diff --git a/client/mocknetconn_test.go b/client/mocknetconn_test.go
index e736c88..fc80de4 100644
--- a/client/mocknetconn_test.go
+++ b/client/mocknetconn_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package client
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"os"
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ type mockNetConn struct {
 
 	In, Out chan string
 	in, out chan []byte
-	die     chan struct{}
+	die     context.CancelFunc
 
 	closed bool
 	rt, wt time.Time
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ type mockNetConn struct {
 
 func MockNetConn(t *testing.T) *mockNetConn {
 	// Our mock connection is a testing object
-	m := &mockNetConn{T: t, die: make(chan struct{})}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	m := &mockNetConn{T: t, die: cancel}
 
 	// buffer input
 	m.In = make(chan string, 20)
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ func MockNetConn(t *testing.T) *mockNetConn {
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			select {
-			case <-m.die:
+			case <-ctx.Done():
 				return
 			case s := <-m.In:
 				m.in <- []byte(s)
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ func MockNetConn(t *testing.T) *mockNetConn {
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			select {
-			case <-m.die:
+			case <-ctx.Done():
 				return
 			case b := <-m.out:
 				m.Out <- string(b)
@@ -89,15 +91,12 @@ func (m *mockNetConn) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	if m.Closed() {
 		return 0, os.ErrInvalid
 	}
-	l := 0
-	select {
-	case s := <-m.in:
-		l = len(s)
-		copy(b, s)
-	case <-m.die:
-		return 0, io.EOF
+	s, ok := <-m.in
+	copy(b, s)
+	if !ok {
+		return len(s), io.EOF
 	}
-	return l, nil
+	return len(s), nil
 }
 
 func (m *mockNetConn) Write(s []byte) (int, error) {
@@ -114,19 +113,16 @@ func (m *mockNetConn) Close() error {
 	if m.Closed() {
 		return os.ErrInvalid
 	}
+	m.closed = true
 	// Shut down *ALL* the goroutines!
 	// This will trigger an EOF event in Read() too
-	close(m.die)
+	m.die()
+	close(m.in)
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (m *mockNetConn) Closed() bool {
-	select {
-	case <-m.die:
-		return true
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
+	return m.closed
 }
 
 func (m *mockNetConn) LocalAddr() net.Addr {