diff --git a/event.go b/event.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccf57c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/event.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type Event struct {
+	guard    int32
+	next     time.Time
+	interval time.Duration
+	C        chan struct{}
+}
+
+func newEvent(interval time.Duration) *Event {
+	return &Event{
+		guard:    0,
+		next:     time.Now(),
+		interval: interval,
+		C:        make(chan struct{}, 1),
+	}
+}
+
+func (e *Event) Clear() {
+	select {
+	case <-e.C:
+	default:
+	}
+}
+
+func (e *Event) Fire() {
+	if atomic.SwapInt32(&e.guard, 1) != 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	if now := time.Now(); now.After(e.next) {
+		select {
+		case e.C <- struct{}{}:
+		default:
+		}
+		e.next = now.Add(e.interval)
+	}
+	atomic.StoreInt32(&e.guard, 0)
+}
diff --git a/noise-protocol.go b/noise-protocol.go
index b880ede..35e95ef 100644
--- a/noise-protocol.go
+++ b/noise-protocol.go
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ func (peer *Peer) NewKeyPair() *KeyPair {
 		} else {
 			kp.previous = kp.current
 			kp.current = keyPair
-			peer.signal.newKeyPair.Send()
+			peer.event.newKeyPair.Fire()
 		}
 
 	} else {
diff --git a/peer.go b/peer.go
index 9703b58..0b947fd 100644
--- a/peer.go
+++ b/peer.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	PeerRoutineNumber = 4
+	EventInterval     = 10 * time.Millisecond
 )
 
 type Peer struct {
@@ -40,26 +41,23 @@ type Peer struct {
 		nextKeepalive time.Time
 	}
 
+	event struct {
+		dataSent                        *Event
+		dataReceived                    *Event
+		anyAuthenticatedPacketReceived  *Event
+		anyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal *Event
+		handshakeCompleted              *Event
+		handshakePushDeadline           *Event
+		handshakeBegin                  *Event
+		ephemeralKeyCreated             *Event
+		newKeyPair                      *Event
+	}
+
 	signal struct {
-		newKeyPair         Signal // size 1, new key pair was generated
-		handshakeCompleted Signal // size 1, handshake completed
-		handshakeBegin     Signal // size 1, begin new handshake begin
-		flushNonceQueue    Signal // size 1, empty queued packets
-		messageSend        Signal // size 1, message was send to peer
-		messageReceived    Signal // size 1, authenticated message recv
+		flushNonceQueue chan struct{} // size 0, empty queued packets
 	}
 
 	timer struct {
-
-		// state related to WireGuard timers
-
-		keepalivePersistent Timer // set for persistent keep-alive
-		keepalivePassive    Timer // set upon receiving messages
-		zeroAllKeys         Timer // zero all key material
-		handshakeNew        Timer // begin a new handshake (stale)
-		handshakeDeadline   Timer // complete handshake timeout
-		handshakeTimeout    Timer // current handshake message timeout
-
 		sendLastMinuteHandshake AtomicBool
 		needAnotherKeepalive    AtomicBool
 	}
@@ -113,12 +111,17 @@ func (device *Device) NewPeer(pk NoisePublicKey) (*Peer, error) {
 	peer.device = device
 	peer.isRunning.Set(false)
 
-	peer.timer.zeroAllKeys = NewTimer()
-	peer.timer.keepalivePersistent = NewTimer()
-	peer.timer.keepalivePassive = NewTimer()
-	peer.timer.handshakeNew = NewTimer()
-	peer.timer.handshakeDeadline = NewTimer()
-	peer.timer.handshakeTimeout = NewTimer()
+	// events
+
+	peer.event.dataSent = newEvent(EventInterval)
+	peer.event.dataReceived = newEvent(EventInterval)
+	peer.event.anyAuthenticatedPacketReceived = newEvent(EventInterval)
+	peer.event.anyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal = newEvent(EventInterval)
+	peer.event.handshakeCompleted = newEvent(EventInterval)
+	peer.event.handshakePushDeadline = newEvent(EventInterval)
+	peer.event.handshakeBegin = newEvent(EventInterval)
+	peer.event.ephemeralKeyCreated = newEvent(EventInterval)
+	peer.event.newKeyPair = newEvent(EventInterval)
 
 	// map public key
 
@@ -200,7 +203,7 @@ func (peer *Peer) Start() {
 	}
 
 	device := peer.device
-	device.log.Debug.Println(peer.String() + ": Starting...")
+	device.log.Debug.Println(peer, ": Starting...")
 
