diff --git a/graphql_ws/aiohttp.py b/graphql_ws/aiohttp.py
index 4af5720..631150c 100644
--- a/graphql_ws/aiohttp.py
+++ b/graphql_ws/aiohttp.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from inspect import isawaitable, isasyncgen
+from asyncio import ensure_future, wait, shield
 
-from asyncio import ensure_future
 from aiohttp import WSMsgType
 from graphql.execution.executors.asyncio import AsyncioExecutor
 
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ async def receive(self):
             return msg.data
         elif msg.type == WSMsgType.ERROR:
             raise ConnectionClosedException()
+        elif msg.type == WSMsgType.CLOSING:
+            raise ConnectionClosedException()
+        elif msg.type == WSMsgType.CLOSED:
+            raise ConnectionClosedException()
 
     async def send(self, data):
         if self.closed:
@@ -38,25 +42,42 @@ async def close(self, code):
 
 
 class AiohttpSubscriptionServer(BaseSubscriptionServer):
+    def __init__(self, schema, keep_alive=True, loop=None):
+        self.loop = loop
+        super().__init__(schema, keep_alive)
 
     def get_graphql_params(self, *args, **kwargs):
         params = super(AiohttpSubscriptionServer,
                        self).get_graphql_params(*args, **kwargs)
-        return dict(params, return_promise=True, executor=AsyncioExecutor())
+        return dict(params, return_promise=True, executor=AsyncioExecutor(loop=self.loop))
 
-    async def handle(self, ws, request_context=None):
+    async def _handle(self, ws, request_context=None):
         connection_context = AiohttpConnectionContext(ws, request_context)
         await self.on_open(connection_context)
+        pending_tasks = []
         while True:
             try:
                 if connection_context.closed:
                     raise ConnectionClosedException()
                 message = await connection_context.receive()
             except ConnectionClosedException:
-                self.on_close(connection_context)
-                return
+                break
+            finally:
+                pending_tasks = [t for t in pending_tasks if not t.done()]
 
-            ensure_future(self.on_message(connection_context, message))
+            task = ensure_future(
+                self.on_message(connection_context, message), loop=self.loop)
+            pending_tasks.append(task)
+
+        self.on_close(connection_context)
+        if pending_tasks:
+            for task in pending_tasks:
+                if not task.done():
+                    task.cancel()
+            await wait(pending_tasks, loop=self.loop)
+
+    async def handle(self, ws, request_context=None):
+        await shield(self._handle(ws, request_context), loop=self.loop)
 
     async def on_open(self, connection_context):
         pass