diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/CHANGELOG.md
index 45b5230a18..35b2c1eb17 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+<a name="1.0.5"></a>
+## [1.0.5](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/compare/@ionic/cli-framework@1.0.4...@ionic/cli-framework@1.0.5) (2018-08-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **serve:** fix unclosed connection issue again ([#3500](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/issues/3500)) ([1f0ef3b](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/commit/1f0ef3b))
+
+
+
+
 <a name="1.0.4"></a>
 ## [1.0.4](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/compare/@ionic/cli-framework@1.0.3...@ionic/cli-framework@1.0.4) (2018-08-07)
 
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/package.json b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/package.json
index 216a352d82..f95a476ee2 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/package.json
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ionic/cli-framework",
-  "version": "1.0.4",
+  "version": "1.0.5",
   "description": "The foundation framework of the Ionic CLI",
   "homepage": "https://ionicframework.com/",
   "author": "Ionic Team <hi@ionic.io> (https://ionicframework.com) ",
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/definitions.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/definitions.ts
index e6d69abee8..0127f98005 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/definitions.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/definitions.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import * as os from 'os';
 
 import { Opts as ParseArgsOptions, ParsedArgs } from 'minimist';
 
-import { AliasedMap } from './utils/object';
+import * as ζobject from './utils/object';
 
 export type NetworkInterface = { device: string; } & os.NetworkInterfaceInfo;
 
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ export interface ICommand<C extends ICommand<C, N, M, I, O>, N extends INamespac
 
 export type CommandMapGetter<C extends ICommand<C, N, M, I, O>, N extends INamespace<C, N, M, I, O>, M extends CommandMetadata<I, O>, I extends CommandMetadataInput, O extends CommandMetadataOption> = () => Promise<C>;
 export type NamespaceMapGetter<C extends ICommand<C, N, M, I, O>, N extends INamespace<C, N, M, I, O>, M extends CommandMetadata<I, O>, I extends CommandMetadataInput, O extends CommandMetadataOption> = () => Promise<N>;
-export type ICommandMap<C extends ICommand<C, N, M, I, O>, N extends INamespace<C, N, M, I, O>, M extends CommandMetadata<I, O>, I extends CommandMetadataInput, O extends CommandMetadataOption> = AliasedMap<string, CommandMapGetter<C, N, M, I, O>>;
-export type INamespaceMap<C extends ICommand<C, N, M, I, O>, N extends INamespace<C, N, M, I, O>, M extends CommandMetadata<I, O>, I extends CommandMetadataInput, O extends CommandMetadataOption> = AliasedMap<string, NamespaceMapGetter<C, N, M, I, O>>;
+export type ICommandMap<C extends ICommand<C, N, M, I, O>, N extends INamespace<C, N, M, I, O>, M extends CommandMetadata<I, O>, I extends CommandMetadataInput, O extends CommandMetadataOption> = ζobject.AliasedMap<string, CommandMapGetter<C, N, M, I, O>>;
+export type INamespaceMap<C extends ICommand<C, N, M, I, O>, N extends INamespace<C, N, M, I, O>, M extends CommandMetadata<I, O>, I extends CommandMetadataInput, O extends CommandMetadataOption> = ζobject.AliasedMap<string, NamespaceMapGetter<C, N, M, I, O>>;
 
 export interface INamespace<C extends ICommand<C, N, M, I, O>, N extends INamespace<C, N, M, I, O>, M extends CommandMetadata<I, O>, I extends CommandMetadataInput, O extends CommandMetadataOption> {
   root: N;
@@ -139,11 +139,3 @@ export interface ValidationError {
   message: string;
   validator: Validator;
 }
-
-export interface OutputStrategy {
-  readonly stream: NodeJS.WritableStream;
-}
-
-export interface RedrawLine {
-  redrawLine(msg?: string): void;
-}
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/guards.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/guards.ts
index 71b4860c43..2926ca497c 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/guards.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/guards.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { CommandMetadata, CommandMetadataInput, CommandMetadataOption, HydratedCommandMetadata, ICommand, INamespace, PackageJson, RedrawLine } from './definitions';
+import { CommandMetadata, CommandMetadataInput, CommandMetadataOption, HydratedCommandMetadata, ICommand, INamespace, PackageJson } from './definitions';
 
 export function isNamespace<C extends ICommand<C, N, M, I, O>, N extends INamespace<C, N, M, I, O>, M extends CommandMetadata<I, O>, I extends CommandMetadataInput, O extends CommandMetadataOption>(obj: any): obj is N {
   return obj &&
@@ -26,7 +26,3 @@ export function isHydratedCommandMetadata<C extends ICommand<C, N, M, I, O>, N e
 export function isPackageJson(obj: any): obj is PackageJson {
   return obj && typeof obj.name === 'string';
 }
-
-export function isRedrawLine(obj: any): obj is RedrawLine {
-  return obj && typeof obj.redrawLine === 'function';
-}
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/__tests__/prompts.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/__tests__/prompts.ts
index d9c6b132f9..1284b24d89 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/__tests__/prompts.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/__tests__/prompts.ts
@@ -185,61 +185,12 @@ describe('@ionic/cli-framework', () => {
         expect(onFallbackSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(question);
       });
 
-      describe('open', () => {
+      describe('_inquirer', () => {
 
-        it('should call mute', async () => {
+        it('should get _inquirer module from prompt module', async () => {
           const prompts = setupPromptMocks({ tty: true });
           const prompt = await prompts.createPromptModule();
-          prompt.open();
-          expect(mockMute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-        });
-
-        it('should call mute once if opened multiple times', async () => {
-          const prompts = setupPromptMocks({ tty: true });
-          const prompt = await prompts.createPromptModule();
-          prompt.open();
-          prompt.open();
-          prompt.open();
-          expect(mockMute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-        });
-
-      });
-
-      describe('close', () => {
-
-        it('should not close bottomBar if not opened', async () => {
-          const prompts = setupPromptMocks({ tty: true });
-          const prompt = await prompts.createPromptModule();
-          prompt.close();
-          expect(mockClose).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-        });
-
-        it('should close bottomBar if opened', async () => {
-          const prompts = setupPromptMocks({ tty: true });
-          const prompt = await prompts.createPromptModule();
-          prompt.open();
-          prompt.close();
-          expect(mockClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-        });
-
-        it('should close bottomBar once if closed multiple times', async () => {
-          const prompts = setupPromptMocks({ tty: true });
-          const prompt = await prompts.createPromptModule();
-          prompt.open();
-          prompt.close();
-          prompt.close();
-          expect(mockClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-        });
-
-      });
-
-      describe('output', () => {
-
-        it('should get output stream from prompt module', async () => {
-          const prompts = setupPromptMocks({ tty: true });
-          const prompt = await prompts.createPromptModule();
-          expect(prompt.output).toBeDefined();
-          expect(prompt.output.stream).toBe(mockLogStream);
+          expect(prompt._inquirer).toBeDefined();
         });
 
