diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5569496c..3f5cae88 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go
 
 require (
+	github.com/Arceliar/phony v0.0.0-20190821233739-c7f353f14438
 	github.com/gologme/log v0.0.0-20181207131047-4e5d8ccb38e8
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-syslog v1.0.0
 	github.com/hjson/hjson-go v0.0.0-20181010104306-a25ecf6bd222
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 756ed5af..22276c2c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+github.com/Arceliar/phony v0.0.0-20190821233739-c7f353f14438 h1:t4tRgrItIq2ap4O31yOuWm17lUiyzf8gf/P+bEfgmrw=
+github.com/Arceliar/phony v0.0.0-20190821233739-c7f353f14438/go.mod h1:2Q9yJvg2PlMrnOEa3RTEy9hElWAICo/D8HTUDqAHUAo=
 github.com/gologme/log v0.0.0-20181207131047-4e5d8ccb38e8 h1:WD8iJ37bRNwvETMfVTusVSAi0WdXTpfNVGY2aHycNKY=
 github.com/gologme/log v0.0.0-20181207131047-4e5d8ccb38e8/go.mod h1:gq31gQ8wEHkR+WekdWsqDuf8pXTUZA9BnnzTuPz1Y9U=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-syslog v1.0.0 h1:KaodqZuhUoZereWVIYmpUgZysurB1kBLX2j0MwMrUAE=
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/conn.go b/src/yggdrasil/conn.go
index 25330aae..c77e19d6 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/conn.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/conn.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (c *Conn) doSearch() {
 			sinfo.continueSearch()
 		}
 	}
-	go func() { c.core.router.admin <- routerWork }()
+	go c.core.router.doAdmin(routerWork)
 }
 
 func (c *Conn) getDeadlineCancellation(value *atomic.Value) (util.Cancellation, bool) {
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/dht.go b/src/yggdrasil/dht.go
index b53e29c9..d35d3aaf 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/dht.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/dht.go
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ type dht struct {
 	core        *Core
 	reconfigure chan chan error
 	nodeID      crypto.NodeID
-	peers       chan *dhtInfo                    // other goroutines put incoming dht updates here
 	reqs        map[dhtReqKey]time.Time          // Keeps track of recent outstanding requests
 	callbacks   map[dhtReqKey][]dht_callbackInfo // Search and admin lookup callbacks
 	// These next two could be replaced by a single linked list or similar...
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ func (t *dht) init(c *Core) {
 		}
 	}()
 	t.nodeID = *t.core.NodeID()
-	t.peers = make(chan *dhtInfo, 1024)
 	t.callbacks = make(map[dhtReqKey][]dht_callbackInfo)
 	t.reset()
 }
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/peer.go b/src/yggdrasil/peer.go
index 379ca85b..fcd9364c 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/peer.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/peer.go
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (p *peer) linkLoop() {
 		case dinfo = <-p.dinfo:
 		case _ = <-tick.C:
 			if dinfo != nil {
-				p.core.dht.peers <- dinfo
+				p.core.router.insertPeer(&p.core.router, dinfo)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/router.go b/src/yggdrasil/router.go
index bdead848..4ce6b7ed 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/router.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/router.go
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/src/address"
 	"github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/src/crypto"
 	"github.com/yggdrasil-network/yggdrasil-go/src/util"
+
+	"github.com/Arceliar/phony"
 )
 
