diff --git a/device/device.go b/device/device.go
index d37fe6f..9a9b1b3 100644
--- a/device/device.go
+++ b/device/device.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ type Device struct {
 
 	queue struct {
 		encryption *encryptionQueue
-		decryption chan *QueueInboundElement
+		decryption *decryptionQueue
 		handshake  chan QueueHandshakeElement
 	}
 
@@ -115,6 +115,24 @@ func newEncryptionQueue() *encryptionQueue {
 	return q
 }
 
+// A decryptionQueue is similar to an encryptionQueue; see those docs.
+type decryptionQueue struct {
+	c  chan *QueueInboundElement
+	wg sync.WaitGroup
+}
+
+func newDecryptionQueue() *decryptionQueue {
+	q := &decryptionQueue{
+		c: make(chan *QueueInboundElement, QueueInboundSize),
+	}
+	q.wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		q.wg.Wait()
+		close(q.c)
+	}()
+	return q
+}
+
 /* Converts the peer into a "zombie", which remains in the peer map,
  * but processes no packets and does not exists in the routing table.
  *
@@ -308,7 +326,7 @@ func NewDevice(tunDevice tun.Device, logger *Logger) *Device {
 
 	device.queue.handshake = make(chan QueueHandshakeElement, QueueHandshakeSize)
 	device.queue.encryption = newEncryptionQueue()
-	device.queue.decryption = make(chan *QueueInboundElement, QueueInboundSize)
+	device.queue.decryption = newDecryptionQueue()
 
 	// prepare signals
 
@@ -369,13 +387,6 @@ func (device *Device) RemoveAllPeers() {
 func (device *Device) FlushPacketQueues() {
 	for {
 		select {
-		case elem, ok := <-device.queue.decryption:
-			if ok {
-				if !elem.IsDropped() {
-					elem.Drop()
-					device.PutMessageBuffer(elem.buffer)
-				}
-			}
 		case <-device.queue.handshake:
 		default:
 			return
@@ -399,10 +410,11 @@ func (device *Device) Close() {
 
 	device.isUp.Set(false)
 
-	// We kept a reference to the encryption queue,
-	// in case we started any new peers that might write to it.
-	// No new peers are coming; we are done with the encryption queue.
+	// We kept a reference to the encryption and decryption queues,
+	// in case we started any new peers that might write to them.
+	// No new peers are coming; we are done with these queues.
 	device.queue.encryption.wg.Done()
+	device.queue.decryption.wg.Done()
 	close(device.signals.stop)
 	device.state.stopping.Wait()
 
@@ -549,6 +561,7 @@ func (device *Device) BindUpdate() error {
 		// start receiving routines
 
 		device.net.stopping.Add(2)
+		device.queue.decryption.wg.Add(2) // each RoutineReceiveIncoming goroutine writes to device.queue.decryption
 		go device.RoutineReceiveIncoming(ipv4.Version, netc.bind)
 		go device.RoutineReceiveIncoming(ipv6.Version, netc.bind)
 
diff --git a/device/receive.go b/device/receive.go
index fa31a1a..20e0c8f 100644
--- a/device/receive.go
+++ b/device/receive.go
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ func (device *Device) RoutineReceiveIncoming(IP int, bind conn.Bind) {
 	logDebug := device.log.Debug
 	defer func() {
 		logDebug.Println("Routine: receive incoming IPv" + strconv.Itoa(IP) + " - stopped")
+		device.queue.decryption.wg.Done()
 		device.net.stopping.Done()
 	}()
 
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ func (device *Device) RoutineReceiveIncoming(IP int, bind conn.Bind) {
 
 			peer.queue.RLock()
 			if peer.isRunning.Get() {
-				if device.addToInboundAndDecryptionQueues(peer.queue.inbound, device.queue.decryption, elem) {
+				if device.addToInboundAndDecryptionQueues(peer.queue.inbound, device.queue.decryption.c, elem) {
 					buffer = device.GetMessageBuffer()
 				}
 			} else {
@@ -258,59 +259,35 @@ func (device *Device) RoutineDecryption() {
 	}()
 	logDebug.Println("Routine: decryption worker - started")
 
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-device.signals.stop:
-			for {
-				select {
-				case elem, ok := <-device.queue.decryption:
-					if ok {
-						if !elem.IsDropped() {
-							elem.Drop()
-							device.PutMessageBuffer(elem.buffer)
-						}
-						elem.Unlock()
-					}
-				default:
-					return
-				}
-			}
+	for elem := range device.queue.decryption.c {
+		// check if dropped
 
-		case elem, ok := <-device.queue.decryption:
-
-			if !ok {
-				return
-			}
-
-			// check if dropped
-
-			if elem.IsDropped() {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			// split message into fields
-
-			counter := elem.packet[MessageTransportOffsetCounter:MessageTransportOffsetContent]
-			content := elem.packet[MessageTransportOffsetContent:]
-
-			// decrypt and release to consumer
-
-			var err error
-			elem.counter = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(counter)
-			// copy counter to nonce
-			binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(nonce[0x4:0xc], elem.counter)
-			elem.packet, err = elem.keypair.receive.Open(
-				content[:0],
-				nonce[:],
-				content,
-				nil,
-			)
-			if err != nil {
-				elem.Drop()
-				device.PutMessageBuffer(elem.buffer)
-			}
-			elem.Unlock()
+		if elem.IsDropped() {
+			continue
 		}
+
+		// split message into fields
+
+		counter := elem.packet[MessageTransportOffsetCounter:MessageTransportOffsetContent]
+		content := elem.packet[MessageTransportOffsetContent:]
+
+		// decrypt and release to consumer
+
+		var err error
+		elem.counter = binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(counter)
+		// copy counter to nonce
+		binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(nonce[0x4:0xc], elem.counter)
+		elem.packet, err = elem.keypair.receive.Open(
+			content[:0],
+			nonce[:],
+			content,
+			nil,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			elem.Drop()
+			device.PutMessageBuffer(elem.buffer)
+		}
+		elem.Unlock()
 	}
 }