       });
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/index.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/index.ts
index cc25de17b9..2dd4533033 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export * from './executor';
 export * from './help';
 export * from './logger';
 export * from './options';
+export * from './output';
 export * from './prompts';
 export * from './tasks';
 export * from './validators';
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/output.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/output.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e4346dff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/output.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+import * as Debug from 'debug';
+import * as ζinquirer from 'inquirer';
+
+import { Colors, DEFAULT_COLORS } from './colors';
+import { ICON_FAILURE, ICON_SUCCESS, Spinner, TaskChain } from './tasks';
+
+const debug = Debug('ionic:cli-framework:lib:output');
+
+export interface OutputStrategy {
+  readonly stream: NodeJS.WritableStream;
+  createTaskChain(): TaskChain;
+}
+
+export interface RedrawLine {
+  redrawLine(msg?: string): void;
+  open(): void;
+  close(): void;
+}
+
+export interface StreamOutputStrategyOptions {
+  readonly stream: NodeJS.WritableStream;
+  readonly colors?: Colors;
+}
+
+export class StreamOutputStrategy implements OutputStrategy {
+  readonly stream: NodeJS.WritableStream;
+
+  protected readonly colors: Colors;
+
+  constructor({ stream = process.stdout, colors = DEFAULT_COLORS }: StreamOutputStrategyOptions) {
+    this.stream = stream;
+    this.colors = colors;
+  }
+
+  createTaskChain(): TaskChain {
+    const { failure, success } = this.colors;
+    const chain = new TaskChain();
+
+    chain.on('next', task => {
+      task.on('success', () => {
+        this.stream.write(`${success(ICON_SUCCESS)} ${task.msg} - done!`);
+      });
+
+      task.on('failure', () => {
+        this.stream.write(`${failure(ICON_FAILURE)} ${task.msg} - failed!`);
+      });
+    });
+
+    return chain;
+  }
+}
+
+export interface BottomBarOutputStrategyOptions {
+  readonly BottomBar: typeof ζinquirer.ui.BottomBar;
+  readonly input?: NodeJS.ReadableStream;
+  readonly output?: NodeJS.WritableStream;
+  readonly colors?: Colors;
+}
+
+export class BottomBarOutputStrategy implements OutputStrategy, RedrawLine {
+  protected bottomBar?: ζinquirer.ui.BottomBar;
+
+  protected readonly BottomBar: typeof ζinquirer.ui.BottomBar;
+  protected readonly rawinput: NodeJS.ReadableStream;
+  protected readonly rawoutput: NodeJS.WritableStream;
+  protected readonly colors: Colors;
+
+  constructor({ BottomBar, input = process.stdin, output = process.stdout, colors = DEFAULT_COLORS }: BottomBarOutputStrategyOptions) {
+    this.BottomBar = BottomBar;
+    this.rawinput = input;
+    this.rawoutput = output;
+    this.colors = colors;
+  }
+
+  get stream(): NodeJS.WritableStream {
+    const bottomBar = this.get();
+    return bottomBar.log;
+  }
+
+  redrawLine(msg = ''): void {
+    const bottomBar = this.get();
+    bottomBar.updateBottomBar(msg);
+  }
+
+  get(): typeof ζinquirer.ui.BottomBar {
+    if (!this.bottomBar) {
+      this.bottomBar = new this.BottomBar({ input: this.rawinput, output: this.rawoutput } as any);
+
+      try {
+        // the mute() call appears to be necessary, otherwise when answering
+        // inquirer prompts upon pressing enter, a copy of the prompt is
+        // printed to the screen and looks gross
+        (this.bottomBar as any).rl.output.mute();
+      } catch (e) {
+        debug('Error while muting bottomBar output: %o', e);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return this.bottomBar;
+  }
+
+  open(): void {
+    this.get();
+  }
+
+  close(): void {
+    if (this.bottomBar) {
+      // instantiating inquirer.ui.BottomBar hangs, so when close() is called,
+      // close BottomBar streams
+      this.bottomBar.close();
+      this.bottomBar = undefined;
+    }
+  }
+
+  createTaskChain() {
+    const { failure, strong, success } = this.colors;
+    const chain = new TaskChain({ taskOptions: { tickInterval: 50 } });
+
+    this.open();
+
+    chain.on('next', task => {
+      this.open();
+
+      task.on('success', () => {
+        this.stream.write(`${success(ICON_SUCCESS)} ${task.msg} - done!`);
+      });
+
+      task.on('failure', () => {
+        this.stream.write(`${failure(ICON_FAILURE)} ${task.msg} - failed!`);
+      });
+
+      const spinner = new Spinner();
+
+      task.on('tick', () => {
+        const progress = task.progressRatio ? (task.progressRatio * 100).toFixed(2) : '';
+        const frame = spinner.frame();
+
+        this.redrawLine(`${strong(frame)} ${task.msg}${progress ? ' (' + strong(String(progress) + '%') + ')' : ''} `);
+      });
+
+      task.on('clear', () => {
+        this.redrawLine('');
+      });
+    });
+
+    chain.on('end', () => {
+      this.close();
+    });
+
+    return chain;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/prompts.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/prompts.ts
index de11479367..cf9362f6cc 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/prompts.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/prompts.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as Debug from 'debug';
 import * as ζinquirer from 'inquirer';
 
-import { OutputStrategy, RedrawLine } from '../definitions';
 import { TERMINAL_INFO } from '../utils/terminal';
 
 const debug = Debug('ionic:cli-framework:lib:prompts');
@@ -66,14 +65,11 @@ export interface PromptQuestionOther extends PromptQuestionBase {
 export type PromptQuestion = PromptQuestionConfirm | PromptQuestionCheckbox | PromptQuestionOther;
 
 export interface PromptModule {
-  readonly output: OutputStrategy & RedrawLine;
+  readonly _inquirer: ζinquirer.Inquirer;
 
   (question: PromptQuestionConfirm): Promise<PromptValueConfirm>;
   (question: PromptQuestionCheckbox): Promise<PromptValueCheckbox>;
   (question: PromptQuestionOther): Promise<PromptValueOther>;
-
-  open(): void;
-  close(): void;
 }
 
 async function loadInquirer(): Promise<ζinquirer.Inquirer> {
@@ -109,9 +105,9 @@ export interface CreatePromptModuleOptions {
  *                           a 'fallback'.
  */
 export async function createPromptModule({ interactive, onFallback }: CreatePromptModuleOptions = {}): Promise<PromptModule> {
-  const { createPromptModule: createInquirerPromptModule, ui: { BottomBar } } = await loadInquirer();
+  const inquirer = await loadInquirer();
+  const { createPromptModule: createInquirerPromptModule } = inquirer;
   const promptModule = createInquirerPromptModule();
-  const manager = new BottomBarManager({ BottomBar });
 
   async function createPrompter(question: PromptQuestionConfirm): Promise<PromptValueConfirm>;
   async function createPrompter(question: PromptQuestionCheckbox): Promise<PromptValueCheckbox>;
@@ -161,12 +157,10 @@ export async function createPromptModule({ interactive, onFallback }: CreateProm
   }
 
   Object.defineProperties(createPrompter, {
-    open: { value: () => manager.open() },
-    close: { value: () => manager.close() },
-    output: { value: manager },
+    _inquirer: { value: inquirer },
   });
 
-  return createPrompter as any;
+  return createPrompter as any as PromptModule;
 }
 
 export function createPromptChoiceSeparator(): ζinquirer.objects.Separator {
@@ -176,63 +170,3 @@ export function createPromptChoiceSeparator(): ζinquirer.objects.Separator {
 
   return new _inquirer.Separator();
 }
-
-interface BottomBarManagerOptions {
-  readonly BottomBar: typeof ζinquirer.ui.BottomBar;
-  readonly input?: NodeJS.ReadableStream;
-  readonly output?: NodeJS.WritableStream;
-}
-
-class BottomBarManager implements OutputStrategy, RedrawLine {
-  protected bottomBar?: ζinquirer.ui.BottomBar;
-
-  protected readonly BottomBar: typeof ζinquirer.ui.BottomBar;
-  protected readonly rawinput: NodeJS.ReadableStream;
-  protected readonly rawoutput: NodeJS.WritableStream;
-
-  constructor({ BottomBar, input = process.stdin, output = process.stdout }: BottomBarManagerOptions) {
-    this.BottomBar = BottomBar;
-    this.rawinput = input;
-    this.rawoutput = output;
-  }
-
-  get stream(): NodeJS.WritableStream {
-    const bottomBar = this.get();
-    return bottomBar.log;
-  }
-
-  redrawLine(msg = ''): void {
-    const bottomBar = this.get();
-    bottomBar.updateBottomBar(msg);
-  }
-
-  get(): typeof ζinquirer.ui.BottomBar {
-    if (!this.bottomBar) {
-      this.bottomBar = new this.BottomBar({ input: this.rawinput, output: this.rawoutput } as any);
-
-      try {
-        // the mute() call appears to be necessary, otherwise when answering
-        // inquirer prompts upon pressing enter, a copy of the prompt is
-        // printed to the screen and looks gross
-        (this.bottomBar as any).rl.output.mute();
-      } catch (e) {
-        debug('Error while muting bottomBar output: %o', e);
-      }
-    }
-
-    return this.bottomBar;
-  }
-
-  open(): void {
-    this.get();
-  }
-
-  close(): void {
-    if (this.bottomBar) {
-      // instantiating inquirer.ui.BottomBar hangs, so when close() is called,
-      // close BottomBar streams
-      this.bottomBar.close();
-      this.bottomBar = undefined;
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/tasks.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/tasks.ts
index 68bcd0334b..b255a6c042 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/tasks.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-framework/src/lib/tasks.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
 
-import { OutputStrategy } from '../definitions';
-import { isRedrawLine } from '../guards';
-
-import { Colors, DEFAULT_COLORS } from './colors';
-
 const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
 
 export const ICON_SUCCESS = isWindows ? '√' : '✔';
@@ -211,40 +206,3 @@ export class TaskChain extends EventEmitter {
     return this;
   }
 }
-
-export interface CreateTaskChainOptions {
-  readonly output: OutputStrategy;
-  readonly colors?: Colors;
-}
-
-export function createTaskChainWithOutput({ output, colors = DEFAULT_COLORS }: CreateTaskChainOptions): TaskChain {
-  const { failure, strong, success } = colors;
-  const chain = new TaskChain({ taskOptions: { tickInterval: 50 } });
-
-  chain.on('next', task => {
-    task.on('success', () => {
-      output.stream.write(`${success(ICON_SUCCESS)} ${task.msg} - done!`);
-    });
-
-    task.on('failure', () => {
-      output.stream.write(`${failure(ICON_FAILURE)} ${task.msg} - failed!`);
-    });
-
-    if (isRedrawLine(output)) {
-      const spinner = new Spinner();
-
-      task.on('tick', () => {
-        const progress = task.progressRatio ? (task.progressRatio * 100).toFixed(2) : '';
-        const frame = spinner.frame();
-
-        output.redrawLine(`${strong(frame)} ${task.msg}${progress ? ' (' + strong(String(progress) + '%') + ')' : ''} `);
-      });
-
-      task.on('clear', () => {
-        output.redrawLine('');
-      });
-    }
-  });
-
-  return chain;
-}
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/CHANGELOG.md
index 278cc7eb2c..ab025d2c7f 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+<a name="2.0.6"></a>
+## [2.0.6](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/compare/@ionic/cli-utils@2.0.5...@ionic/cli-utils@2.0.6) (2018-08-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **serve:** fix unclosed connection issue again ([#3500](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/issues/3500)) ([1f0ef3b](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/commit/1f0ef3b))
+
+
+
+
 <a name="2.0.5"></a>
 ## [2.0.5](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/compare/@ionic/cli-utils@2.0.4...@ionic/cli-utils@2.0.5) (2018-08-07)
 
