diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 98e9659b..db517062 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ members = [
         "zebrad",
 ]
 
+[patch.crates-io]
+tracing-attributes = { git = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing" }
+tracing = { git = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/zebra-network/Cargo.toml b/zebra-network/Cargo.toml
index 8e70c965..a6bea339 100644
--- a/zebra-network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebra-network/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ rand = "0.7"
 byteorder = "1.3"
 chrono = "0.4"
 failure = "0.1"
-tokio = "=0.2.0-alpha.4"
+tokio = "=0.2.0-alpha.5"
+tracing = { git = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing" }
+tracing-futures = { git = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing", features = ["tokio-alpha"], default-features = false }
 
-zebra-chain = { path = "../zebra-chain" }
+zebra-chain = { path = "../zebra-chain" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/zebra-network/src/lib.rs b/zebra-network/src/lib.rs
index 2ef2c802..6c63049e 100644
--- a/zebra-network/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zebra-network/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate failure;
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate tracing;
 
 pub mod message;
 pub mod types;
diff --git a/zebra-network/src/message.rs b/zebra-network/src/message.rs
index d7185ac1..af1183b2 100644
--- a/zebra-network/src/message.rs
+++ b/zebra-network/src/message.rs
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ pub enum RejectReason {
 
 impl Message {
     /// Send `self` to the given async writer (e.g., a network stream).
+    #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(writer))]
     pub async fn send<W: Unpin + AsyncWrite>(
         &self,
         mut writer: W,
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@ impl Message {
         // extension trait, which is only defined for sync Writers.
 
         // The header is 4+12+4+4=24 bytes long.
+        trace!(?command, body_len = body.len());
         let mut header = [0u8; 24];
         let mut header_writer = Cursor::new(&mut header[..]);
         header_writer.write_all(&magic.0)?;
@@ -343,6 +345,7 @@ impl Message {
     }
 
     /// Receive a message from the given async reader (e.g., a network stream).
+    #[instrument(level = "debug", skip(reader))]
     pub async fn recv<R: Unpin + AsyncRead>(
         mut reader: R,
         magic: Magic,
@@ -366,6 +369,7 @@ impl Message {
         let command = header_reader.read_12_bytes()?;
         let body_len = header_reader.read_u32::<LittleEndian>()? as usize;
         let checksum = Sha256dChecksum(header_reader.read_4_bytes()?);
+        trace!(?message_magic, ?command, body_len, ?checksum);
 
         ensure!(
             magic == message_magic,
@@ -418,6 +422,7 @@ impl Message {
     /// contain a checksum of the message body.
     fn write_body<W: io::Write>(&self, mut writer: W, _m: Magic, _v: Version) -> Result<(), Error> {
         use Message::*;
+        trace!(?self);
         match *self {
             Version {
                 ref version,
@@ -499,67 +504,99 @@ fn try_read_pong<R: io::Read>(mut reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Messag
     Ok(Message::Pong(Nonce(reader.read_u64::<LittleEndian>()?)))
 }
 
+#[instrument(level = "trace", skip(_reader, _version))]
 fn try_read_reject<R: io::Read>(mut _reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Message, Error> {
+    trace!("reject");
     bail!("unimplemented message type")
 }
 
+#[instrument(level = "trace", skip(_reader, _version))]
 fn try_read_addr<R: io::Read>(mut _reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Message, Error> {
+    trace!("addr");
     bail!("unimplemented message type")
 }
 
+#[instrument(level = "trace", skip(_reader, _version))]
 fn try_read_getaddr<R: io::Read>(mut _reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Message, Error> {
+    trace!("getaddr");
     bail!("unimplemented message type")
 }
 
+#[instrument(level = "trace", skip(_reader, _version))]
 fn try_read_block<R: io::Read>(mut _reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Message, Error> {
+    trace!("block");
     bail!("unimplemented message type")
 }
 
+#[instrument(level = "trace", skip(_reader, _version))]
 fn try_read_getblocks<R: io::Read>(mut _reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Message, Error> {
+    trace!("getblocks");
     bail!("unimplemented message type")
 }
 
+#[instrument(level = "trace", skip(_reader, _version))]
 fn try_read_headers<R: io::Read>(mut _reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Message, Error> {
+    trace!("headers");
     bail!("unimplemented message type")
 }
 
+#[instrument(level = "trace", skip(_reader, _version))]
 fn try_read_getheaders<R: io::Read>(mut _reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Message, Error> {
+    trace!("getheaders");
     bail!("unimplemented message type")
 }
 
+#[instrument(level = "trace", skip(_reader, _version))]
 fn try_read_inv<R: io::Read>(mut _reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Message, Error> {
+    trace!("inv");
     bail!("unimplemented message type")
 }
 
