diff --git a/main/stasis.c b/main/stasis.c
index 0a5db2f16f4073579e552611df0ed59c780a4472..4d05f18e85c9a7d1f32ec9f7d8d46052b79e8980 100644
--- a/main/stasis.c
+++ b/main/stasis.c
@@ -178,28 +178,22 @@ static void topic_dtor(void *obj)
 
 struct stasis_topic *stasis_topic_create(const char *name)
 {
-	RAII_VAR(struct stasis_topic *, topic, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	struct stasis_topic *topic;
 	int res = 0;
 
 	topic = ao2_alloc(sizeof(*topic), topic_dtor);
-
 	if (!topic) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	topic->name = ast_strdup(name);
-	if (!topic->name) {
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	res |= AST_VECTOR_INIT(&topic->subscribers, INITIAL_SUBSCRIBERS_MAX);
 	res |= AST_VECTOR_INIT(&topic->upstream_topics, 0);
-
-	if (res != 0) {
+	if (!topic->name || res) {
+		ao2_cleanup(topic);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	ao2_ref(topic, +1);
 	return topic;
 }
 
@@ -221,8 +215,6 @@ struct stasis_subscription {
 	/*! Data pointer to be handed to the callback. */
 	void *data;
 
-	/*! Lock for completion flags \c final_message_{rxed,processed}. */
-	ast_mutex_t join_lock;
 	/*! Condition for joining with subscription. */
 	ast_cond_t join_cond;
 	/*! Flag set when final message for sub has been received.
@@ -248,7 +240,6 @@ static void subscription_dtor(void *obj)
 	sub->topic = NULL;
 	ast_taskprocessor_unreference(sub->mailbox);
 	sub->mailbox = NULL;
-	ast_mutex_destroy(&sub->join_lock);
 	ast_cond_destroy(&sub->join_cond);
 }
 
@@ -263,7 +254,8 @@ static void subscription_invoke(struct stasis_subscription *sub,
 {
 	/* Notify that the final message has been received */
 	if (stasis_subscription_final_message(sub, message)) {
-		SCOPED_MUTEX(lock, &sub->join_lock);
+		SCOPED_AO2LOCK(lock, sub);
+
 		sub->final_message_rxed = 1;
 		ast_cond_signal(&sub->join_cond);
 	}
@@ -273,7 +265,8 @@ static void subscription_invoke(struct stasis_subscription *sub,
 
 	/* Notify that the final message has been processed */
 	if (stasis_subscription_final_message(sub, message)) {
-		SCOPED_MUTEX(lock, &sub->join_lock);
+		SCOPED_AO2LOCK(lock, sub);
+
 		sub->final_message_processed = 1;
 		ast_cond_signal(&sub->join_cond);
 	}
@@ -294,6 +287,7 @@ struct stasis_subscription *internal_stasis_subscribe(
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* The ao2 lock is used for join_cond. */
 	sub = ao2_alloc(sizeof(*sub), subscription_dtor);
 	if (!sub) {
 		return NULL;
@@ -323,7 +317,6 @@ struct stasis_subscription *internal_stasis_subscribe(
 	sub->topic = topic;
 	sub->callback = callback;
 	sub->data = data;
-	ast_mutex_init(&sub->join_lock);
 	ast_cond_init(&sub->join_cond, NULL);
 
 	if (topic_add_subscription(topic, sub) != 0) {
@@ -385,11 +378,12 @@ struct stasis_subscription *stasis_unsubscribe(struct stasis_subscription *sub)
 void stasis_subscription_join(struct stasis_subscription *subscription)
 {
 	if (subscription) {
-		SCOPED_MUTEX(lock, &subscription->join_lock);
+		SCOPED_AO2LOCK(lock, subscription);
+
 		/* Wait until the processed flag has been set */
 		while (!subscription->final_message_processed) {
 			ast_cond_wait(&subscription->join_cond,
-				&subscription->join_lock);
+				ao2_object_get_lockaddr(subscription));
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -397,7 +391,8 @@ void stasis_subscription_join(struct stasis_subscription *subscription)
 int stasis_subscription_is_done(struct stasis_subscription *subscription)
 {
 	if (subscription) {
-		SCOPED_MUTEX(lock, &subscription->join_lock);
+		SCOPED_AO2LOCK(lock, subscription);
+
 		return subscription->final_message_rxed;
 	}
 
@@ -446,6 +441,7 @@ const char *stasis_subscription_uniqueid(const struct stasis_subscription *sub)
 int stasis_subscription_final_message(struct stasis_subscription *sub, struct stasis_message *msg)
 {
 	struct stasis_subscription_change *change;
+
 	if (stasis_message_type(msg) != stasis_subscription_change_type()) {
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -575,9 +571,7 @@ static void dispatch_message(struct stasis_subscription *sub,
 	 */
 	ao2_bump(message);
 	if (!synchronous) {
-		if (ast_taskprocessor_push_local(sub->mailbox,
-			                             dispatch_exec_async,
-			                             message) != 0) {
+		if (ast_taskprocessor_push_local(sub->mailbox, dispatch_exec_async, message)) {
 			/* Push failed; ugh. */
 			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Dropping async dispatch\n");
 			ao2_cleanup(message);
@@ -590,12 +584,12 @@ static void dispatch_message(struct stasis_subscription *sub,
 		std.complete = 0;
 		std.task_data = message;
 