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/package.json b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/package.json
index c47b9b2dc2..1d06b69ca5 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ionic/cli-utils",
-  "version": "2.0.5",
+  "version": "2.0.6",
   "description": "Ionic CLI Utils",
   "homepage": "https://ionicframework.com",
   "author": "Ionic Team <hi@ionic.io> (https://ionicframework.com)",
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@ionic/cli-framework": "1.0.4",
+    "@ionic/cli-framework": "1.0.5",
     "@ionic/discover": "1.0.3",
     "chalk": "^2.3.0",
     "debug": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/definitions.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/definitions.ts
index 913e0c26e1..d473106509 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/definitions.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/definitions.ts
@@ -641,16 +641,13 @@ export interface IonicEnvironment {
   readonly ctx: IonicContext;
   readonly session: ISession;
   readonly shell: IShell;
-  readonly tasks: ζframework.TaskChain;
 
-  open(): void;
-  close(): void;
   getInfo(): Promise<InfoItem[]>;
 }
 
 export interface IonicEnvironmentFlags {
-  interactive: boolean;
-  confirm: boolean;
+  readonly interactive: boolean;
+  readonly confirm: boolean;
 }
 
 export type DistTag = 'testing' | 'canary' | 'latest';
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/index.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/index.ts
index 656c9ab6e7..d2f7996f66 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { LOGGER_LEVELS, createPromptModule, createTaskChainWithOutput } from '@ionic/cli-framework';
+import { LOGGER_LEVELS, createPromptModule } from '@ionic/cli-framework';
 import { prettyPath } from '@ionic/cli-framework/utils/format';
 import { findBaseDirectory, fsReadJsonFile } from '@ionic/cli-framework/utils/fs';
 import { TERMINAL_INFO } from '@ionic/cli-framework/utils/terminal';
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 
 import { ERROR_VERSION_TOO_OLD } from './bootstrap';
 import { PROJECT_FILE } from './constants';
-import { IProject, InfoItem, IonicContext, IonicEnvironment, ProjectType } from './definitions';
+import { IProject, InfoItem, IonicContext, IonicEnvironment, IonicEnvironmentFlags, ProjectType } from './definitions';
 import { CONFIG_FILE, Config, DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIRECTORY, parseGlobalOptions } from './lib/config';
 import { Environment } from './lib/environment';
 import { Client } from './lib/http';
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { createOnFallback } from './lib/prompts';
 import { ProSession } from './lib/session';
 import { Shell, prependNodeModulesBinToPath } from './lib/shell';
 import { PROXY_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES } from './lib/utils/http';
-import { Logger } from './lib/utils/logger';
+import { Logger, createDefaultLoggerHandlers } from './lib/utils/logger';
 
 export * from './definitions';
 export * from './constants';
@@ -72,22 +72,19 @@ export async function generateIonicEnvironment(ctx: IonicContext, pargv: string[
     argv['interactive'] = false;
   }
 
+  const flags = argv as any as IonicEnvironmentFlags; // TODO
+  debug('CLI global options: %o', flags);
+
   const log = new Logger({
     level: argv['quiet'] ? LOGGER_LEVELS.WARN : LOGGER_LEVELS.INFO,
-    handlers: new Set(),
+    handlers: createDefaultLoggerHandlers(),
   });
 
   const prompt = await createPromptModule({
     interactive: argv['interactive'],
-    onFallback: createOnFallback({ confirm: argv['confirm'], interactive: argv['interactive'], log }),
+    onFallback: createOnFallback({ flags, log }),
   });
 
-  const tasks = createTaskChainWithOutput(
-    argv['interactive']
-      ? { output: prompt.output }
-      : { output: { stream: log.createWriteStream(LOGGER_LEVELS.INFO, false) } }
-  );
-
   const projectDir = await findBaseDirectory(ctx.execPath, PROJECT_FILE);
   const proxyVars = PROXY_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES.map((e): [string, string | undefined] => [e, env[e]]).filter(([, v]) => !!v);
 
@@ -119,17 +116,12 @@ export async function generateIonicEnvironment(ctx: IonicContext, pargv: string[
     return info;
   };
 
-  const flags = argv as any; // TODO
-  debug('CLI global options: %o', flags);
-
   const shell = new Shell({ log }, { alterPath: p => projectDir ? prependNodeModulesBinToPath(projectDir, p) : p });
   const client = new Client(config);
   const session = new ProSession({ config, client });
-  const deps = { client, config, ctx, log, prompt, session, shell, tasks };
+  const deps = { client, config, ctx, log, prompt, session, shell };
   const ienv = new Environment({ flags, getInfo, ...deps });
 
-  ienv.open();
-
   if (env['IONIC_CLI_LOCAL_ERROR']) {
     if (env['IONIC_CLI_LOCAL_ERROR'] === ERROR_VERSION_TOO_OLD) {
       log.warn(`Detected locally installed Ionic CLI, but it's too old--using global CLI.`);
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/command.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/command.ts
index d426dd29d6..4aa5b4bb3c 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/command.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/command.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
+import { BaseCommand, BottomBarOutputStrategy, LOGGER_LEVELS, OutputStrategy, StreamHandler, StreamOutputStrategy, TaskChain, generateCommandPath, unparseArgs } from '@ionic/cli-framework';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 
-import { BaseCommand, generateCommandPath, unparseArgs } from '@ionic/cli-framework';
-
 import { CommandInstanceInfo, CommandLineInputs, CommandLineOptions, CommandMetadata, CommandMetadataInput, CommandMetadataOption, ICommand, INamespace, IProject, IonicEnvironment } from '../definitions';
 import { isCommandPreRun } from '../guards';
 
+import { createDefaultLoggerHandlers, createFormatter } from './utils/logger';
+
 export abstract class Command extends BaseCommand<ICommand, INamespace, CommandMetadata, CommandMetadataInput, CommandMetadataOption> implements ICommand {
+  protected readonly taskChains: TaskChain[] = [];
+
   constructor(public namespace: INamespace) {
     super(namespace);
   }
@@ -18,6 +21,30 @@ export abstract class Command extends BaseCommand<ICommand, INamespace, CommandM
     return this.namespace.root.project;
   }
 
+  createTaskChain(): TaskChain {
+    let output: OutputStrategy;
+
+    const formatter = createFormatter();
+
+    if (this.env.flags.interactive) {
+      const { ui: { BottomBar } } = this.env.prompt._inquirer;
+      output = new BottomBarOutputStrategy({ BottomBar });
+      this.env.log.handlers = new Set([new StreamHandler({ stream: output.stream, formatter })]);
+    } else {
+      this.env.log.handlers = createDefaultLoggerHandlers();
+      output = new StreamOutputStrategy({ stream: this.env.log.createWriteStream(LOGGER_LEVELS.INFO, false) });
+    }
+
+    const chain = output.createTaskChain();
+    this.taskChains.push(chain);
+
+    chain.on('end', () => {
+      this.env.log.handlers = createDefaultLoggerHandlers();
+    });
+
+    return chain;
+  }
+
   async execute(inputs: CommandLineInputs, options: CommandLineOptions, runinfo: CommandInstanceInfo): Promise<void> {
     if (isCommandPreRun(this)) {
       await this.preRun(inputs, options, runinfo);
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/environment.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/environment.ts
index 485c1669ce..016545c59f 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/environment.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
-import * as Debug from 'debug';
-
-import { PromptModule, StreamHandler, TaskChain } from '@ionic/cli-framework';
+import { PromptModule } from '@ionic/cli-framework';
 
 import { IClient, IConfig, ILogger, ISession, IShell, InfoItem, IonicContext, IonicEnvironment, IonicEnvironmentFlags } from '../definitions';
 
