diff --git a/health/health.go b/health/health.go
index fa608420e..10549b523 100644
--- a/health/health.go
+++ b/health/health.go
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ type Tracker struct {
 	// magicsock receive functions: IPv4, IPv6, and DERP.
 	MagicSockReceiveFuncs [3]ReceiveFuncStats // indexed by ReceiveFunc values
 
+	// initOnce guards the initialization of the Tracker.
+	// Notably, it initializes the MagicSockReceiveFuncs names.
+	// mu should not be held during init.
+	initOnce sync.Once
+
 	// mu guards everything that follows.
 	mu sync.Mutex
 
@@ -433,6 +438,7 @@ func (t *Tracker) RegisterWatcher(cb func(w *Warnable, r *UnhealthyState)) (unre
 	if t.nil() {
 		return func() {}
 	}
+	t.initOnce.Do(t.doOnceInit)
 	t.mu.Lock()
 	defer t.mu.Unlock()
 	if t.watchers == nil {
@@ -859,6 +865,7 @@ func (t *Tracker) timerSelfCheck() {
 	if t.nil() {
 		return
 	}
+	t.initOnce.Do(t.doOnceInit)
 	t.mu.Lock()
 	defer t.mu.Unlock()
 	t.checkReceiveFuncsLocked()
@@ -1168,6 +1175,11 @@ type ReceiveFuncStats struct {
 	missing bool
 }
 
+// Name returns the name of the receive func ("ReceiveIPv4", "ReceiveIPv6", etc).
+func (s *ReceiveFuncStats) Name() string {
+	return s.name
+}
+
 func (s *ReceiveFuncStats) Enter() {
 	s.numCalls.Add(1)
 	s.inCall.Store(true)
@@ -1185,15 +1197,20 @@ func (t *Tracker) ReceiveFuncStats(which ReceiveFunc) *ReceiveFuncStats {
 	if t == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
+	t.initOnce.Do(t.doOnceInit)
 	return &t.MagicSockReceiveFuncs[which]
 }
 
+func (t *Tracker) doOnceInit() {
+	for i := range t.MagicSockReceiveFuncs {
+		f := &t.MagicSockReceiveFuncs[i]
+		f.name = (ReceiveFunc(i)).String()
+	}
+}
+
 func (t *Tracker) checkReceiveFuncsLocked() {
 	for i := range t.MagicSockReceiveFuncs {
 		f := &t.MagicSockReceiveFuncs[i]
-		if f.name == "" {
-			f.name = (ReceiveFunc(i)).String()
-		}
 		if runtime.GOOS == "js" && i < 2 {
 			// Skip IPv4 and IPv6 on js.
 			continue
diff --git a/wgengine/magicsock/magicsock.go b/wgengine/magicsock/magicsock.go
index 1d0fa58c3..f9ddd4383 100644
--- a/wgengine/magicsock/magicsock.go
+++ b/wgengine/magicsock/magicsock.go
@@ -1274,10 +1274,15 @@ func (c *Conn) mkReceiveFunc(ruc *RebindingUDPConn, healthItem *health.ReceiveFu
 	// epCache caches an IPPort->endpoint for hot flows.
 	var epCache ippEndpointCache
 
-	return func(buffs [][]byte, sizes []int, eps []conn.Endpoint) (int, error) {
+	return func(buffs [][]byte, sizes []int, eps []conn.Endpoint) (_ int, retErr error) {
 		if healthItem != nil {
 			healthItem.Enter()
 			defer healthItem.Exit()
+			defer func() {
+				if retErr != nil {
+					c.logf("Receive func %s exiting with error: %T, %v", healthItem.Name(), retErr, retErr)
+				}
+			}()
 		}
 		if ruc == nil {
 			panic("nil RebindingUDPConn")