diff --git a/p2p/net/mock/mock_stream.go b/p2p/net/mock/mock_stream.go
index 2f0a4ee7122da27b0dcffaeffb762a1b1ae9eaf5..79a3834c0aeb5660ec7fc17314d21c17c3df7b68 100644
--- a/p2p/net/mock/mock_stream.go
+++ b/p2p/net/mock/mock_stream.go
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ type stream struct {
 	read      *io.PipeReader
 	conn      *conn
 	toDeliver chan *transportObject
-	control   chan int
-	state     int
-	closed    chan struct{}
+
+	reset  chan struct{}
+	close  chan struct{}
+	closed chan struct{}
+
+	state error
 
 	protocol protocol.ID
 }
@@ -27,12 +30,6 @@ type stream struct {
 var ErrReset error = errors.New("stream reset")
 var ErrClosed error = errors.New("stream closed")
 
-const (
-	stateOpen = iota
-	stateClose
-	stateReset
-)
-
 type transportObject struct {
 	msg         []byte
 	arrivalTime time.Time
@@ -42,7 +39,8 @@ func NewStream(w *io.PipeWriter, r *io.PipeReader) *stream {
 	s := &stream{
 		read:      r,
 		write:     w,
-		control:   make(chan int),
+		reset:     make(chan struct{}, 1),
+		close:     make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		closed:    make(chan struct{}),
 		toDeliver: make(chan *transportObject),
 	}
@@ -58,12 +56,7 @@ func (s *stream) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	t := time.Now().Add(delay)
 	select {
 	case <-s.closed: // bail out if we're closing.
-		switch s.state {
-		case stateReset:
-			return 0, ErrReset
-		case stateClose:
-			return 0, ErrClosed
-		}
+		return 0, s.state
 	case s.toDeliver <- &transportObject{msg: p, arrivalTime: t}:
 	}
 	return len(p), nil
@@ -79,31 +72,29 @@ func (s *stream) SetProtocol(proto protocol.ID) {
 
 func (s *stream) Close() error {
 	select {
-	case s.control <- stateClose:
-	case <-s.closed:
+	case s.close <- struct{}{}:
+	default:
 	}
 	<-s.closed
-	if s.state == stateReset {
-		return nil
-	} else {
-		return ErrClosed
+	if s.state != ErrClosed {
+		return s.state
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *stream) Reset() error {
-	// Cancel any pending reads.
+	// Cancel any pending writes.
 	s.write.Close()
 
 	select {
-	case s.control <- stateReset:
-	case <-s.closed:
+	case s.reset <- struct{}{}:
+	default:
 	}
 	<-s.closed
-	if s.state == stateReset {
-		return nil
-	} else {
-		return ErrClosed
+	if s.state != ErrReset {
+		return s.state
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *stream) teardown() {
@@ -128,11 +119,11 @@ func (s *stream) SetDeadline(t time.Time) error {
 	return &net.OpError{Op: "set", Net: "pipe", Source: nil, Addr: nil, Err: errors.New("deadline not supported")}
 }
 
-func (p *stream) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+func (s *stream) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
 	return &net.OpError{Op: "set", Net: "pipe", Source: nil, Addr: nil, Err: errors.New("deadline not supported")}
 }
 
-func (p *stream) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+func (s *stream) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error {
 	return &net.OpError{Op: "set", Net: "pipe", Source: nil, Addr: nil, Err: errors.New("deadline not supported")}
 }
 
@@ -197,7 +188,8 @@ func (s *stream) transport() {
 		if buffered >= bufsize {
 			select {
 			case <-timer.C:
-			case s.state = <-s.control:
+			case <-s.reset:
+				s.reset <- struct{}{}
 				return
 			}
 			drainBuf()
@@ -212,25 +204,25 @@ func (s *stream) transport() {
 	}
 
 	for {
-		switch s.state {
-		case stateClose:
-			drainBuf()
-			return
-		case stateReset:
+		// Reset takes precedent.
+		select {
+		case <-s.reset:
+			s.state = ErrReset
 			s.read.CloseWithError(ErrReset)
 			return
 		default:
-			panic("invalid state")
-		case stateOpen:
 		}
 
 		select {
-		case s.state = <-s.control:
-			continue
-		case o, ok := <-s.toDeliver:
-			if !ok {
-				return
-			}
+		case <-s.reset:
+			s.state = ErrReset
+			s.read.CloseWithError(ErrReset)
+			return
+		case <-s.close:
+			s.state = ErrClosed
+			drainBuf()
+			return
+		case o := <-s.toDeliver:
 			deliverOrWait(o)
 		case <-timer.C: // ok, due to write it out.
 			drainBuf()