diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/router.go b/src/yggdrasil/router.go
index eab18b1e..3b6d2043 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/router.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/router.go
@@ -80,13 +80,10 @@ func (r *router) init(core *Core) {
 	send := make(chan []byte, 32)
 	r.recv = recv
 	r.send = send
-	r.tun.recv = recv
-	r.tun.send = send
 	r.reset = make(chan struct{}, 1)
 	r.admin = make(chan func(), 32)
 	r.cryptokey.init(r.core)
-	r.tun.init(r.core)
-	// go r.mainLoop()
+	r.tun.init(r.core, send, recv)
 }
 
 // Starts the mainLoop goroutine.
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/tun.go b/src/yggdrasil/tun.go
index e4625020..85204da5 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/tun.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/tun.go
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ func getSupportedMTU(mtu int) int {
 }
 
 // Initialises the TUN/TAP adapter.
-func (tun *tunDevice) init(core *Core) {
+func (tun *tunDevice) init(core *Core, send chan<- []byte, recv <-chan []byte) {
 	tun.core = core
 	tun.icmpv6.init(tun)
+	tun.send = send
+	tun.recv = recv
 }
 
 // Starts the setup process for the TUN/TAP adapter, and if successful, starts