-import { createDefaultLoggerHandlers, createFormatter } from './utils/logger';
-
-const debug = Debug('ionic:cli-utils:lib:environment');
-
 export interface EnvironmentDeps {
   readonly client: IClient;
   readonly config: IConfig; // CLI global config (~/.ionic/config.json)
@@ -18,7 +12,6 @@ export interface EnvironmentDeps {
   readonly prompt: PromptModule;
   readonly session: ISession;
   readonly shell: IShell;
-  readonly tasks: TaskChain;
 }
 
 export class Environment implements IonicEnvironment {
@@ -30,10 +23,9 @@ export class Environment implements IonicEnvironment {
   readonly prompt: PromptModule;
   session: ISession;
   readonly shell: IShell;
-  readonly tasks: TaskChain;
   readonly ctx: IonicContext;
 
-  constructor({ client, config, flags, getInfo, log, ctx, prompt, session, shell, tasks }: EnvironmentDeps) {
+  constructor({ client, config, flags, getInfo, log, ctx, prompt, session, shell }: EnvironmentDeps) {
     this.client = client;
     this.config = config;
     this.flags = flags;
@@ -43,28 +35,5 @@ export class Environment implements IonicEnvironment {
     this.prompt = prompt;
     this.session = session;
     this.shell = shell;
-    this.tasks = tasks;
-  }
-
-  open() {
-    if (this.flags.interactive) {
-      this.prompt.open();
-    }
-
-    const formatter = createFormatter();
-    this.log.handlers = this.flags.interactive
-      ? new Set([new StreamHandler({ stream: this.prompt.output.stream, formatter })])
-      : createDefaultLoggerHandlers();
-
-    debug('Environment open.');
-  }
-
-  close() {
-    this.tasks.cleanup();
-
-    this.prompt.close();
-    this.log.handlers = createDefaultLoggerHandlers();
-
-    debug('Environment closed.');
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/integrations/capacitor/index.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/integrations/capacitor/index.ts
index f0e0051e5d..ce5a82751a 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/integrations/capacitor/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/integrations/capacitor/index.ts
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ export class Integration extends BaseIntegration {
     await this.installCapacitorCore();
     await this.installCapacitorCLI();
 
-    await this.shell.run('capacitor', ['init', this.project.config.get('name'), 'io.ionic.starter'], { cwd: this.project.directory });
+    await this.e.shell.run('capacitor', ['init', this.e.project.config.get('name'), 'io.ionic.starter'], { cwd: this.e.project.directory });
 
     await super.add(options);
   }
 
   async installCapacitorCore() {
-    const [ manager, ...managerArgs ] = await pkgManagerArgs(this.config.get('npmClient'), { command: 'install', pkg: '@capacitor/core' });
-    await this.shell.run(manager, managerArgs, { cwd: this.project.directory });
+    const [ manager, ...managerArgs ] = await pkgManagerArgs(this.e.config.get('npmClient'), { command: 'install', pkg: '@capacitor/core' });
+    await this.e.shell.run(manager, managerArgs, { cwd: this.e.project.directory });
   }
 
   async installCapacitorCLI() {
-    const [ manager, ...managerArgs ] = await pkgManagerArgs(this.config.get('npmClient'), { command: 'install', pkg: '@capacitor/cli' });
-    await this.shell.run(manager, managerArgs, { cwd: this.project.directory });
+    const [ manager, ...managerArgs ] = await pkgManagerArgs(this.e.config.get('npmClient'), { command: 'install', pkg: '@capacitor/cli' });
+    await this.e.shell.run(manager, managerArgs, { cwd: this.e.project.directory });
   }
 
   async getInfo(): Promise<InfoItem[]> {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class Integration extends BaseIntegration {
       [ capacitorCorePkg, capacitorCorePkgPath ],
       capacitorCLIVersion,
     ] = await Promise.all([
-      this.project.getPackageJson('@capacitor/core'),
+      this.e.project.getPackageJson('@capacitor/core'),
       this.getCapacitorCLIVersion(),
     ]);
 
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ export class Integration extends BaseIntegration {
   }
 
   async getCapacitorCLIVersion(): Promise<string | undefined> {
-    return this.shell.cmdinfo('capacitor', ['--version'], { cwd: this.project.directory });
+    return this.e.shell.cmdinfo('capacitor', ['--version'], { cwd: this.e.project.directory });
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/integrations/cordova/index.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/integrations/cordova/index.ts
index ff94f0300c..a8e422d249 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/integrations/cordova/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/integrations/cordova/index.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class Integration extends BaseIntegration {
 
   async personalize({ name, packageId }: ProjectPersonalizationDetails) {
     const { loadConfigXml } = await import('./config');
-    const conf = await loadConfigXml({ project: this.project });
+    const conf = await loadConfigXml({ project: this.e.project });
     conf.setName(name);
 
     if (packageId) {
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ export class Integration extends BaseIntegration {
   }
 
   async getCordovaVersion(): Promise<string | undefined> {
-    return this.shell.cmdinfo('cordova', ['-v', '--no-telemetry']);
+    return this.e.shell.cmdinfo('cordova', ['-v', '--no-telemetry']);
   }
 
   async getCordovaPlatformVersions(): Promise<string> {
     try {
-      const output = await this.shell.output('cordova', ['platform', 'ls', '--no-telemetry'], { showCommand: false });
+      const output = await this.e.shell.output('cordova', ['platform', 'ls', '--no-telemetry'], { showCommand: false });
       const platforms = output
         .replace('Installed platforms:', '')
         .replace(/Available platforms[\s\S]+/, '')
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ export class Integration extends BaseIntegration {
   }
 
   async getXcodebuildVersion(): Promise<string | undefined> {
-    return this.shell.cmdinfo('xcodebuild', ['-version']);
+    return this.e.shell.cmdinfo('xcodebuild', ['-version']);
   }
 
   async getIOSDeployVersion(): Promise<string | undefined> {
-    return this.shell.cmdinfo('ios-deploy', ['--version']);
+    return this.e.shell.cmdinfo('ios-deploy', ['--version']);
   }
 
   async getIOSSimVersion(): Promise<string | undefined> {
-    return this.shell.cmdinfo('ios-sim', ['--version']);
+    return this.e.shell.cmdinfo('ios-sim', ['--version']);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/integrations/index.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/integrations/index.ts
index d3baa2e652..d0410c9fb0 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/integrations/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/integrations/index.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ import chalk from 'chalk';
 import * as Debug from 'debug';
 import * as lodash from 'lodash';
 
-import { TaskChain } from '@ionic/cli-framework';
 import { copyDirectory, fsMkdirp, fsStat, pathExists, readDir, removeDirectory } from '@ionic/cli-framework/utils/fs';
 
-import { IConfig, IIntegration, IIntegrationAddOptions, IProject, IShell, InfoItem, IntegrationName, ProjectPersonalizationDetails } from '../../definitions';
+import { IConfig, IIntegration, IIntegrationAddOptions, ILogger, IProject, IShell, InfoItem, IntegrationName, ProjectPersonalizationDetails } from '../../definitions';
 import { IntegrationNotFoundException } from '../errors';
 
 import * as ζcapacitor from './capacitor';
@@ -23,28 +22,18 @@ export interface IntegrationOptions {
 }
 
 export interface IntegrationDeps {
-  config: IConfig;
-  shell: IShell;
-  project: IProject;
-  tasks: TaskChain;
+  readonly config: IConfig;
+  readonly shell: IShell;
+  readonly project: IProject;
+  readonly log: ILogger;
 }
 
 export abstract class BaseIntegration implements IIntegration {
-  protected readonly config: IConfig;
-  protected readonly project: IProject;
-  protected readonly shell: IShell;
-  protected readonly tasks: TaskChain;
-
   abstract readonly name: IntegrationName;
   abstract readonly summary: string;
   abstract readonly archiveUrl?: string;
 
-  constructor({ config, project, shell, tasks }: IntegrationDeps) {
-    this.config = config;
-    this.project = project;
-    this.shell = shell;
-    this.tasks = tasks;
-  }
+  constructor(protected readonly e: IntegrationDeps) {}
 
   static async createFromName(deps: IntegrationDeps, name: 'capacitor'): Promise<ζcapacitor.Integration>;
   static async createFromName(deps: IntegrationDeps, name: 'cordova'): Promise<ζcordova.Integration>;
@@ -88,7 +77,7 @@ export abstract class BaseIntegration implements IIntegration {
     const { createRequest, download } = await import('../utils/http');
     const { tar } = await import('../utils/archive');
 
-    const task = this.tasks.next(`Downloading integration ${chalk.green(this.name)}`);
+    this.e.log.info(`Downloading integration ${chalk.green(this.name)}`);
     const tmpdir = path.resolve(os.tmpdir(), `ionic-integration-${this.name}`);
 