 	// sanity check : these should be 0
 
@@ -209,10 +212,7 @@ func (peer *Peer) Start() {
 
 	// prepare queues and signals
 
-	peer.signal.newKeyPair = NewSignal()
-	peer.signal.handshakeBegin = NewSignal()
-	peer.signal.handshakeCompleted = NewSignal()
-	peer.signal.flushNonceQueue = NewSignal()
+	peer.signal.flushNonceQueue = make(chan struct{})
 
 	peer.queue.nonce = make(chan *QueueOutboundElement, QueueOutboundSize)
 	peer.queue.outbound = make(chan *QueueOutboundElement, QueueOutboundSize)
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func (peer *Peer) Stop() {
 	}
 
 	device := peer.device
-	device.log.Debug.Println(peer.String() + ": Stopping...")
+	device.log.Debug.Println(peer, ": Stopping...")
 
 	// stop & wait for ongoing peer routines
 
@@ -255,15 +255,6 @@ func (peer *Peer) Stop() {
 	peer.routines.stop.Broadcast()
 	peer.routines.stopping.Wait()
 
-	// stop timers
-
-	peer.timer.keepalivePersistent.Stop()
-	peer.timer.keepalivePassive.Stop()
-	peer.timer.zeroAllKeys.Stop()
-	peer.timer.handshakeNew.Stop()
-	peer.timer.handshakeDeadline.Stop()
-	peer.timer.handshakeTimeout.Stop()
-
 	// close queues
 
 	close(peer.queue.nonce)
@@ -272,10 +263,8 @@ func (peer *Peer) Stop() {
 
 	// close signals
 
-	peer.signal.newKeyPair.Close()
-	peer.signal.handshakeBegin.Close()
-	peer.signal.handshakeCompleted.Close()
-	peer.signal.flushNonceQueue.Close()
+	close(peer.signal.flushNonceQueue)
+	peer.signal.flushNonceQueue = nil
 
 	// clear key pairs
 
diff --git a/receive.go b/receive.go
index 156ade5..1d8b718 100644
--- a/receive.go
+++ b/receive.go
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ func (device *Device) RoutineReceiveIncoming(IP int, bind Bind) {
 
 		case MessageCookieReplyType:
 			okay = len(packet) == MessageCookieReplySize
+
+		default:
+			logDebug.Println("Received message with unknown type")
 		}
 
 		if okay {
@@ -453,8 +456,8 @@ func (device *Device) RoutineHandshake() {
 
 			// update timers
 
-			peer.TimerAnyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal()
-			peer.TimerAnyAuthenticatedPacketReceived()
+			peer.event.anyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal.Fire()
+			peer.event.anyAuthenticatedPacketReceived.Fire()
 
 			// update endpoint
 
@@ -462,7 +465,7 @@ func (device *Device) RoutineHandshake() {
 			peer.endpoint = elem.endpoint
 			peer.mutex.Unlock()
 
-			logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Received handshake initiation")
+			logDebug.Println(peer, ": Received handshake initiation")
 
 			// create response
 
@@ -475,7 +478,7 @@ func (device *Device) RoutineHandshake() {
 			peer.TimerEphemeralKeyCreated()
 			peer.NewKeyPair()
 
-			logDebug.Println(peer.String(), "Creating handshake response")
+			logDebug.Println(peer, ": Creating handshake response")
 
 			writer := bytes.NewBuffer(temp[:0])
 			binary.Write(writer, binary.LittleEndian, response)
@@ -486,9 +489,9 @@ func (device *Device) RoutineHandshake() {
 
 			err = peer.SendBuffer(packet)
 			if err == nil {
-				peer.TimerAnyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal()
+				peer.event.anyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal.Fire()
 			} else {
-				logError.Println(peer.String(), "Failed to send handshake response", err)
+				logError.Println(peer, ": Failed to send handshake response", err)
 			}
 
 		case MessageResponseType:
@@ -520,15 +523,15 @@ func (device *Device) RoutineHandshake() {
 			peer.endpoint = elem.endpoint
 			peer.mutex.Unlock()
 
