diff --git a/internal/multiplex/bufferedPipe.go b/internal/multiplex/bufferedPipe.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b940a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/multiplex/bufferedPipe.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+// This is base on https://github.com/golang/go/blob/0436b162397018c45068b47ca1b5924a3eafdee0/src/net/net_fake.go#L173
+
+package multiplex
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+const BUF_SIZE_LIMIT = 1 << 20 * 500
+
+type bufferedPipe struct {
+	buf    *bytes.Buffer
+	closed bool
+	rwCond *sync.Cond
+}
+
+func NewBufferedPipe() *bufferedPipe {
+	p := &bufferedPipe{
+		buf:    new(bytes.Buffer),
+		rwCond: sync.NewCond(&sync.Mutex{}),
+	}
+	return p
+}
+
+func (p *bufferedPipe) Read(target []byte) (int, error) {
+	p.rwCond.L.Lock()
+	defer p.rwCond.L.Unlock()
+	for {
+		if p.closed && p.buf.Len() == 0 {
+			return 0, io.EOF
+		}
+
+		if p.buf.Len() > 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		p.rwCond.Wait()
+	}
+	n, err := p.buf.Read(target)
+	// err will always be nil because we have already verified that buf.Len() != 0
+	p.rwCond.Broadcast()
+	return n, err
+}
+
+func (p *bufferedPipe) Write(input []byte) (int, error) {
+	p.rwCond.L.Lock()
+	defer p.rwCond.L.Unlock()
+	for {
+		if p.closed {
+			return 0, io.ErrClosedPipe
+		}
+		if p.buf.Len() <= BUF_SIZE_LIMIT {
+			// if p.buf gets too large, write() will panic. We don't want this to happen
+			break
+		}
+		p.rwCond.Wait()
+	}
+	n, err := p.buf.Write(input)
+	// err will always be nil
+	p.rwCond.Broadcast()
+	return n, err
+}
+
+func (p *bufferedPipe) Close() error {
+	p.rwCond.L.Lock()
+	defer p.rwCond.L.Unlock()
+
+	p.closed = true
+	p.rwCond.Broadcast()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *bufferedPipe) Len() int {
+	p.rwCond.L.Lock()
+	defer p.rwCond.L.Unlock()
+	return p.buf.Len()
+}
diff --git a/internal/multiplex/bufferedPipe_test.go b/internal/multiplex/bufferedPipe_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c94be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/multiplex/bufferedPipe_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+package multiplex
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestPipeRW(t *testing.T) {
+	pipe := NewBufferedPipe()
+	b := []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03}
+	n, err := pipe.Write(b)
+	if n != len(b) {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "number of bytes written",
+			"expecting", len(b),
+			"got", n,
+		)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "simple write",
+			"expecting", "nil error",
+			"got", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	b2 := make([]byte, len(b))
+	n, err = pipe.Read(b2)
+	if n != len(b) {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "number of bytes read",
+			"expecting", len(b),
+			"got", n,
+		)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "simple read",
+			"expecting", "nil error",
+			"got", err,
+		)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(b, b2) {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "simple read",
+			"expecting", b,
+			"got", b2,
+		)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestReadBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	pipe := NewBufferedPipe()
+	b := []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03}
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+		pipe.Write(b)
+	}()
+	b2 := make([]byte, len(b))
+	n, err := pipe.Read(b2)
+	if n != len(b) {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "number of bytes read after block",
+			"expecting", len(b),
+			"got", n,
+		)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "blocked read",
+			"expecting", "nil error",
+			"got", err,
+		)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(b, b2) {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "blocked read",
+			"expecting", b,
+			"got", b2,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPartialRead(t *testing.T) {
+	pipe := NewBufferedPipe()
+	b := []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03}
+	pipe.Write(b)
+	b1 := make([]byte, 1)
+	n, err := pipe.Read(b1)
+	if n != len(b1) {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "number of bytes in partial read of 1",
+			"expecting", len(b1),
+			"got", n,
+		)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "partial read of 1",
+			"expecting", "nil error",
+			"got", err,
+		)
+	}
+	if b1[0] != b[0] {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "partial read of 1",
+			"expecting", b[0],
+			"got", b1[0],
+		)
+	}
+	b2 := make([]byte, 2)
+	n, err = pipe.Read(b2)
+	if n != len(b2) {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "number of bytes in partial read of 2",
+			"expecting", len(b2),
+			"got", n,
+		)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "partial read of 2",
+			"expecting", "nil error",
+			"got", err,
+		)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(b[1:], b2) {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "partial read of 2",
+			"expecting", b[1:],
+			"got", b2,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReadAfterClose(t *testing.T) {
+	pipe := NewBufferedPipe()
+	b := []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03}
+	pipe.Write(b)
+	b2 := make([]byte, len(b))
+	pipe.Close()
+	n, err := pipe.Read(b2)
+	if n != len(b) {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "number of bytes read",
+			"expecting", len(b),
+			"got", n,
+		)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "simple read",
+			"expecting", "nil error",
+			"got", err,
+		)
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(b, b2) {
+		t.Error(
+			"For", "simple read",
+			"expecting", b,
+			"got", b2,
+		)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/multiplex/frameSorter.go b/internal/multiplex/frameSorter.go
index 88ba386..051aa48 100644
--- a/internal/multiplex/frameSorter.go
+++ b/internal/multiplex/frameSorter.go
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ func (s *Stream) recvNewFrame() {
 		if len(s.sh) == 0 && f.Seq == s.nextRecvSeq {
 			if f.Closing == 1 {
 				// empty data indicates closing signal
-				s.sortedBufCh <- []byte{}
+				s.passiveClose()
 				return
 			} else {
-				s.sortedBufCh <- f.Payload
+				s.sortedBuf.Write(f.Payload)
 				s.nextRecvSeq += 1
 				if s.nextRecvSeq == 0 { // getting wrapped
 					s.rev += 1
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ func (s *Stream) recvNewFrame() {
 			f = heap.Pop(&s.sh).(*frameNode).frame
 			if f.Closing == 1 {
 				// empty data indicates closing signal
-				s.sortedBufCh <- []byte{}
+				s.passiveClose()
 				return
 			} else {
-				s.sortedBufCh <- f.Payload
+				s.sortedBuf.Write(f.Payload)
 				s.nextRecvSeq += 1
 				if s.nextRecvSeq == 0 { // getting wrapped
 					s.rev += 1
diff --git a/internal/multiplex/stream.go b/internal/multiplex/stream.go
index 0f887c1..5a6585a 100644
--- a/internal/multiplex/stream.go
+++ b/internal/multiplex/stream.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package multiplex
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"io"
-	"log"
 	"net"
 	"time"
 
