diff --git a/net/net.go b/net/net.go
index 3bba86e..20f1e50 100644
--- a/net/net.go
+++ b/net/net.go
@@ -50,3 +50,11 @@ func (d *Deadline) Deadline() <-chan struct{} {
 	})
 	return d.deadline
 }
+
+func (d *Deadline) Close() error {
+	d.init.Do(func() {
+		d.deadline = make(chan struct{})
+	})
+	close(d.deadline)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/p2p/conn.go b/p2p/conn.go
index 6b6d4f7..bfd2f84 100644
--- a/p2p/conn.go
+++ b/p2p/conn.go
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net"
-	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/rkonfj/peerguard/disco"
 	"github.com/rkonfj/peerguard/disco/tp"
 	"github.com/rkonfj/peerguard/lru"
+	N "github.com/rkonfj/peerguard/net"
 	"github.com/rkonfj/peerguard/netlink"
 	"storj.io/common/base58"
 )
@@ -31,11 +31,12 @@ var (
 type PeerPacketConn struct {
 	cfg               Config
 	closedSig         chan struct{}
-	readTimeout       chan struct{}
 	udpConn           *tp.UDPConn
 	wsConn            *tp.WSConn
 	discoCooling      *lru.Cache[disco.PeerID, time.Time]
 	discoCoolingMutex sync.Mutex
+
+	deadlineRead N.Deadline
 }
 
 // ReadFrom reads a packet from the connection,
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ func (c *PeerPacketConn) ReadFrom(p []byte) (n int, addr net.Addr, err error) {
 	case <-c.closedSig:
 		err = net.ErrClosed
 		return
-	case <-c.readTimeout:
-		err = os.ErrDeadlineExceeded
+	case <-c.deadlineRead.Deadline():
+		err = N.ErrDeadline
 		return
 	case datagram := <-c.wsConn.Datagrams():
 		addr = datagram.PeerID
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ func (c *PeerPacketConn) WriteTo(p []byte, addr net.Addr) (n int, err error) {
 // Any blocked ReadFrom or WriteTo operations will be unblocked and return errors.
 func (c *PeerPacketConn) Close() error {
 	close(c.closedSig)
-	close(c.readTimeout)
+	c.deadlineRead.Close()
 	var errs []error
 	if err := c.wsConn.Close(); err != nil {
 		errs = append(errs, err)
@@ -136,10 +137,7 @@ func (c *PeerPacketConn) SetDeadline(t time.Time) error {
 // and any currently-blocked ReadFrom call.
 // A zero value for t means ReadFrom will not time out.
 func (c *PeerPacketConn) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
-	timeout := time.Until(t)
-	if timeout > 0 {
-		time.AfterFunc(timeout, func() { c.readTimeout <- struct{}{} })
-	}
+	c.deadlineRead.SetDeadline(t)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -333,7 +331,6 @@ func ListenPacketContext(ctx context.Context, peermap *disco.Peermap, opts ...Op
 	packetConn := PeerPacketConn{
 		cfg:          cfg,
 		closedSig:    make(chan struct{}),
-		readTimeout:  make(chan struct{}),
 		udpConn:      udpConn,
 		wsConn:       wsConn,
 		discoCooling: lru.New[disco.PeerID, time.Time](1024),
diff --git a/rdt/rdt.go b/rdt/rdt.go
index a060003..1de310a 100644
--- a/rdt/rdt.go
+++ b/rdt/rdt.go
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ func (c *rdtConn) Close() error {
 		close(c.nck)
 		close(c.finack)
 		close(c.sendEvent)
+		c.deadlineRead.Close()
 		c.inboundBuf = nil
 		c.sentNO = 0
 		c.sendMutex.Lock()