-			logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Received handshake response")
+			logDebug.Println(peer, ": Received handshake response")
 
 			peer.TimerEphemeralKeyCreated()
 
 			// update timers
 
-			peer.TimerAnyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal()
-			peer.TimerAnyAuthenticatedPacketReceived()
-			peer.TimerHandshakeComplete()
+			peer.event.anyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal.Fire()
+			peer.event.anyAuthenticatedPacketReceived.Fire()
+			peer.event.handshakeCompleted.Fire()
 
 			// derive key-pair
 
@@ -547,10 +550,10 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineSequentialReceiver() {
 
 	defer func() {
 		peer.routines.stopping.Done()
-		logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Routine: sequential receiver - stopped")
+		logDebug.Println(peer, ": Routine: sequential receiver - stopped")
 	}()
 
-	logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Routine: sequential receiver - started")
+	logDebug.Println(peer, ": Routine: sequential receiver - started")
 
 	peer.routines.starting.Done()
 
@@ -581,8 +584,8 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineSequentialReceiver() {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			peer.TimerAnyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal()
-			peer.TimerAnyAuthenticatedPacketReceived()
+			peer.event.anyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal.Fire()
+			peer.event.anyAuthenticatedPacketReceived.Fire()
 			peer.KeepKeyFreshReceiving()
 
 			// check if using new key-pair
@@ -590,7 +593,7 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineSequentialReceiver() {
 			kp := &peer.keyPairs
 			kp.mutex.Lock()
 			if kp.next == elem.keyPair {
-				peer.TimerHandshakeComplete()
+				peer.event.handshakeCompleted.Fire()
 				if kp.previous != nil {
 					device.DeleteKeyPair(kp.previous)
 				}
@@ -609,10 +612,10 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineSequentialReceiver() {
 			// check for keep-alive
 
 			if len(elem.packet) == 0 {
-				logDebug.Println("Received keep-alive from", peer.String())
+				logDebug.Println(peer, ": Received keep-alive")
 				continue
 			}
-			peer.TimerDataReceived()
+			peer.event.dataReceived.Fire()
 
 			// verify source and strip padding
 
@@ -639,7 +642,7 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineSequentialReceiver() {
 				if device.routing.table.LookupIPv4(src) != peer {
 					logInfo.Println(
 						"IPv4 packet with disallowed source address from",
-						peer.String(),
+						peer,
 					)
 					continue
 				}
@@ -666,14 +669,14 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineSequentialReceiver() {
 				src := elem.packet[IPv6offsetSrc : IPv6offsetSrc+net.IPv6len]
 				if device.routing.table.LookupIPv6(src) != peer {
 					logInfo.Println(
-						"IPv6 packet with disallowed source address from",
-						peer.String(),
+						peer,
+						"sent packet with disallowed IPv6 source",
 					)
 					continue
 				}
 
 			default:
-				logInfo.Println("Packet with invalid IP version from", peer.String())
+				logInfo.Println("Packet with invalid IP version from", peer)
 				continue
 			}
 
diff --git a/send.go b/send.go
index 24c7f32..7423e3b 100644
--- a/send.go
+++ b/send.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type QueueOutboundElement struct {
 	peer    *Peer                 // related peer
 }
 
-func (peer *Peer) FlushNonceQueue() {
+func (peer *Peer) flushNonceQueue() {
 	elems := len(peer.queue.nonce)
 	for i := 0; i < elems; i++ {
 		select {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (device *Device) RoutineReadFromTUN() {
 		// insert into nonce/pre-handshake queue
 
 		if peer.isRunning.Get() {
-			peer.timer.handshakeDeadline.Reset(RekeyAttemptTime)
+			peer.event.handshakePushDeadline.Fire()
 			addToOutboundQueue(peer.queue.nonce, elem)
 			elem = device.NewOutboundElement()
 		}
@@ -201,11 +201,11 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineNonce() {
 
