diff --git a/noise-protocol.go b/noise-protocol.go
index 82d553e..f72dcc4 100644
--- a/noise-protocol.go
+++ b/noise-protocol.go
@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@ func (device *Device) ConsumeMessageInitiation(msg *MessageInitiation) *Peer {
 
 	handshake.mutex.Unlock()
 
+	setZero(hash[:])
+	setZero(chainKey[:])
+
 	return peer
 }
 
@@ -362,7 +365,7 @@ func (device *Device) CreateMessageResponse(peer *Peer) (*MessageResponse, error
 		handshake.mixKey(ss[:])
 	}()
 
-	// add preshared key (psk)
+	// add preshared key
 
 	var tau [blake2s.Size]byte
 	var key [chacha20poly1305.KeySize]byte
@@ -457,7 +460,6 @@ func (device *Device) ConsumeMessageResponse(msg *MessageResponse) *Peer {
 		aead, _ := chacha20poly1305.New(key[:])
 		_, err := aead.Open(nil, ZeroNonce[:], msg.Empty[:], hash[:])
 		if err != nil {
-			device.log.Debug.Println("failed to open")
 			return false
 		}
 		mixHash(&hash, &hash, msg.Empty[:])
@@ -485,10 +487,10 @@ func (device *Device) ConsumeMessageResponse(msg *MessageResponse) *Peer {
 	return lookup.peer
 }
 
-/* Derives a new key-pair from the current handshake state
+/* Derives a new keypair from the current handshake state
  *
  */
-func (peer *Peer) NewKeypair() *Keypair {
+func (peer *Peer) DeriveNewKeypair() error {
 	device := peer.device
 	handshake := &peer.handshake
 	handshake.mutex.Lock()
@@ -517,12 +519,13 @@ func (peer *Peer) NewKeypair() *Keypair {
 		)
 		isInitiator = false
 	} else {
-		return nil
+		return errors.New("invalid state for keypair derivation")
 	}
 
 	// zero handshake
 
 	setZero(handshake.chainKey[:])
+	setZero(handshake.hash[:]) // Doesn't necessarily need to be zeroed. Could be used for something interesting down the line.
 	setZero(handshake.localEphemeral[:])
 	peer.handshake.state = HandshakeZeroed
 
@@ -576,5 +579,23 @@ func (peer *Peer) NewKeypair() *Keypair {
 	}
 	kp.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	return keypair
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (peer *Peer) ReceivedWithKeypair(receivedKeypair *Keypair) bool {
+	kp := &peer.keypairs
+	if kp.next != receivedKeypair {
+		return false
+	}
+	kp.mutex.Lock()
+	defer kp.mutex.Unlock()
+	if kp.next != receivedKeypair {
+		return false
+	}
+	old := kp.previous
+	kp.previous = kp.current
+	peer.device.DeleteKeypair(old)
+	kp.current = kp.next
+	kp.next = nil
+	return true
 }
diff --git a/noise_test.go b/noise_test.go
index 37bfb94..ce32097 100644
--- a/noise_test.go
+++ b/noise_test.go
@@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ func TestNoiseHandshake(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Log("deriving keys")
 
-	key1 := peer1.NewKeypair()
-	key2 := peer2.NewKeypair()
+	key1 := peer1.DeriveNewKeypair()
+	key2 := peer2.DeriveNewKeypair()
 
 	if key1 == nil {
-		t.Fatal("failed to dervice key-pair for peer 1")
+		t.Fatal("failed to dervice keypair for peer 1")
 	}
 
 	if key2 == nil {
-		t.Fatal("failed to dervice key-pair for peer 2")
+		t.Fatal("failed to dervice keypair for peer 2")
 	}
 
 	// encrypting / decryption test
diff --git a/receive.go b/receive.go
index 32ff512..64253e6 100644
--- a/receive.go
+++ b/receive.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (device *Device) RoutineReceiveIncoming(IP int, bind Bind) {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			// check key-pair expiry
+			// check keypair expiry
 
 			if keypair.created.Add(RejectAfterTime).Before(time.Now()) {
 				continue
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ func (device *Device) RoutineHandshake() {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			if peer.NewKeypair() == nil {
+			if peer.DeriveNewKeypair() != nil {
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -532,9 +532,9 @@ func (device *Device) RoutineHandshake() {
 			peer.timersAnyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal()
 			peer.timersAnyAuthenticatedPacketReceived()
 
-			// derive key-pair
+			// derive keypair
 
-			if peer.NewKeypair() == nil {
+			if peer.DeriveNewKeypair() != nil {
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -597,25 +597,12 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineSequentialReceiver() {
 			peer.endpoint = elem.endpoint
 			peer.mutex.Unlock()
 
-			// check if using new key-pair
-
-			kp := &peer.keypairs
-			if kp.next == elem.keypair {
-				kp.mutex.Lock()
-				if kp.next != elem.keypair {
-					kp.mutex.Unlock()
-				} else {
-					old := kp.previous
-					kp.previous = kp.current
-					device.DeleteKeypair(old)
-					kp.current = kp.next
-					kp.next = nil
-					kp.mutex.Unlock()
-					peer.timersHandshakeComplete()
-					select {
-					case peer.signals.newKeypairArrived <- struct{}{}:
-					default:
-					}
+			// check if using new keypair
+			if peer.ReceivedWithKeypair(elem.keypair) {
+				peer.timersHandshakeComplete()
+				select {
+				case peer.signals.newKeypairArrived <- struct{}{}:
+				default:
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/send.go b/send.go
index 35e0d00..a8ec28c 100644
--- a/send.go
+++ b/send.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type QueueOutboundElement struct {
 	buffer  *[MaxMessageSize]byte // slice holding the packet data
 	packet  []byte                // slice of "buffer" (always!)
 	nonce   uint64                // nonce for encryption
-	keypair *Keypair              // key-pair for encryption
+	keypair *Keypair              // keypair for encryption
 	peer    *Peer                 // related peer
 }
 
@@ -306,11 +306,11 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineNonce() {
 
 				peer.SendHandshakeInitiation(false)
 
-				logDebug.Println(peer, ": Awaiting key-pair")
+				logDebug.Println(peer, ": Awaiting keypair")
 
 				select {
 				case <-peer.signals.newKeypairArrived:
-					logDebug.Println(peer, ": Obtained awaited key-pair")
+					logDebug.Println(peer, ": Obtained awaited keypair")
 				case <-peer.signals.flushNonceQueue:
 					for {
 						select {