     // TODO: etag
@@ -100,9 +89,8 @@ export abstract class BaseIntegration implements IIntegration {
     await fsMkdirp(tmpdir, 0o777);
 
     const ws = tar.extract({ cwd: tmpdir });
-    const { req } = await createRequest('GET', this.archiveUrl, this.config.getHTTPConfig());
-    await download(req, ws, { progress: (loaded, total) => task.progress(loaded, total) });
-    this.tasks.end();
+    const { req } = await createRequest('GET', this.archiveUrl, this.e.config.getHTTPConfig());
+    await download(req, ws, {});
 
     const contents = await readDir(tmpdir);
     const blacklist: string[] = [];
@@ -110,7 +98,7 @@ export abstract class BaseIntegration implements IIntegration {
     debug(`Integration files downloaded to ${chalk.bold(tmpdir)} (files: ${contents.map(f => chalk.bold(f)).join(', ')})`);
 
     for (const f of contents) {
-      const projectf = path.resolve(this.project.directory, f);
+      const projectf = path.resolve(this.e.project.directory, f);
 
       try {
         const stats = await fsStat(projectf);
@@ -126,10 +114,10 @@ export abstract class BaseIntegration implements IIntegration {
       }
     }
 
-    this.tasks.next(`Copying integrations files to project`);
+    this.e.log.info(`Copying integrations files to project`);
     debug(`Blacklist: ${blacklist.map(f => chalk.bold(f)).join(', ')}`);
 
-    await copyDirectory(tmpdir, this.project.directory, {
+    await copyDirectory(tmpdir, this.e.project.directory, {
       filter: f => {
         if (f === tmpdir) {
           return true;
@@ -153,8 +141,6 @@ export abstract class BaseIntegration implements IIntegration {
       },
     });
 
-    this.tasks.end();
-
     await this.enable();
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/project/index.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/project/index.ts
index bc0d103405..087f8cda00 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/project/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/project/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { BaseConfig, BaseConfigOptions, PromptModule, TaskChain } from '@ionic/cli-framework';
+import { BaseConfig, BaseConfigOptions, PromptModule } from '@ionic/cli-framework';
 import { TTY_WIDTH, prettyPath, wordWrap } from '@ionic/cli-framework/utils/format';
 import { ERROR_FILE_INVALID_JSON, fsWriteJsonFile } from '@ionic/cli-framework/utils/fs';
 import { ERROR_INVALID_PACKAGE_JSON, compileNodeModulesPaths, readPackageJsonFile, resolve } from '@ionic/cli-framework/utils/node';
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ export interface ProjectDeps {
   readonly prompt: PromptModule;
   readonly session: ISession;
   readonly shell: IShell;
-  readonly tasks: TaskChain;
   readonly ctx: IonicContext;
 }
 
@@ -307,7 +306,7 @@ export abstract class Project implements IProject {
       config: this.e.config,
       project: this,
       shell: this.e.shell,
-      tasks: this.e.tasks,
+      log: this.e.log,
     }, name);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/prompts.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/prompts.ts
index ba56b097f7..a12b72f7a2 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/prompts.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/prompts.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import { PromptQuestion, PromptValue } from '@ionic/cli-framework';
 
 import { ILogger, IonicEnvironmentFlags } from '../definitions';
 
-export interface CreateOnFallbackOptions extends IonicEnvironmentFlags {
+export interface CreateOnFallbackOptions {
+  readonly flags: IonicEnvironmentFlags;
   readonly log: ILogger;
 }
 
-export function createOnFallback({ confirm, interactive, log }: CreateOnFallbackOptions) {
+export function createOnFallback({ flags: { confirm }, log }: CreateOnFallbackOptions) {
   return (question: PromptQuestion): PromptValue | void => {
     if (question.type === 'confirm') {
       if (confirm) {
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/serve.ts b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/serve.ts
index 586391e59a..a5d538888e 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/serve.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/cli-utils/src/lib/serve.ts
@@ -530,7 +530,10 @@ export abstract class ServeCLI<T extends ServeCLIOptions> extends EventEmitter {
       p.on('error', errorHandler);
       p.on('close', closeHandler);
 
-      onBeforeExit(async () => killProcessTree(p.pid));
+      onBeforeExit(async () => {
+        p.removeListener('close', closeHandler);
+        await killProcessTree(p.pid);
+      });
 
       const ws = this.createLoggerStream();
 
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/lab/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/@ionic/lab/CHANGELOG.md
index a87018817e..5ec3d1c3a8 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/lab/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/@ionic/lab/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+<a name="1.0.6"></a>
+## [1.0.6](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/compare/@ionic/lab@1.0.5...@ionic/lab@1.0.6) (2018-08-09)
+
+
+
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @ionic/lab
+
 <a name="1.0.5"></a>
 ## [1.0.5](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/compare/@ionic/lab@1.0.4...@ionic/lab@1.0.5) (2018-08-07)
 
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/lab/package.json b/packages/@ionic/lab/package.json
index b0b5dc601a..4a1b812834 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/lab/package.json
+++ b/packages/@ionic/lab/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ionic/lab",
-  "version": "1.0.5",
+  "version": "1.0.6",
   "description": "Ionic Lab utility for developing Ionic apps, used by Ionic CLI",
   "bin": {
     "ionic-lab": "./bin/ionic-lab"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@ionic/cli-framework": "1.0.4",
+    "@ionic/cli-framework": "1.0.5",
     "chalk": "^2.3.0",
     "express": "^4.16.2",
     "tslib": "^1.9.0"
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/ng-toolkit/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/@ionic/ng-toolkit/CHANGELOG.md
index 9c40373b32..5810d93b13 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/ng-toolkit/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/@ionic/ng-toolkit/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+<a name="1.0.6"></a>
+## [1.0.6](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/compare/@ionic/ng-toolkit@1.0.5...@ionic/ng-toolkit@1.0.6) (2018-08-09)
+
+
+
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @ionic/ng-toolkit
+
 <a name="1.0.5"></a>
 ## [1.0.5](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/compare/@ionic/ng-toolkit@1.0.4...@ionic/ng-toolkit@1.0.5) (2018-08-07)
 
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/ng-toolkit/package.json b/packages/@ionic/ng-toolkit/package.json
index 29ac9ba26a..f31b952a3d 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/ng-toolkit/package.json
+++ b/packages/@ionic/ng-toolkit/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ionic/ng-toolkit",
-  "version": "1.0.5",
+  "version": "1.0.6",
   "description": "Utilities for ionic/angular v4+ apps, used by Ionic CLI",
   "bin": {
     "ionic-ng": "./bin/ionic-ng"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@ionic/cli-framework": "1.0.4",
+    "@ionic/cli-framework": "1.0.5",
     "chalk": "^2.3.0",
     "debug": "^3.1.0",
     "rxjs": "^6.2.0",
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/v1-toolkit/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/@ionic/v1-toolkit/CHANGELOG.md
index d954801688..b80c3693a5 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/v1-toolkit/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/@ionic/v1-toolkit/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+<a name="1.0.5"></a>
+## [1.0.5](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/compare/@ionic/v1-toolkit@1.0.4...@ionic/v1-toolkit@1.0.5) (2018-08-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **serve:** use configured host for v1 serve ([211906a](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/commit/211906a))
+
+
+
+
 <a name="1.0.4"></a>
 ## [1.0.4](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/compare/@ionic/v1-toolkit@1.0.3...@ionic/v1-toolkit@1.0.4) (2018-08-07)
 
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/v1-toolkit/package.json b/packages/@ionic/v1-toolkit/package.json
index 960dacec7c..b1790872aa 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/v1-toolkit/package.json
+++ b/packages/@ionic/v1-toolkit/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ionic/v1-toolkit",
-  "version": "1.0.4",
+  "version": "1.0.5",
   "description": "Utility CLI for Ionic 1.x apps, used by Ionic CLI",
   "bin": {
     "ionic-v1": "./bin/ionic-v1"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@ionic/cli-framework": "1.0.4",
+    "@ionic/cli-framework": "1.0.5",
     "chalk": "^2.3.0",
     "chokidar": "^2.0.0",
     "debug": "^3.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/v1-toolkit/src/lib/dev-server.ts b/packages/@ionic/v1-toolkit/src/lib/dev-server.ts
index d066702b8a..0300a674eb 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/v1-toolkit/src/lib/dev-server.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/v1-toolkit/src/lib/dev-server.ts
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ function getDevServerScript() {
 `;
 }
 
-export async function createLiveReloadServer({ port, wwwDir }: { port: number; wwwDir: string; }): Promise<LiveReloadFunction> {
+export async function createLiveReloadServer({ host, port, wwwDir }: { host: string, port: number; wwwDir: string; }): Promise<LiveReloadFunction> {
   const tinylr = await import('tiny-lr');
   const lrserver = tinylr();
-  lrserver.listen(port);
+  lrserver.listen(port, host);
 
   return changedFiles => {
     lrserver.changed({
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ function getLiveReloadScript(port: number) {
 `;
 }
 
-export async function createDevLoggerServer(port: number): Promise<ζws.Server> {
+export async function createDevLoggerServer(host: string, port: number): Promise<ζws.Server> {
   const WebSocket = await import('ws');
 