 	defer func() {
 		peer.routines.stopping.Done()
-		logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Routine: nonce worker - stopped")
+		logDebug.Println(peer, ": Routine: nonce worker - stopped")
 	}()
 
 	peer.routines.starting.Done()
-	logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Routine: nonce worker - started")
+	logDebug.Println(peer, ": Routine: nonce worker - started")
 
 	for {
 	NextPacket:
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineNonce() {
 			// wait for key pair
 
 			for {
+
+				peer.event.newKeyPair.Clear()
+
 				keyPair = peer.keyPairs.Current()
 				if keyPair != nil && keyPair.sendNonce < RejectAfterMessages {
 					if time.Now().Sub(keyPair.created) < RejectAfterTime {
@@ -229,16 +232,14 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineNonce() {
 					}
 				}
 
-				peer.signal.handshakeBegin.Send()
+				peer.event.handshakeBegin.Fire()
 
-				logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Awaiting key-pair")
+				logDebug.Println(peer, ": Awaiting key-pair")
 
 				select {
-				case <-peer.signal.newKeyPair.Wait():
-					logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Obtained awaited key-pair")
-				case <-peer.signal.flushNonceQueue.Wait():
-					logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Flushing nonce queue")
-					peer.FlushNonceQueue()
+				case <-peer.event.newKeyPair.C:
+					logDebug.Println(peer, ": Obtained awaited key-pair")
+				case <-peer.signal.flushNonceQueue:
 					goto NextPacket
 				case <-peer.routines.stop.Wait():
 					return
@@ -357,10 +358,10 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineSequentialSender() {
 
 	defer func() {
 		peer.routines.stopping.Done()
-		logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Routine: sequential sender - stopped")
+		logDebug.Println(peer, ": Routine: sequential sender - stopped")
 	}()
 
-	logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Routine: sequential sender - started")
+	logDebug.Println(peer, ": Routine: sequential sender - started")
 
 	peer.routines.starting.Done()
 
@@ -387,16 +388,16 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineSequentialSender() {
 			err := peer.SendBuffer(elem.packet)
 			device.PutMessageBuffer(elem.buffer)
 			if err != nil {
-				logDebug.Println("Failed to send authenticated packet to peer", peer.String())
+				logDebug.Println("Failed to send authenticated packet to peer", peer)
 				continue
 			}
 			atomic.AddUint64(&peer.stats.txBytes, length)
 
 			// update timers
 
-			peer.TimerAnyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal()
+			peer.event.anyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal.Fire()
 			if len(elem.packet) != MessageKeepaliveSize {
-				peer.TimerDataSent()
+				peer.event.dataSent.Fire()
 			}
 			peer.KeepKeyFreshSending()
 		}
diff --git a/signal.go b/signal.go
index 4d51bfa..606da52 100644
--- a/signal.go
+++ b/signal.go
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 
 package main
 
+func signalSend(s chan<- struct{}) {
+	select {
+	case s <- struct{}{}:
+	default:
+	}
+}
+
 type Signal struct {
 	enabled AtomicBool
 	C       chan struct{}
diff --git a/timer.go b/timer.go
deleted file mode 100644
index aeab5d9..0000000
--- a/timer.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>. All Rights Reserved.
- */
-
-package main
-
-import (
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-)
-
-type Timer struct {
-	mutex   sync.Mutex
-	pending bool
-	timer   *time.Timer
-}
-
-/* Starts the timer if not already pending
- */
-func (t *Timer) Start(dur time.Duration) bool {
-	t.mutex.Lock()
-	defer t.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	started := !t.pending
-	if started {
-		t.timer.Reset(dur)
-	}
-	return started
-}
-
-func (t *Timer) Stop() {
-	t.mutex.Lock()
-	defer t.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	t.timer.Stop()
-	select {
-	case <-t.timer.C:
-	default:
-	}
-	t.pending = false
-}
-
-func (t *Timer) Pending() bool {
-	t.mutex.Lock()
-	defer t.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	return t.pending
-}
-
-func (t *Timer) Reset(dur time.Duration) {
-	t.mutex.Lock()
-	defer t.mutex.Unlock()
-	t.timer.Reset(dur)
-}
-
-func (t *Timer) Wait() <-chan time.Time {
-	return t.timer.C
-}
-
-func NewTimer() (t Timer) {
-	t.pending = false
-	t.timer = time.NewTimer(time.Hour)
-	t.timer.Stop()
-	select {
-	case <-t.timer.C:
-	default:
-	}
-	return
-}
diff --git a/timers.go b/timers.go
index 835191f..08d0561 100644
--- a/timers.go
+++ b/timers.go
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ import (
 