-		if (ast_taskprocessor_push_local(sub->mailbox,
-			                             dispatch_exec_sync,
-			                             &std)) {
+		if (ast_taskprocessor_push_local(sub->mailbox, dispatch_exec_sync, &std)) {
 			/* Push failed; ugh. */
 			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Dropping sync dispatch\n");
 			ao2_cleanup(message);
+			ast_mutex_destroy(&std.lock);
+			ast_cond_destroy(&std.cond);
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -718,7 +712,7 @@ struct stasis_forward *stasis_forward_all(struct stasis_topic *from_topic,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	forward = ao2_alloc(sizeof(*forward), forward_dtor);
+	forward = ao2_alloc_options(sizeof(*forward), forward_dtor, AO2_ALLOC_OPT_LOCK_NOLOCK);
 	if (!forward) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -746,16 +740,18 @@ struct stasis_forward *stasis_forward_all(struct stasis_topic *from_topic,
 static void subscription_change_dtor(void *obj)
 {
 	struct stasis_subscription_change *change = obj;
+
 	ast_string_field_free_memory(change);
 	ao2_cleanup(change->topic);
 }
 
 static struct stasis_subscription_change *subscription_change_alloc(struct stasis_topic *topic, const char *uniqueid, const char *description)
 {
-	RAII_VAR(struct stasis_subscription_change *, change, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	struct stasis_subscription_change *change;
 
 	change = ao2_alloc(sizeof(struct stasis_subscription_change), subscription_change_dtor);
-	if (ast_string_field_init(change, 128)) {
+	if (!change || ast_string_field_init(change, 128)) {
+		ao2_cleanup(change);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -764,51 +760,50 @@ static struct stasis_subscription_change *subscription_change_alloc(struct stasi
 	ao2_ref(topic, +1);
 	change->topic = topic;
 
-	ao2_ref(change, +1);
 	return change;
 }
 
 static void send_subscription_subscribe(struct stasis_topic *topic, struct stasis_subscription *sub)
 {
-	RAII_VAR(struct stasis_subscription_change *, change, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
-	RAII_VAR(struct stasis_message *, msg, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	struct stasis_subscription_change *change;
+	struct stasis_message *msg;
 
 	/* This assumes that we have already unsubscribed */
 	ast_assert(stasis_subscription_is_subscribed(sub));
 
 	change = subscription_change_alloc(topic, sub->uniqueid, "Subscribe");
-
 	if (!change) {
 		return;
 	}
 
 	msg = stasis_message_create(stasis_subscription_change_type(), change);
-
 	if (!msg) {
+		ao2_cleanup(change);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	stasis_publish(topic, msg);
+	ao2_cleanup(msg);
+	ao2_cleanup(change);
 }
 
 static void send_subscription_unsubscribe(struct stasis_topic *topic,
 	struct stasis_subscription *sub)
 {
-	RAII_VAR(struct stasis_subscription_change *, change, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
-	RAII_VAR(struct stasis_message *, msg, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
+	struct stasis_subscription_change *change;
+	struct stasis_message *msg;
 
 	/* This assumes that we have already unsubscribed */
 	ast_assert(!stasis_subscription_is_subscribed(sub));
 
 	change = subscription_change_alloc(topic, sub->uniqueid, "Unsubscribe");
-
 	if (!change) {
 		return;
 	}
 
 	msg = stasis_message_create(stasis_subscription_change_type(), change);
-
 	if (!msg) {
+		ao2_cleanup(change);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -816,6 +811,9 @@ static void send_subscription_unsubscribe(struct stasis_topic *topic,
 
 	/* Now we have to dispatch to the subscription itself */
 	dispatch_message(sub, msg, 0);
+
+	ao2_cleanup(msg);
+	ao2_cleanup(change);
 }
 
 struct topic_pool_entry {
@@ -826,6 +824,7 @@ struct topic_pool_entry {
 static void topic_pool_entry_dtor(void *obj)
 {
 	struct topic_pool_entry *entry = obj;
+
 	entry->forward = stasis_forward_cancel(entry->forward);
 	ao2_cleanup(entry->topic);
 	entry->topic = NULL;
@@ -833,7 +832,8 @@ static void topic_pool_entry_dtor(void *obj)
 
 static struct topic_pool_entry *topic_pool_entry_alloc(void)
 {
-	return ao2_alloc(sizeof(struct topic_pool_entry), topic_pool_entry_dtor);
+	return ao2_alloc_options(sizeof(struct topic_pool_entry), topic_pool_entry_dtor,
+		AO2_ALLOC_OPT_LOCK_NOLOCK);
 }
 