 // The router struct has channels to/from the adapter device and a self peer (0), which is how messages are passed between this node and the peers/switch layer.
 // The router's mainLoop goroutine is responsible for managing all information related to the dht, searches, and crypto sessions.
 type router struct {
+	phony.Actor
 	core        *Core
 	reconfigure chan chan error
 	addr        address.Address
 	subnet      address.Subnet
-	in          <-chan [][]byte // packets we received from the network, link to peer's "out"
-	out         func([]byte)    // packets we're sending to the network, link to peer's "in"
-	reset       chan struct{}   // signal that coords changed (re-init sessions/dht)
-	admin       chan func()     // pass a lambda for the admin socket to query stuff
+	out         func([]byte) // packets we're sending to the network, link to peer's "in"
 	nodeinfo    nodeinfo
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ func (r *router) init(core *Core) {
 	r.reconfigure = make(chan chan error, 1)
 	r.addr = *address.AddrForNodeID(&r.core.dht.nodeID)
 	r.subnet = *address.SubnetForNodeID(&r.core.dht.nodeID)
-	in := make(chan [][]byte, 1) // TODO something better than this...
 	self := linkInterface{
 		name: "(self)",
 		info: linkInfo{
@@ -62,8 +61,10 @@ func (r *router) init(core *Core) {
 		},
 	}
 	p := r.core.peers.newPeer(&r.core.boxPub, &r.core.sigPub, &crypto.BoxSharedKey{}, &self, nil)
-	p.out = func(packets [][]byte) { in <- packets }
-	r.in = in
+	p.out = func(packets [][]byte) {
+		// TODO make peers and/or the switch into actors, have them pass themselves as the from field
+		r.handlePackets(r, packets)
+	}
 	out := make(chan []byte, 32)
 	go func() {
 		for packet := range out {
@@ -90,8 +91,6 @@ func (r *router) init(core *Core) {
 		}
 	}()
 	r.out = func(packet []byte) { out2 <- packet }
-	r.reset = make(chan struct{}, 1)
-	r.admin = make(chan func(), 32)
 	r.nodeinfo.init(r.core)
 	r.core.config.Mutex.RLock()
 	r.nodeinfo.setNodeInfo(r.core.config.Current.NodeInfo, r.core.config.Current.NodeInfoPrivacy)
@@ -105,42 +104,55 @@ func (r *router) start() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Takes traffic from the adapter and passes it to router.send, or from r.in and handles incoming traffic.
-// Also adds new peer info to the DHT.
-// Also resets the DHT and sesssions in the event of a coord change.
-// Also does periodic maintenance stuff.
+// In practice, the switch will call this with 1 packet
+func (r *router) handlePackets(from phony.IActor, packets [][]byte) {
+	r.EnqueueFrom(from, func() {
+		for _, packet := range packets {
+			r.handlePacket(packet)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// Insert a peer info into the dht, TODO? make the dht a separate actor
+func (r *router) insertPeer(from phony.IActor, info *dhtInfo) {
+	r.EnqueueFrom(from, func() {
+		r.core.dht.insertPeer(info)
+	})
+}
+
+// Reset sessions and DHT after the switch sees our coords change
+func (r *router) reset(from phony.IActor) {
+	r.EnqueueFrom(from, func() {
+		r.core.sessions.reset()
+		r.core.dht.reset()
+	})
+}
+
+// TODO remove reconfigure so this is just a ticker loop
+// and then find something better than a ticker loop to schedule things...
 func (r *router) mainLoop() {
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 	for {
 		select {
-		case ps := <-r.in:
-			for _, p := range ps {
-				r.handleIn(p)
-			}
-		case info := <-r.core.dht.peers:
-			r.core.dht.insertPeer(info)
-		case <-r.reset:
-			r.core.sessions.reset()
-			r.core.dht.reset()
 		case <-ticker.C:
-			{
+			r.SyncExec(func() {
 				// Any periodic maintenance stuff goes here
 				r.core.switchTable.doMaintenance()
 				r.core.dht.doMaintenance()
 				r.core.sessions.cleanup()
-			}
-		case f := <-r.admin:
-			f()
+			})
 		case e := <-r.reconfigure:
-			current := r.core.config.GetCurrent()
-			e <- r.nodeinfo.setNodeInfo(current.NodeInfo, current.NodeInfoPrivacy)
+			r.SyncExec(func() {
+				current := r.core.config.GetCurrent()
+				e <- r.nodeinfo.setNodeInfo(current.NodeInfo, current.NodeInfoPrivacy)
+			})
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 // Checks incoming traffic type and passes it to the appropriate handler.
-func (r *router) handleIn(packet []byte) {
+func (r *router) handlePacket(packet []byte) {
 	pType, pTypeLen := wire_decode_uint64(packet)
 	if pTypeLen == 0 {
 		return
@@ -263,17 +275,7 @@ func (r *router) handleNodeInfo(bs []byte, fromKey *crypto.BoxPubKey) {
 	r.nodeinfo.handleNodeInfo(&req)
 }
 
-// Passed a function to call.
-// This will send the function to r.admin and block until it finishes.
-// It's used by the admin socket to ask the router mainLoop goroutine about information in the session or dht structs, which cannot be read safely from outside that goroutine.
+// TODO remove this, have things either be actors that send message or else call SyncExec directly
 func (r *router) doAdmin(f func()) {
-	// Pass this a function that needs to be run by the router's main goroutine
-	// It will pass the function to the router and wait for the router to finish
-	done := make(chan struct{})
-	newF := func() {
-		f()
-		close(done)
-	}
-	r.admin <- newF
-	<-done
+	r.SyncExec(f)
 }
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/search.go b/src/yggdrasil/search.go
index b970fe55..c035e72f 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/search.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/search.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (sinfo *searchInfo) continueSearch() {
 	}
 	go func() {
 		time.Sleep(search_RETRY_TIME)
-		sinfo.core.router.admin <- retryLater
+		sinfo.core.router.doAdmin(retryLater)
 	}()
 }
 
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/switch.go b/src/yggdrasil/switch.go
index cc316d16..86ae102b 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/switch.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/switch.go
@@ -245,10 +245,7 @@ func (t *switchTable) cleanRoot() {
 		if t.data.locator.root != t.key {
 			t.data.seq++
 			t.updater.Store(&sync.Once{})
-			select {
-			case t.core.router.reset <- struct{}{}:
-			default:
-			}
+			t.core.router.reset(&t.core.router)
 		}
 		t.data.locator = switchLocator{root: t.key, tstamp: now.Unix()}
 		t.core.peers.sendSwitchMsgs()
@@ -511,10 +508,7 @@ func (t *switchTable) unlockedHandleMsg(msg *switchMsg, fromPort switchPort, rep
 		if !equiv(&sender.locator, &t.data.locator) {
 			doUpdate = true
 			t.data.seq++
-			select {
-			case t.core.router.reset <- struct{}{}:
-			default:
-			}
+			t.core.router.reset(&t.core.router)
 		}
 		if t.data.locator.tstamp != sender.locator.tstamp {
 			t.time = now