..ce8f4a8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -136,32 +136,25 @@ fn maybe(matches: clap::ArgMatches, log: Arc<Logger>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         let ex = Executor::new();
 
         let machines = machine::load(&config)?;
-        let m = futures_signals::signal::Mutable::new(crate::db::machine::MachineState::new());
-        let (mut tx, actor) = actor::load()?;
+        let (mut actor_map, actors) = actor::load()?;
+        let (mut init_map, initiators) = initiator::load()?;
+
+        let network = network::Network::new(machines, actor_map, init_map);
 
-        let (mut init_machine, initiator) = initiator::load()?;
 
         // TODO HERE: restore connections between initiators, machines, actors
 
-        // Like so
-        let m = machines[0].signal();
-        tx.try_send(Some(m)).unwrap();
-
         // TODO HERE: Spawn all actors & inits
 
         // Like so
-        let t = ex.spawn(actor);
-        let t2 = ex.spawn(initiator);
+        let actor_tasks = actors.into_iter().map(|actor| ex.spawn(actor));
+        let init_tasks = initiators.into_iter().map(|init| ex.spawn(init));
 
         let (signal, shutdown) = async_channel::bounded::<()>(1);
         easy_parallel::Parallel::new()
             .each(0..4, |_| smol::block_on(ex.run(shutdown.recv())))
             .run();
 
-        smol::block_on(t);
-
-
-
         let db = db::Databases::new(&log, &config)?;
         // TODO: Spawn api connections on their own (non-main) thread, use the main thread to
         // handle signals (a cli if stdin is not closed?) and make it stop and clean up all threads
diff --git a/src/network.rs b/src/network.rs
index 9b652df..d45fac4 100644
--- a/src/network.rs
+++ b/src/network.rs
@@ -9,16 +9,17 @@ use futures::channel::mpsc;
 use futures_signals::signal::{Signal, MutableSignalCloned, Mutable};
 
 use crate::machine::Machine;
-use crate::actor::Actor;
+use crate::actor::{Actor, ActorSignal};
 use crate::initiator::Initiator;
 use crate::db::machine::MachineState;
 
 use crate::error::Result;
 
-type MachineMap = HashMap<String, Machine>;
-type ActorMap = HashMap<String, mpsc::Sender<Option<MutableSignalCloned<MachineState>>>>;
-type InitMap = HashMap<String, Mutable<Option<Machine>>>;
+pub type MachineMap = HashMap<String, Machine>;
+pub type ActorMap = HashMap<String, mpsc::Sender<Option<ActorSignal>>>;
+pub type InitMap = HashMap<String, Mutable<Option<Machine>>>;
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum Error {
     NoSuchInitiator,
     NoSuchMachine,
@@ -39,9 +40,17 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
 ///
 /// Network as per FRP, not the one with packages and frames
 pub struct Network {
-    machines: MachineMap,
-    actors: ActorMap,
     inits: InitMap,
+
+    // Store connections 
+    //miconn: Vec<(String, String)>,
+
+    machines: MachineMap,
+
+    // Store connections 
+    //maconn: Vec<(String, String)>,
+
+    actors: ActorMap,
 }
 
 impl Network {
@@ -55,15 +64,16 @@ impl Network {
         let machine = self.machines.get(machine_key)
             .ok_or(Error::NoSuchMachine)?;
 
-        init.set(machine);
+        init.set(Some(machine.clone()));
+        Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn connect_actor(&self, machine_key: &String, actor_key: &String) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn connect_actor(&mut self, machine_key: &String, actor_key: &String) -> Result<()> {
         let machine = self.machines.get(machine_key)
             .ok_or(Error::NoSuchMachine)?;
-        let actor = self.actors.get(actor_key)
+        let actor = self.actors.get_mut(actor_key)
             .ok_or(Error::NoSuchActor)?;
 
-        actor.try_send(Some(machine.signal())).map_err(|_| Error::NoSuchActor.into())
+        actor.try_send(Some(Box::new(machine.signal()))).map_err(|_| Error::NoSuchActor.into())
     }
 }