 struct stasis_topic_pool {
@@ -844,6 +844,7 @@ struct stasis_topic_pool {
 static void topic_pool_dtor(void *obj)
 {
 	struct stasis_topic_pool *pool = obj;
+
 	ao2_cleanup(pool->pool_container);
 	pool->pool_container = NULL;
 	ao2_cleanup(pool->pool_topic);
@@ -852,28 +853,80 @@ static void topic_pool_dtor(void *obj)
 
 static int topic_pool_entry_hash(const void *obj, const int flags)
 {
-	const char *topic_name = (flags & OBJ_KEY) ? obj : stasis_topic_name(((struct topic_pool_entry*) obj)->topic);
-	return ast_str_case_hash(topic_name);
+	const struct topic_pool_entry *object;
+	const char *key;
+
+	switch (flags & OBJ_SEARCH_MASK) {
+	case OBJ_SEARCH_KEY:
+		key = obj;
+		break;
+	case OBJ_SEARCH_OBJECT:
+		object = obj;
+		key = stasis_topic_name(object->topic);
+		break;
+	default:
+		/* Hash can only work on something with a full key. */
+		ast_assert(0);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return ast_str_case_hash(key);
 }
 
 static int topic_pool_entry_cmp(void *obj, void *arg, int flags)
 {
-	struct topic_pool_entry *opt1 = obj, *opt2 = arg;
-	const char *topic_name = (flags & OBJ_KEY) ? arg : stasis_topic_name(opt2->topic);
-	return strcasecmp(stasis_topic_name(opt1->topic), topic_name) ? 0 : CMP_MATCH | CMP_STOP;
+	const struct topic_pool_entry *object_left = obj;
+	const struct topic_pool_entry *object_right = arg;
+	const char *right_key = arg;
+	int cmp;
+
+	switch (flags & OBJ_SEARCH_MASK) {
+	case OBJ_SEARCH_OBJECT:
+		right_key = stasis_topic_name(object_right->topic);
+		/* Fall through */
+	case OBJ_SEARCH_KEY:
+		cmp = strcasecmp(stasis_topic_name(object_left->topic), right_key);
+		break;
+	case OBJ_SEARCH_PARTIAL_KEY:
+		/* Not supported by container */
+		ast_assert(0);
+		cmp = -1;
+		break;
+	default:
+		/*
+		 * What arg points to is specific to this traversal callback
+		 * and has no special meaning to astobj2.
+		 */
+		cmp = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+	if (cmp) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * At this point the traversal callback is identical to a sorted
+	 * container.
+	 */
+	return CMP_MATCH;
 }
 
 struct stasis_topic_pool *stasis_topic_pool_create(struct stasis_topic *pooled_topic)
 {
-	RAII_VAR(struct stasis_topic_pool *, pool, ao2_alloc(sizeof(*pool), topic_pool_dtor), ao2_cleanup);
+	struct stasis_topic_pool *pool;
+
+	pool = ao2_alloc_options(sizeof(*pool), topic_pool_dtor, AO2_ALLOC_OPT_LOCK_NOLOCK);
 	if (!pool) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	pool->pool_container = ao2_container_alloc(TOPIC_POOL_BUCKETS, topic_pool_entry_hash, topic_pool_entry_cmp);
+
+	pool->pool_container = ao2_container_alloc(TOPIC_POOL_BUCKETS,
+		topic_pool_entry_hash, topic_pool_entry_cmp);
+	if (!pool->pool_container) {
+		ao2_cleanup(pool);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	ao2_ref(pooled_topic, +1);
 	pool->pool_topic = pooled_topic;
 
-	ao2_ref(pool, +1);
 	return pool;
 }
 
@@ -881,14 +934,13 @@ struct stasis_topic *stasis_topic_pool_get_topic(struct stasis_topic_pool *pool,
 {
 	RAII_VAR(struct topic_pool_entry *, topic_pool_entry, NULL, ao2_cleanup);
 	SCOPED_AO2LOCK(topic_container_lock, pool->pool_container);
-	topic_pool_entry = ao2_find(pool->pool_container, topic_name, OBJ_KEY | OBJ_NOLOCK);
 
+	topic_pool_entry = ao2_find(pool->pool_container, topic_name, OBJ_SEARCH_KEY | OBJ_NOLOCK);
 	if (topic_pool_entry) {
 		return topic_pool_entry->topic;
 	}
 
 	topic_pool_entry = topic_pool_entry_alloc();
-
 	if (!topic_pool_entry) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -903,7 +955,9 @@ struct stasis_topic *stasis_topic_pool_get_topic(struct stasis_topic_pool *pool,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	ao2_link_flags(pool->pool_container, topic_pool_entry, OBJ_NOLOCK);
+	if (!ao2_link_flags(pool->pool_container, topic_pool_entry, OBJ_NOLOCK)) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	return topic_pool_entry->topic;
 }