 /* NOTE:
  * Notion of validity
- *
- *
  */
 
 /* Called when a new authenticated message has been send
@@ -29,10 +27,10 @@ func (peer *Peer) KeepKeyFreshSending() {
 	}
 	nonce := atomic.LoadUint64(&kp.sendNonce)
 	if nonce > RekeyAfterMessages {
-		peer.signal.handshakeBegin.Send()
+		peer.event.handshakeBegin.Fire()
 	}
 	if kp.isInitiator && time.Now().Sub(kp.created) > RekeyAfterTime {
-		peer.signal.handshakeBegin.Send()
+		peer.event.handshakeBegin.Fire()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ func (peer *Peer) KeepKeyFreshReceiving() {
 	if send {
 		// do a last minute attempt at initiating a new handshake
 		peer.timer.sendLastMinuteHandshake.Set(true)
-		peer.signal.handshakeBegin.Send()
+		peer.event.handshakeBegin.Fire()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -76,57 +74,13 @@ func (peer *Peer) SendKeepAlive() bool {
 	}
 }
 
-/* Event:
- * Sent non-empty (authenticated) transport message
- */
-func (peer *Peer) TimerDataSent() {
-	peer.timer.keepalivePassive.Stop()
-	peer.timer.handshakeNew.Start(NewHandshakeTime)
-}
-
-/* Event:
- * Received non-empty (authenticated) transport message
- *
- * Action:
- * Set a timer to confirm the message using a keep-alive (if not already set)
- */
-func (peer *Peer) TimerDataReceived() {
-	if !peer.timer.keepalivePassive.Start(KeepaliveTimeout) {
-		peer.timer.needAnotherKeepalive.Set(true)
-	}
-}
-
-/* Event:
- * Any (authenticated) packet received
- */
-func (peer *Peer) TimerAnyAuthenticatedPacketReceived() {
-	peer.timer.handshakeNew.Stop()
-}
-
-/* Event:
- * Any authenticated packet send / received.
- *
- * Action:
- * Push persistent keep-alive into the future
- */
-func (peer *Peer) TimerAnyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal() {
-	interval := peer.persistentKeepaliveInterval
-	if interval > 0 {
-		duration := time.Duration(interval) * time.Second
-		peer.timer.keepalivePersistent.Reset(duration)
-	}
-}
-
 /* Called after successfully completing a handshake.
  * i.e. after:
  *
  * - Valid handshake response
  * - First transport message under the "next" key
  */
-func (peer *Peer) TimerHandshakeComplete() {
-	peer.signal.handshakeCompleted.Send()
-	peer.device.log.Info.Println(peer.String() + ": New handshake completed")
-}
+// peer.device.log.Info.Println(peer, ": New handshake completed")
 
 /* Event:
  * An ephemeral key is generated
@@ -141,17 +95,14 @@ func (peer *Peer) TimerHandshakeComplete() {
  * upon failure to complete a handshake
  */
 func (peer *Peer) TimerEphemeralKeyCreated() {
-	peer.timer.zeroAllKeys.Reset(RejectAfterTime * 3)
+	peer.event.ephemeralKeyCreated.Fire()
+	// peer.timer.zeroAllKeys.Reset(RejectAfterTime * 3)
 }
 
 /* Sends a new handshake initiation message to the peer (endpoint)
  */
 func (peer *Peer) sendNewHandshake() error {
 
-	// temporarily disable the handshake complete signal
-
-	peer.signal.handshakeCompleted.Disable()
-
 	// create initiation message
 
 	msg, err := peer.device.CreateMessageInitiation(peer)
@@ -169,21 +120,15 @@ func (peer *Peer) sendNewHandshake() error {
 