+#[instrument(level = "trace", skip(_reader, _version))]
 fn try_read_getdata<R: io::Read>(mut _reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Message, Error> {
+    trace!("getdata");
     bail!("unimplemented message type")
 }
 
+#[instrument(level = "trace", skip(_reader, _version))]
 fn try_read_notfound<R: io::Read>(mut _reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Message, Error> {
+    trace!("notfound");
     bail!("unimplemented message type")
 }
 
+#[instrument(level = "trace", skip(_reader, _version))]
 fn try_read_tx<R: io::Read>(mut _reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Message, Error> {
+    trace!("tx");
     bail!("unimplemented message type")
 }
 
+#[instrument(level = "trace", skip(_reader, _version))]
 fn try_read_mempool<R: io::Read>(mut _reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Message, Error> {
+    trace!("mempool");
     bail!("unimplemented message type")
 }
 
+#[instrument(level = "trace", skip(_reader, _version))]
 fn try_read_filterload<R: io::Read>(mut _reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Message, Error> {
+    trace!("filterload");
     bail!("unimplemented message type")
 }
 
+#[instrument(level = "trace", skip(_reader, _version))]
 fn try_read_filteradd<R: io::Read>(mut _reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Message, Error> {
+    trace!("filteradd");
     bail!("unimplemented message type")
 }
 
+#[instrument(level = "trace", skip(_reader, _version))]
 fn try_read_filterclear<R: io::Read>(mut _reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Message, Error> {
+    trace!("filterclear");
     bail!("unimplemented message type")
 }
 
+#[instrument(level = "trace", skip(_reader, _version))]
 fn try_read_merkleblock<R: io::Read>(mut _reader: R, _version: Version) -> Result<Message, Error> {
+    trace!("merkleblock");
     bail!("unimplemented message type")
 }
 
diff --git a/zebrad/Cargo.toml b/zebrad/Cargo.toml
index 26b596f1..8c59902f 100644
--- a/zebrad/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zebrad/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ gumdrop = "0.6"
 lazy_static = "1"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["serde_derive"] }
 toml = "0.5"
-tokio = "=0.2.0-alpha.4"
-tracing = "0.1"
-tracing-subscriber = "0.1"
-tracing-log = "=0.0.1-alpha.2"
+tokio = "=0.2.0-alpha.5"
+# Replace with git to pick up instrument derive changes, revert on release.
+#tracing = "0.1"
+tracing = { git = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing" }
+tracing-futures = { git = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing", features = ["tokio-alpha"], default-features = false }
+tracing-subscriber = { git = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing" }
+tracing-log = { git = "https://github.com/tokio-rs/tracing" }
 # Can't use published alpha because of conflicts tracking pin-project alphas
 #hyper = "=0.13.0-alpha.1"
 hyper = { git = "https://github.com/hyperium/hyper" }
@@ -28,4 +31,3 @@ zebra-network = { path = "../zebra-network" }
 [dev-dependencies.abscissa_core]
 version = "0.3.0"
 features = ["testing"]
-
diff --git a/zebrad/src/commands/connect.rs b/zebrad/src/commands/connect.rs
index 255c999a..8f2a6966 100644
--- a/zebrad/src/commands/connect.rs
+++ b/zebrad/src/commands/connect.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,30 @@ impl ConnectCmd {
         .await?;
         info!(resp_verack = ?resp_verack);
 
+        loop {
+            match Message::recv(
+                &mut stream,
+                constants::magics::MAINNET,
+                constants::CURRENT_VERSION,
+            )
+            .await
+            {
+                Ok(msg) => match msg {
+                    Message::Ping(nonce) => {
+                        let pong = Message::Pong(nonce);
+                        pong.send(
+                            &mut stream,
+                            constants::magics::MAINNET,
+                            constants::CURRENT_VERSION,
+                        )
+                        .await?;
+                    }
+                    _ => warn!("Unknown message"),
+                },
+                Err(e) => error!("{}", e),
+            };
+        }
+
         stream.shutdown(Shutdown::Both)?;
 
         Ok(())
diff --git a/zebrad/src/components/tracing.rs b/zebrad/src/components/tracing.rs
index c5f15fe0..c427e026 100644
--- a/zebrad/src/components/tracing.rs
+++ b/zebrad/src/components/tracing.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use hyper::{Body, Request, Response, Server};
 
 use tracing::Subscriber;
 use tracing_log::LogTracer;
-use tracing_subscriber::{EnvFilter, reload::Handle, FmtSubscriber};
+use tracing_subscriber::{reload::Handle, EnvFilter, FmtSubscriber};
 
 /// Abscissa component which runs a tracing filter endpoint.
 #[derive(Component)]