-  const wss = new WebSocket.Server({ port });
+  const wss = new WebSocket.Server({ host, port });
 
   wss.on('connection', ws => {
     ws.on('message', data => {
diff --git a/packages/@ionic/v1-toolkit/src/lib/serve.ts b/packages/@ionic/v1-toolkit/src/lib/serve.ts
index e96cd4811c..f7093ec724 100644
--- a/packages/@ionic/v1-toolkit/src/lib/serve.ts
+++ b/packages/@ionic/v1-toolkit/src/lib/serve.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export async function runServer(options: ServeOptions): Promise<ServeOptions> {
   let reloadfn: LiveReloadFunction | undefined;
 
   if (options.livereload) {
-    reloadfn = await createLiveReloadServer({ port: options.livereloadPort, wwwDir: options.wwwDir });
+    reloadfn = await createLiveReloadServer({ host: options.host, port: options.livereloadPort, wwwDir: options.wwwDir });
   }
 
   await createHttpServer(options);
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ async function createHttpServer(options: ServeOptions): Promise<ζexpress.Applic
 
   app.get(`/${DEV_SERVER_PREFIX}/dev-server.js`, await createDevServerHandler(options));
 
-  const wss = await createDevLoggerServer(options.devPort);
+  const wss = await createDevLoggerServer(options.host, options.devPort);
 
   return new Promise<ζexpress.Application>((resolve, reject) => {
     const httpserv = app.listen(options.port, options.host);
diff --git a/packages/cli-scripts/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cli-scripts/CHANGELOG.md
index b3eb311a9c..8a14bce01b 100644
--- a/packages/cli-scripts/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cli-scripts/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+<a name="0.0.15"></a>
+## [0.0.15](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/compare/cli-scripts@0.0.14...cli-scripts@0.0.15) (2018-08-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **serve:** fix unclosed connection issue again ([#3500](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/issues/3500)) ([1f0ef3b](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/commit/1f0ef3b))
+
+
+
+
 <a name="0.0.14"></a>
 ## [0.0.14](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/compare/cli-scripts@0.0.13...cli-scripts@0.0.14) (2018-08-07)
 
diff --git a/packages/cli-scripts/package.json b/packages/cli-scripts/package.json
index cf1743e765..9a6ab1a93b 100644
--- a/packages/cli-scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli-scripts/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "private": true,
   "name": "cli-scripts",
-  "version": "0.0.14",
+  "version": "0.0.15",
   "bin": {
     "ionic-cli-scripts": "./bin/ionic-cli-scripts"
   },
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@ionic/cli-framework": "1.0.4",
-    "@ionic/cli-utils": "2.0.5",
+    "@ionic/cli-framework": "1.0.5",
+    "@ionic/cli-utils": "2.0.6",
     "ansi-styles": "^3.2.0",
     "chalk": "^2.3.0",
     "escape-string-regexp": "^1.0.5",
-    "ionic": "4.0.5",
+    "ionic": "4.0.6",
     "strip-ansi": "^4.0.0",
     "tslib": "^1.9.0"
   },
diff --git a/packages/cli-scripts/src/docs/index.ts b/packages/cli-scripts/src/docs/index.ts
index 72fd0c1aec..fab51b9be0 100644
--- a/packages/cli-scripts/src/docs/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-scripts/src/docs/index.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ export class DocsCommand extends Command {
       // TODO: possible to do this without a physical directory?
       const ctx = { ...baseCtx, execPath: path.resolve(PROJECTS_DIRECTORY, projectType) };
       const executor = await loadExecutor(ctx, [], {});
-      const env = executor.namespace.env;
 
       const location = await executor.namespace.locate([]);
       const formatter = new NamespaceSchemaHelpFormatter({ location, namespace: executor.namespace });
@@ -47,8 +46,6 @@ export class DocsCommand extends Command {
       projectJson.commands.sort((a, b) => strcmp(a.name, b.name));
 
       await fsWriteFile(path.resolve(STAGING_DIRECTORY, `${projectType}.json`), JSON.stringify(projectJson, undefined, 2), { encoding: 'utf8' });
-
-      env.close();
     }
 
     process.stdout.write(`${chalk.green('Done.')}\n`);
diff --git a/packages/ionic/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/ionic/CHANGELOG.md
index 8eb8c0df3f..fc0cf01123 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/ionic/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+<a name="4.0.6"></a>
+## [4.0.6](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/compare/ionic@4.0.5...ionic@4.0.6) (2018-08-09)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **serve:** fix unclosed connection issue again ([#3500](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/issues/3500)) ([1f0ef3b](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/commit/1f0ef3b))
+
+
+
+
 <a name="4.0.5"></a>
 ## [4.0.5](https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-cli/compare/ionic@4.0.4...ionic@4.0.5) (2018-08-07)
 
diff --git a/packages/ionic/package.json b/packages/ionic/package.json
index 8e60fdb1d9..c6ad5a9ee7 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/package.json
+++ b/packages/ionic/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ionic",
-  "version": "4.0.5",
+  "version": "4.0.6",
   "description": "A tool for creating and developing Ionic Framework mobile apps.",
   "homepage": "https://ionicframework.com",
   "author": "Ionic Team <hi@ionic.io> (https://ionicframework.com) ",
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@ionic/cli-framework": "1.0.4",
-    "@ionic/cli-utils": "2.0.5",
+    "@ionic/cli-framework": "1.0.5",
+    "@ionic/cli-utils": "2.0.6",
     "chalk": "^2.3.0",
     "debug": "^3.1.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.5",
diff --git a/packages/ionic/src/commands/capacitor/base.ts b/packages/ionic/src/commands/capacitor/base.ts
index 660f486298..6401c2f79e 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/src/commands/capacitor/base.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic/src/commands/capacitor/base.ts
@@ -29,11 +29,8 @@ export abstract class CapacitorCommand extends Command {
 
   async runCapacitor(argList: string[]): Promise<void> {
     try {
-      this.env.close();
       await this._runCapacitor(argList);
-      this.env.open();
     } catch (e) {
-      this.env.open();
       if (e instanceof ShellCommandError && e.code === ERROR_SHELL_COMMAND_NOT_FOUND) {
         const pkg = '@capacitor/cli';
         const requiredMsg = `The Capacitor CLI is required for Capacitor projects.`;
diff --git a/packages/ionic/src/commands/cordova/base.ts b/packages/ionic/src/commands/cordova/base.ts
index 7d20c154d2..91926aadfb 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/src/commands/cordova/base.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic/src/commands/cordova/base.ts
@@ -96,9 +96,11 @@ export abstract class CordovaCommand extends Command {
       const wwwExists = await pathExists(wwwPath); // TODO: hard-coded
 
       if (!wwwExists) {
-        this.env.tasks.next(`Creating ${chalk.bold(prettyPath(wwwPath))} directory for you`);
+        const tasks = this.createTaskChain();
+
+        tasks.next(`Creating ${chalk.bold(prettyPath(wwwPath))} directory for you`);
         await fsMkdir(wwwPath, 0o777);
-        this.env.tasks.end();
+        tasks.end();
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/ionic/src/commands/cordova/platform.ts b/packages/ionic/src/commands/cordova/platform.ts
index 78b552e21b..413b25d11b 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/src/commands/cordova/platform.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic/src/commands/cordova/platform.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,5 @@ Like running ${chalk.green('cordova platform')} directly, but adds default Ionic
     if (isLoggedIn && action === 'add' && options['resources'] && ['ios', 'android'].includes(platformName)) {
       await runCommand(runinfo, ['cordova', 'resources', platformName, '--force']);
     }
-
-    this.env.tasks.end();
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/ionic/src/commands/cordova/resources.ts b/packages/ionic/src/commands/cordova/resources.ts
index 5d4494d61f..499090c4a6 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/src/commands/cordova/resources.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic/src/commands/cordova/resources.ts
@@ -92,13 +92,14 @@ This command uses Ionic servers, so we require you to be logged into your free I
     const [ platform ] = inputs;
     const { force } = options;
 
+    const tasks = this.createTaskChain();
     const conf = await loadConfigXml({ project: this.project });
 
     // if no resource filters are passed as arguments assume to use all.
     let resourceTypes = AVAILABLE_RESOURCE_TYPES.filter((type, index, array) => options[type]);
     resourceTypes = resourceTypes.length ? resourceTypes : AVAILABLE_RESOURCE_TYPES;
 
-    this.env.tasks.next(`Collecting resource configuration and source images`);
+    tasks.next(`Collecting resource configuration and source images`);
     debug(`resourceJsonStructure=${Object.keys(RESOURCES).length}`);
 
     // check that at least one platform has been installed
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ This command uses Ionic servers, so we require you to be logged into your free I
     debug(`platforms=${platforms.map(e => chalk.bold(e)).join(', ')}`);
 
     if (platform && !platforms.includes(platform)) {
-      this.env.tasks.end();
+      tasks.end();
       const confirm = await this.env.prompt({
         message: `Platform ${chalk.green(platform)} not detected. Would you like to install it?`,
         type: 'confirm',
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ This command uses Ionic servers, so we require you to be logged into your free I
     const buildPlatforms = Object.keys(RESOURCES).filter(p => platforms.includes(p));
     debug(`buildPlatforms=${buildPlatforms.map(v => chalk.bold(v)).join(', ')}`);
     if (buildPlatforms.length === 0) {
-      this.env.tasks.end();
+      tasks.end();
       throw new FatalException(`No platforms detected. Please run: ${chalk.green('ionic cordova platform add')}`);
     }
     debug(`${chalk.cyan('getProjectPlatforms')} completed: ${buildPlatforms.map(v => chalk.bold(v)).join(', ')}`);
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ This command uses Ionic servers, so we require you to be logged into your free I
       );
     }
 