 	// send to endpoint
 
-	peer.TimerAnyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal()
+	peer.event.anyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal.Fire()
 
-	err = peer.SendBuffer(packet)
-	if err == nil {
-		peer.signal.handshakeCompleted.Enable()
-	}
+	return peer.SendBuffer(packet)
+}
 
-	// set timeout
-
-	jitter := time.Millisecond * time.Duration(rand.Uint32()%334)
-
-	peer.timer.keepalivePassive.Stop()
-	peer.timer.handshakeTimeout.Reset(RekeyTimeout + jitter)
-
-	return err
+func newTimer() *time.Timer {
+	timer := time.NewTimer(time.Hour)
+	timer.Stop()
+	return timer
 }
 
 func (peer *Peer) RoutineTimerHandler() {
@@ -194,24 +139,30 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineTimerHandler() {
 	logDebug := device.log.Debug
 
 	defer func() {
-		logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Routine: timer handler - stopped")
+		logDebug.Println(peer, ": Routine: timer handler - stopped")
 		peer.routines.stopping.Done()
 	}()
 
-	logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Routine: timer handler - started")
+	logDebug.Println(peer, ": Routine: timer handler - started")
 
 	// reset all timers
 
-	peer.timer.keepalivePassive.Stop()
-	peer.timer.handshakeDeadline.Stop()
-	peer.timer.handshakeTimeout.Stop()
-	peer.timer.handshakeNew.Stop()
-	peer.timer.zeroAllKeys.Stop()
+	enableHandshake := true
+
+	pendingHandshakeNew := false
+	pendingKeepalivePassive := false
+
+	timerKeepalivePassive := newTimer()
+	timerHandshakeDeadline := newTimer()
+	timerHandshakeTimeout := newTimer()
+	timerHandshakeNew := newTimer()
+	timerZeroAllKeys := newTimer()
+	timerKeepalivePersistent := newTimer()
 
 	interval := peer.persistentKeepaliveInterval
 	if interval > 0 {
 		duration := time.Duration(interval) * time.Second
-		peer.timer.keepalivePersistent.Reset(duration)
+		timerKeepalivePersistent.Reset(duration)
 	}
 
 	// signal synchronised setup complete
@@ -228,34 +179,56 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineTimerHandler() {
 		case <-peer.routines.stop.Wait():
 			return
 
+		/* events */
+
+		case <-peer.event.dataSent.C:
+			timerKeepalivePassive.Stop()
+			if !pendingHandshakeNew {
+				timerHandshakeNew.Reset(NewHandshakeTime)
+			}
+
+		case <-peer.event.dataReceived.C:
+			if pendingKeepalivePassive {
+				peer.timer.needAnotherKeepalive.Set(true) // TODO: make local
+			} else {
+				timerKeepalivePassive.Reset(KeepaliveTimeout)
+			}
+
+		case <-peer.event.anyAuthenticatedPacketTraversal.C:
+			interval := peer.persistentKeepaliveInterval
+			if interval > 0 {
+				duration := time.Duration(interval) * time.Second
+				timerKeepalivePersistent.Reset(duration)
+			}
+
 		/* timers */
 
 		// keep-alive
 
-		case <-peer.timer.keepalivePersistent.Wait():
+		case <-timerKeepalivePersistent.C:
 
 			interval := peer.persistentKeepaliveInterval
 			if interval > 0 {
-				logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Send keep-alive (persistent)")
-				peer.timer.keepalivePassive.Stop()
+				logDebug.Println(peer, ": Send keep-alive (persistent)")
+				timerKeepalivePassive.Stop()
 				peer.SendKeepAlive()
 			}
 
-		case <-peer.timer.keepalivePassive.Wait():
+		case <-timerKeepalivePassive.C:
 
-			logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Send keep-alive (passive)")
+			logDebug.Println(peer, ": Send keep-alive (passive)")
 
 			peer.SendKeepAlive()
 
 			if peer.timer.needAnotherKeepalive.Swap(false) {
-				peer.timer.keepalivePassive.Reset(KeepaliveTimeout)
+				timerKeepalivePassive.Reset(KeepaliveTimeout)
 			}
 
