diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/link.go b/src/yggdrasil/link.go
index e0620d10..0dd97ec5 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/link.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/link.go
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ func (intf *link) handler() error {
 type linkInterface interface {
 	out([][]byte)
 	linkOut([]byte)
-	notifyQueued(uint64)
 	close()
 	// These next ones are only used by the API
 	name() string
@@ -355,15 +354,6 @@ func (intf *link) linkOut(bs []byte) {
 	})
 }
 
-func (intf *link) notifyQueued(seq uint64) {
-	// This is the part where we want non-nil 'from' fields
-	intf.Act(intf.peer, func() {
-		if intf.isSending {
-			intf.peer.dropFromQueue(intf, seq)
-		}
-	})
-}
-
 func (intf *link) close() {
 	intf.Act(nil, func() { intf.msgIO.close() })
 }
@@ -398,6 +388,7 @@ func (intf *link) notifySending(size int) {
 		intf.isSending = true
 		intf.sendTimer = time.AfterFunc(sendTime, intf.notifyBlockedSend)
 		intf._cancelStallTimer()
+		intf.peer.notifyBlocked(intf)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/peer.go b/src/yggdrasil/peer.go
index 3976c8f6..f04ab280 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/peer.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/peer.go
@@ -266,23 +266,20 @@ func (p *peer) sendPacketFrom(from phony.Actor, packet []byte) {
 
 func (p *peer) _sendPacket(packet []byte) {
 	p.queue.push(packet)
-	switch {
-	case p.idle:
+	if p.idle {
 		p.idle = false
 		p._handleIdle()
-	case p.drop:
+	} else if p.drop {
 		for p.queue.size > p.max {
 			p.queue.drop()
 		}
-	default:
-		p.intf.notifyQueued(p.seq)
 	}
 }
 
 func (p *peer) _handleIdle() {
 	var packets [][]byte
 	var size uint64
-	for size < streamMsgSize {
+	for {
 		if packet, success := p.queue.pop(); success {
 			packets = append(packets, packet)
 			size += uint64(len(packet))
@@ -297,16 +294,17 @@ func (p *peer) _handleIdle() {
 		p.max = p.queue.size
 	} else {
 		p.idle = true
-		p.drop = false
 	}
+	p.drop = false
 }
 
-func (p *peer) dropFromQueue(from phony.Actor, seq uint64) {
+func (p *peer) notifyBlocked(from phony.Actor) {
 	p.Act(from, func() {
+		seq := p.seq
 		p.Act(nil, func() {
 			if seq == p.seq {
 				p.drop = true
-				p.max = p.queue.size + streamMsgSize
+				p.max = 2*p.queue.size + streamMsgSize
 			}
 		})
 	})
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/router.go b/src/yggdrasil/router.go
index 2ab38555..d387346e 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/router.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/router.go
@@ -270,14 +270,14 @@ func (intf *routerInterface) out(bss [][]byte) {
 			intf.router._handlePacket(bs)
 		}
 	})
-	//intf.router.peer.Act(nil, intf.router.peer._handleIdle)
+	// This should now immediately make the peer idle again
+	// So the self-peer shouldn't end up buffering anything
+	// We let backpressure act as a throttle instead
 	intf.router.peer._handleIdle()
 }
 
 func (intf *routerInterface) linkOut(_ []byte) {}
 
-func (intf *routerInterface) notifyQueued(seq uint64) {}
-
 func (intf *routerInterface) close() {}
 
 func (intf *routerInterface) name() string { return "(self)" }