-    this.env.tasks.next(`Filtering out image resources that do not need regeneration`);
+    tasks.next(`Filtering out image resources that do not need regeneration`);
 
     const cachedSourceIds = srcImagesAvailable
       .filter(img => img.imageId && img.cachedId && img.imageId === img.cachedId)
@@ -213,9 +214,9 @@ This command uses Ionic servers, so we require you to be logged into your free I
       imgResources = imgResources.filter((img, i) => keepImgResources[i]);
 
       if (imgResources.length === 0) {
-        this.env.tasks.end();
+        tasks.end();
         this.env.log.nl();
-        this.env.log.ok(
+        this.env.log.info(
           'No need to regenerate images.\n' +
           'This could mean your generated images exist and do not need updating or your source files are unchanged.\n\n' +
           `You can force image regeneration with the ${chalk.green('--force')} option.`
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ This command uses Ionic servers, so we require you to be logged into your free I
       }
     }
 
-    const uploadTask = this.env.tasks.next(`Uploading source images to prepare for transformations`);
+    const uploadTask = tasks.next(`Uploading source images to prepare for transformations`);
 
     let count = 0;
     // Upload images to service to prepare for resource transformations
@@ -268,14 +269,14 @@ This command uses Ionic servers, so we require you to be logged into your free I
     });
 
     if (imgResources.length === 0) {
-      this.env.tasks.end();
+      tasks.end();
       this.env.log.nl();
-      this.env.log.ok('No need to regenerate images--images too large for transformation.'); // TODO: improve messaging
+      this.env.log.info('No need to regenerate images--images too large for transformation.'); // TODO: improve messaging
       throw new FatalException('', 0);
     }
 
     // Call the transform service and output images to appropriate destination
-    const generateTask = this.env.tasks.next(`Generating platform resources`);
+    const generateTask = tasks.next(`Generating platform resources`);
     count = 0;
 
     const transforms = imgResources.map(async img => {
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ This command uses Ionic servers, so we require you to be logged into your free I
       await cacheFileChecksum(img.path, img.imageId);
     }));
 
-    this.env.tasks.next(`Modifying config.xml to add new image resources`);
+    tasks.next(`Modifying config.xml to add new image resources`);
     const imageResourcesForConfig = imgResources.reduce((rc, img) => {
       if (!rc[img.platform]) {
         rc[img.platform] = {
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ This command uses Ionic servers, so we require you to be logged into your free I
     const platformList = Object.keys(imageResourcesForConfig) as KnownPlatform[];
     await addResourcesToConfigXml(conf, platformList, imageResourcesForConfig);
 
-    this.env.tasks.end();
+    tasks.end();
 
     // All images that were not processed
     if (imagesTooLargeForSource.length > 0) {
diff --git a/packages/ionic/src/commands/doctor/base.ts b/packages/ionic/src/commands/doctor/base.ts
index e33247db2e..2904516355 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/src/commands/doctor/base.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic/src/commands/doctor/base.ts
@@ -27,13 +27,14 @@ export abstract class DoctorCommand extends Command {
     const registry = await this.getRegistry();
     let count = 0;
 
+    const tasks = this.createTaskChain();
     const isLoggedIn = this.env.session.isLoggedIn();
 
     if (!isLoggedIn) {
       this.env.log.warn(`For best results, please make sure you're logged in to Ionic.\nSome issues can't be detected without authentication. Run:\n\n    ${chalk.green('ionic login')}`);
     }
 
-    const detectTask = this.env.tasks.next('Detecting issues');
+    const detectTask = tasks.next('Detecting issues');
 
     const ailments = registry.ailments.filter(ailment => {
       if (this.env.config.get(`doctor.issues.${ailment.id}.ignored` as any)) {
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ export abstract class DoctorCommand extends Command {
     });
 
     detectTask.msg = `Detecting issues: ${chalk.bold(`${ailments.length} / ${ailments.length}`)} complete`;
-    this.env.tasks.end();
+    tasks.end();
 
     return detectedAilments;
   }
diff --git a/packages/ionic/src/commands/info.ts b/packages/ionic/src/commands/info.ts
index 9c9263819d..519694fa5f 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/src/commands/info.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic/src/commands/info.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import { strcmp } from '@ionic/cli-framework/utils/string';
 import { CommandLineInputs, CommandLineOptions, CommandMetadata, InfoItem, InfoItemGroup } from '@ionic/cli-utils';
 import { Command } from '@ionic/cli-utils/lib/command';
 
+const INFO_GROUPS: ReadonlyArray<InfoItemGroup> = ['ionic', 'capacitor', 'cordova', 'system', 'environment'];
+
 export class InfoCommand extends Command {
   async getMetadata(): Promise<CommandMetadata> {
     return {
@@ -32,11 +34,14 @@ This command is an easy way to share information about your setup. If applicable
     if (json) {
       process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(await this.env.getInfo()));
     } else {
-      const task = this.env.tasks.next('Gathering environment info');
+      const tasks = this.createTaskChain();
+      tasks.next('Gathering environment info');
       const results = await this.env.getInfo();
+      tasks.end();
 
-      const groups: InfoItemGroup[] = ['ionic', 'capacitor', 'cordova', 'system', 'environment'];
-      const groupedInfo: Map<InfoItemGroup, InfoItem[]> = new Map(groups.map((group): [typeof group, InfoItem[]] => [group, results.filter(item => item.group === group)]));
+      const groupedInfo: Map<InfoItemGroup, InfoItem[]> = new Map(
+        INFO_GROUPS.map((group): [typeof group, InfoItem[]] => [group, results.filter(item => item.group === group)])
+      );
 
       const sortInfo = (a: InfoItem, b: InfoItem): number => {
         if (a.key[0] === '@' && b.key[0] !== '@') {
@@ -58,8 +63,6 @@ This command is an easy way to share information about your setup. If applicable
 
       const format = (details: [string, string][]) => columnar(details, { vsep: ':' });
 
-      task.end();
-
       if (!projectPath) {
         this.env.log.warn('You are not in an Ionic project directory. Project context may be missing.');
       }
diff --git a/packages/ionic/src/commands/link.ts b/packages/ionic/src/commands/link.ts
index 7002365999..885b1ded05 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/src/commands/link.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic/src/commands/link.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ ${chalk.cyan('[2]')}: ${chalk.bold('https://ionicframework.com/support/request')
         create = true;
         proId = undefined;
       } else if (result === CHOICE_LINK_EXISTING_APP) {
-        this.env.tasks.next(`Looking up your apps`);
+        const tasks = this.createTaskChain();
+        tasks.next(`Looking up your apps`);
         const apps: App[] = [];
 
         const appClient = await this.getAppClient();
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ ${chalk.cyan('[2]')}: ${chalk.bold('https://ionicframework.com/support/request')
           apps.push(...res.data);
         }
 
-        this.env.tasks.end();
+        tasks.end();
 
         if (apps.length === 0) {
           const confirm = await this.env.prompt({
@@ -225,12 +226,13 @@ ${chalk.cyan('[2]')}: ${chalk.bold('https://ionicframework.com/support/request')
   }
 
   async lookUpApp(proId: string): Promise<App> {
-    this.env.tasks.next(`Looking up app ${chalk.green(proId)}`);
+    const tasks = this.createTaskChain();
+    tasks.next(`Looking up app ${chalk.green(proId)}`);
 
     const appClient = await this.getAppClient();
     const app = await appClient.load(proId); // Make sure the user has access to the app
 
-    this.env.tasks.end();
+    tasks.end();
 
     return app;
   }
@@ -484,7 +486,8 @@ ${chalk.cyan('[2]')}: ${chalk.bold('https://ionicframework.com/support/request')
     const user = this.env.session.getUser();
     const userClient = await this.getUserClient();
 
-    const task = this.env.tasks.next('Looking up your GitHub repositories');
+    const tasks = this.createTaskChain();
+    const task = tasks.next('Looking up your GitHub repositories');
 
     const paginator = userClient.paginateGithubRepositories(user.id);
     const repos: GithubRepo[] = [];
@@ -497,7 +500,7 @@ ${chalk.cyan('[2]')}: ${chalk.bold('https://ionicframework.com/support/request')
         task.msg = `Looking up your GitHub repositories: ${chalk.bold(String(repos.length))} found`;
       }
     } catch (e) {
-      this.env.tasks.fail();
+      tasks.fail();
 
       if (isSuperAgentError(e) && e.response.status === 401) {
         await this.oAuthProcess(user.id);
@@ -507,7 +510,7 @@ ${chalk.cyan('[2]')}: ${chalk.bold('https://ionicframework.com/support/request')
       throw e;
     }
 