 		// clear key material timer
 
-		case <-peer.timer.zeroAllKeys.Wait():
+		case <-timerZeroAllKeys.C:
 
-			logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Clear all key-material (timer event)")
+			logDebug.Println(peer, ": Clear all key-material (timer event)")
 
 			hs := &peer.handshake
 			hs.mutex.Lock()
@@ -287,11 +260,11 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineTimerHandler() {
 
 		// handshake timers
 
-		case <-peer.timer.handshakeNew.Wait():
-			logInfo.Println(peer.String() + ": Retrying handshake (timer event)")
-			peer.signal.handshakeBegin.Send()
+		case <-timerHandshakeTimeout.C:
 
-		case <-peer.timer.handshakeTimeout.Wait():
+			// allow new handshake to be send
+
+			enableHandshake = true
 
 			// clear source (in case this is causing problems)
 
@@ -305,52 +278,84 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineTimerHandler() {
 
 			err := peer.sendNewHandshake()
 
+			// set timeout
+
+			jitter := time.Millisecond * time.Duration(rand.Uint32()%334)
+			timerKeepalivePassive.Stop()
+			timerHandshakeTimeout.Reset(RekeyTimeout + jitter)
+
 			if err != nil {
-				logInfo.Println(peer.String()+": Failed to send handshake initiation", err)
+				logInfo.Println(peer, ": Failed to send handshake initiation", err)
 			} else {
-				logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Send handshake initiation (subsequent)")
+				logDebug.Println(peer, ": Send handshake initiation (subsequent)")
 			}
 
-		case <-peer.timer.handshakeDeadline.Wait():
+			// disable further handshakes
+
+			peer.event.handshakeBegin.Clear()
+			enableHandshake = false
+
+		case <-timerHandshakeDeadline.C:
 
 			// clear all queued packets and stop keep-alive
 
-			logInfo.Println(peer.String() + ": Handshake negotiation timed-out")
+			logInfo.Println(peer, ": Handshake negotiation timed-out")
 
-			peer.signal.flushNonceQueue.Send()
-			peer.timer.keepalivePersistent.Stop()
-			peer.signal.handshakeBegin.Enable()
+			peer.flushNonceQueue()
+			signalSend(peer.signal.flushNonceQueue)
+			timerKeepalivePersistent.Stop()
 
-		/* signals */
+			// disable further handshakes
 
-		case <-peer.signal.handshakeBegin.Wait():
+			peer.event.handshakeBegin.Clear()
+			enableHandshake = true
 
-			peer.signal.handshakeBegin.Disable()
+		case <-peer.event.handshakeBegin.C:
+
+			if !enableHandshake {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			logDebug.Println(peer, ": Event, Handshake Begin")
 
 			err := peer.sendNewHandshake()
 
+			// set timeout
+
+			jitter := time.Millisecond * time.Duration(rand.Uint32()%334)
+			timerKeepalivePassive.Stop()
+			timerHandshakeTimeout.Reset(RekeyTimeout + jitter)
+
 			if err != nil {
-				logInfo.Println(peer.String()+": Failed to send handshake initiation", err)
+				logInfo.Println(peer, ": Failed to send handshake initiation", err)
 			} else {
-				logDebug.Println(peer.String() + ": Send handshake initiation (initial)")
+				logDebug.Println(peer, ": Send handshake initiation (initial)")
 			}
 
-			peer.timer.handshakeDeadline.Reset(RekeyAttemptTime)
+			timerHandshakeDeadline.Reset(RekeyAttemptTime)
 
-		case <-peer.signal.handshakeCompleted.Wait():
+			// disable further handshakes
 
-			logInfo.Println(peer.String() + ": Handshake completed")
+			peer.event.handshakeBegin.Clear()
+			enableHandshake = false
+
+		case <-peer.event.handshakeCompleted.C:
+
+			logInfo.Println(peer, ": Handshake completed")
 
 			atomic.StoreInt64(
 				&peer.stats.lastHandshakeNano,
 				time.Now().UnixNano(),
 			)
 