@@ -29,10 +27,8 @@ type Stream struct {
 
 	// New frames are received through newFrameCh by frameSorter
 	newFrameCh chan *Frame
-	// sortedBufCh are order-sorted data ready to be read raw
-	sortedBufCh chan []byte
-	feederR     *io.PipeReader
-	feederW     *io.PipeWriter
+
+	sortedBuf *bufferedPipe
 
 	// atomic
 	nextSendSeq uint32
@@ -45,45 +41,18 @@ type Stream struct {
 }
 
 func makeStream(id uint32, sesh *Session) *Stream {
-	r, w := io.Pipe()
 	stream := &Stream{
-		id:          id,
-		session:     sesh,
-		die:         make(chan struct{}),
-		sh:          []*frameNode{},
-		newFrameCh:  make(chan *Frame, 1024),
-		sortedBufCh: make(chan []byte, 1024),
-		feederR:     r,
-		feederW:     w,
+		id:         id,
+		session:    sesh,
+		die:        make(chan struct{}),
+		sh:         []*frameNode{},
+		newFrameCh: make(chan *Frame, 1024),
+		sortedBuf:  NewBufferedPipe(),
 	}
 	go stream.recvNewFrame()
-	go stream.feed()
 	return stream
 }
 
-func (stream *Stream) feed() {
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-stream.die:
-			return
-		case data := <-stream.sortedBufCh:
-			if len(data) == 0 {
-				stream.passiveClose()
-				return
-			}
-			_, err := stream.feederW.Write(data)
-			if err != nil {
-				if err == io.ErrClosedPipe {
-					stream.Close()
-					return
-				} else {
-					log.Println(err)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func (stream *Stream) Read(buf []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	if len(buf) == 0 {
 		select {
@@ -95,9 +64,13 @@ func (stream *Stream) Read(buf []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	}
 	select {
 	case <-stream.die:
-		return 0, ErrBrokenStream
+		if stream.sortedBuf.Len() == 0 {
+			return 0, ErrBrokenStream
+		} else {
+			return stream.sortedBuf.Read(buf)
+		}
 	default:
-		return stream.feederR.Read(buf)
+		return stream.sortedBuf.Read(buf)
 	}
 
 }
@@ -168,9 +141,8 @@ func (stream *Stream) Close() error {
 	tlsRecord, _ := stream.session.obfs(f)
 	stream.session.sb.send(tlsRecord)
 
+	stream.sortedBuf.Close()
 	stream.session.delStream(stream.id)
-	stream.feederW.Close()
-	stream.feederR.Close()
 	//log.Printf("%v actively closed\n", stream.id)
 	stream.writingM.Unlock()
 	return nil