-    this.env.tasks.end();
+    tasks.end();
 
     const repoId = await this.env.prompt({
       type: 'list',
@@ -560,7 +563,8 @@ ${chalk.cyan('[2]')}: ${chalk.bold('https://ionicframework.com/support/request')
     const user = this.env.session.getUser();
     const userClient = await this.getUserClient();
     const paginator = userClient.paginateGithubBranches(user.id, repoId);
-    const task = this.env.tasks.next('Looking for available branches');
+    const tasks = this.createTaskChain();
+    const task = tasks.next('Looking for available branches');
     const availableBranches: GithubBranch[] = [];
     try {
       for (const r of paginator) {
@@ -570,10 +574,10 @@ ${chalk.cyan('[2]')}: ${chalk.bold('https://ionicframework.com/support/request')
         task.msg = `Looking up the available branches on your GitHub repository: ${chalk.bold(String(availableBranches.length))} found`;
       }
     } catch (e) {
-      this.env.tasks.fail();
+      tasks.fail();
       throw e;
     }
-    this.env.tasks.end();
+    tasks.end();
 
     const choices = availableBranches.map(branch => ({
       name: branch.name,
diff --git a/packages/ionic/src/commands/monitoring/syncmaps.ts b/packages/ionic/src/commands/monitoring/syncmaps.ts
index fff60613b5..d363c9e0de 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/src/commands/monitoring/syncmaps.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic/src/commands/monitoring/syncmaps.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ By default, ${chalk.green('ionic monitoring syncmaps')} will upload the sourcema
     }
 
     let count = 0;
-    const syncTask = this.env.tasks.next('Syncing sourcemaps');
+    const tasks = this.createTaskChain();
+    const syncTask = tasks.next('Syncing sourcemaps');
 
     const sourcemapFiles = (await readDir(sourcemapsDir)).filter(f => f.endsWith('.js.map'));
     debug(`Found ${sourcemapFiles.length} sourcemap files: ${sourcemapFiles.map(f => chalk.bold(f)).join(', ')}`);
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ By default, ${chalk.green('ionic monitoring syncmaps')} will upload the sourcema
     }));
 
     syncTask.msg = `Syncing sourcemaps: ${chalk.bold(`${sourcemapFiles.length} / ${sourcemapFiles.length}`)}`;
-    this.env.tasks.end();
+    tasks.end();
 
     const details = columnar([
       ['Pro ID', chalk.bold(proId)],
@@ -128,7 +129,6 @@ By default, ${chalk.green('ionic monitoring syncmaps')} will upload the sourcema
         if (e.response.status === 401) {
           this.env.log.error('Try logging out and back in again.');
         }
-        this.env.tasks.fail();
       } else {
         throw e;
       }
diff --git a/packages/ionic/src/commands/ssh/generate.ts b/packages/ionic/src/commands/ssh/generate.ts
index 18a43a81bf..977d2afcf2 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/src/commands/ssh/generate.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic/src/commands/ssh/generate.ts
@@ -95,10 +95,8 @@ export class SSHGenerateCommand extends SSHBaseCommand implements CommandPreRun
       `You will be prompted to provide a ${chalk.bold('passphrase')}, which is used to protect your private key should you lose it. (If someone has your private key, they can impersonate you!) Passphrases are recommended, but not required.\n`
     );
 
-    this.env.close();
     const shellOptions = { stdio: 'inherit', showCommand: false, showError: false };
     await this.env.shell.run('ssh-keygen', ['-q', '-t', String(options['type']), '-b', String(bits), '-C', String(annotation), '-f', keyPath], shellOptions);
-    this.env.open();
 
     this.env.log.nl();
 
diff --git a/packages/ionic/src/commands/start.ts b/packages/ionic/src/commands/start.ts
index adcbc5cd82..47d8cd0d24 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/src/commands/start.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic/src/commands/start.ts
@@ -249,10 +249,11 @@ ${chalk.cyan('[1]')}: ${chalk.bold('https://ionicframework.com/docs/cli/starters
         const { AppClient } = await import('@ionic/cli-utils/lib/app');
         const token = this.env.session.getUserToken();
         const appClient = new AppClient({ token, client: this.env.client });
-        this.env.tasks.next(`Looking up app ${chalk.green(proId)}`);
+        const tasks = this.createTaskChain();
+        tasks.next(`Looking up app ${chalk.green(proId)}`);
         const app = await appClient.load(proId);
         // TODO: can ask to clone via repo_url
-        this.env.tasks.end();
+        tasks.end();
         this.env.log.info(`Using ${chalk.bold(app.name)} for ${chalk.green('name')} and ${chalk.bold(app.slug)} for ${chalk.green('--project-id')}.`);
         inputs[0] = app.name;
         options['project-id'] = app.slug;
@@ -388,7 +389,8 @@ ${chalk.cyan('[1]')}: ${chalk.bold('https://ionicframework.com/docs/cli/starters
       this.env.log.info(`Existing git project found (${chalk.bold(gitTopLevel)}). Git operations are disabled.`);
     }
 
-    this.env.tasks.next(`Preparing directory ${chalk.green(prettyPath(projectDir))}`);
+    const tasks = this.createTaskChain();
+    tasks.next(`Preparing directory ${chalk.green(prettyPath(projectDir))}`);
 
     if (this.canRemoveExisting) {
       await removeDirectory(projectDir);
@@ -396,7 +398,7 @@ ${chalk.cyan('[1]')}: ${chalk.bold('https://ionicframework.com/docs/cli/starters
 
     await fsMkdir(projectDir, 0o777);
 
-    this.env.tasks.end();
+    tasks.end();
 
     if (this.schema.cloned) {
       await this.env.shell.run('git', ['clone', this.schema.url, projectDir, '--progress'], { stdio: 'inherit' });
@@ -549,8 +551,6 @@ ${chalk.cyan('[1]')}: ${chalk.bold('https://ionicframework.com/docs/cli/starters
 
       this.canRemoveExisting = confirm;
     }
-
-    this.env.tasks.end();
   }
 
   async findStarterTemplate(template: string, type: string, tag: string): Promise<ResolvedStarterTemplate> {
@@ -565,12 +565,15 @@ ${chalk.cyan('[1]')}: ${chalk.bold('https://ionicframework.com/docs/cli/starters
       };
     }
 
-    this.env.tasks.next('Looking up starter');
+    const tasks = this.createTaskChain();
+    tasks.next('Looking up starter');
     const starterList = await getStarterList(this.env.config, tag);
 
     const starter = starterList.starters.find(t => t.type === type && t.name === template);
 
     if (starter) {
+      tasks.end();
+
       return {
         ...starter,
         archive: `${STARTER_BASE_URL}/${tag === 'latest' ? '' : `${tag}/`}${starter.id}.tar.gz`,
@@ -629,14 +632,15 @@ ${chalk.cyan('[1]')}: ${chalk.bold('https://ionicframework.com/docs/cli/starters
     const { createRequest, download } = await import('@ionic/cli-utils/lib/utils/http');
     const { tar } = await import('@ionic/cli-utils/lib/utils/archive');
 
-    const task = this.env.tasks.next(`Downloading and extracting ${chalk.green(starterTemplate.name.toString())} starter`);
+    const tasks = this.createTaskChain();
+    const task = tasks.next(`Downloading and extracting ${chalk.green(starterTemplate.name.toString())} starter`);
     debug('Tar extraction created for %s', projectDir);
     const ws = tar.extract({ cwd: projectDir });
 
     const { req } = await createRequest('GET', starterTemplate.archive, this.env.config.getHTTPConfig());
     await download(req, ws, { progress: (loaded, total) => task.progress(loaded, total) });
 
-    this.env.tasks.end();
+    tasks.end();
   }
 
   async showNextSteps(projectDir: string, cloned: boolean, linkConfirmed: boolean) {
diff --git a/packages/ionic/src/index.ts b/packages/ionic/src/index.ts
index 4d263ba63e..79695f2b5a 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic/src/index.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ export async function run(pargv: string[], env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv) {
   }
 
   if (err) {
-    ienv.tasks.fail();
     process.exitCode = 1;
 
     if (err instanceof InputValidationError) {
@@ -170,8 +169,6 @@ export async function run(pargv: string[], env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv) {
       }
     }
   }
-
-  ienv.close();
 }
 
 export async function receive(msg: IPCMessage) {
diff --git a/types/tiny-lr.d.ts b/types/tiny-lr.d.ts
index 914d167581..b1333b9a80 100644
--- a/types/tiny-lr.d.ts
+++ b/types/tiny-lr.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ declare module "tiny-lr" {
   namespace TinyLR {}
 
   interface TinyLRServer {
-    listen(port: number, cb?: () => {}): void;
+    listen(port: number, host: string, cb?: () => {}): void;
     close(): void;
     changed(p: any): void;
   }