-			peer.timer.handshakeTimeout.Stop()
-			peer.timer.handshakeDeadline.Stop()
-			peer.signal.handshakeBegin.Enable()
-
+			timerHandshakeTimeout.Stop()
+			timerHandshakeDeadline.Stop()
 			peer.timer.sendLastMinuteHandshake.Set(false)
+
+			// allow further handshakes
+
+			peer.event.handshakeBegin.Clear()
+			enableHandshake = true
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/uapi.go b/uapi.go
index a7ef662..c87a536 100644
--- a/uapi.go
+++ b/uapi.go
@@ -253,12 +253,10 @@ func ipcSetOperation(device *Device, socket *bufio.ReadWriter) *IPCError {
 						logError.Println("Failed to create new peer:", err)
 						return &IPCError{Code: ipcErrorInvalid}
 					}
-					logDebug.Println("UAPI: Created new peer:", peer.String())
+					logDebug.Println("UAPI: Created new peer:", peer)
 				}
 
-				peer.mutex.Lock()
-				peer.timer.handshakeDeadline.Reset(RekeyAttemptTime)
-				peer.mutex.Unlock()
+				peer.event.handshakePushDeadline.Fire()
 
 			case "remove":
 
@@ -269,7 +267,7 @@ func ipcSetOperation(device *Device, socket *bufio.ReadWriter) *IPCError {
 					return &IPCError{Code: ipcErrorInvalid}
 				}
 				if !dummy {
-					logDebug.Println("UAPI: Removing peer:", peer.String())
+					logDebug.Println("UAPI: Removing peer:", peer)
 					device.RemovePeer(peer.handshake.remoteStatic)
 				}
 				peer = &Peer{}
@@ -279,7 +277,7 @@ func ipcSetOperation(device *Device, socket *bufio.ReadWriter) *IPCError {
 
 				// update PSK
 
-				logDebug.Println("UAPI: Updating pre-shared key for peer:", peer.String())
+				logDebug.Println("UAPI: Updating pre-shared key for peer:", peer)
 
 				peer.handshake.mutex.Lock()
 				err := peer.handshake.presharedKey.FromHex(value)
@@ -294,7 +292,7 @@ func ipcSetOperation(device *Device, socket *bufio.ReadWriter) *IPCError {
 
 				// set endpoint destination
 
-				logDebug.Println("UAPI: Updating endpoint for peer:", peer.String())
+				logDebug.Println("UAPI: Updating endpoint for peer:", peer)
 
 				err := func() error {
 					peer.mutex.Lock()
@@ -304,7 +302,7 @@ func ipcSetOperation(device *Device, socket *bufio.ReadWriter) *IPCError {
 						return err
 					}
 					peer.endpoint = endpoint
-					peer.timer.handshakeDeadline.Reset(RekeyAttemptTime)
+					peer.event.handshakePushDeadline.Fire()
 					return nil
 				}()
 
@@ -317,7 +315,7 @@ func ipcSetOperation(device *Device, socket *bufio.ReadWriter) *IPCError {
 
 				// update keep-alive interval
 
-				logDebug.Println("UAPI: Updating persistent_keepalive_interval for peer:", peer.String())
+				logDebug.Println("UAPI: Updating persistent_keepalive_interval for peer:", peer)
 
 				secs, err := strconv.ParseUint(value, 10, 16)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -342,7 +340,7 @@ func ipcSetOperation(device *Device, socket *bufio.ReadWriter) *IPCError {
 
 			case "replace_allowed_ips":
 
-				logDebug.Println("UAPI: Removing all allowed IPs for peer:", peer.String())
+				logDebug.Println("UAPI: Removing all allowed IPs for peer:", peer)
 
 				if value != "true" {
 					logError.Println("Failed to set replace_allowed_ips, invalid value:", value)
@@ -359,7 +357,7 @@ func ipcSetOperation(device *Device, socket *bufio.ReadWriter) *IPCError {
 
 			case "allowed_ip":
 
-				logDebug.Println("UAPI: Adding allowed_ip to peer:", peer.String())
+				logDebug.Println("UAPI: Adding allowed_ip to peer:", peer)
 
 				_, network, err := net.ParseCIDR(value)
 				if err != nil {