diff --git a/internal/multiplex/datagramBufferedPipe.go b/internal/multiplex/datagramBufferedPipe.go
index e1a0462..a7b99e4 100644
--- a/internal/multiplex/datagramBufferedPipe.go
+++ b/internal/multiplex/datagramBufferedPipe.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (d *datagramBufferedPipe) WriteTo(w io.Writer) (n int64, err error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (d *datagramBufferedPipe) Write(f Frame) (toBeClosed bool, err error) {
+func (d *datagramBufferedPipe) Write(f *Frame) (toBeClosed bool, err error) {
 	d.rwCond.L.Lock()
 	defer d.rwCond.L.Unlock()
 	if d.buf == nil {
diff --git a/internal/multiplex/datagramBufferedPipe_test.go b/internal/multiplex/datagramBufferedPipe_test.go
index 4a5d4e2..6b20f76 100644
--- a/internal/multiplex/datagramBufferedPipe_test.go
+++ b/internal/multiplex/datagramBufferedPipe_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ func TestDatagramBuffer_RW(t *testing.T) {
 	b := []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03}
 	t.Run("simple write", func(t *testing.T) {
 		pipe := NewDatagramBufferedPipe()
-		_, err := pipe.Write(Frame{Payload: b})
+		_, err := pipe.Write(&Frame{Payload: b})
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Error(
 				"expecting", "nil error",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func TestDatagramBuffer_RW(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("simple read", func(t *testing.T) {
 		pipe := NewDatagramBufferedPipe()
-		_, _ = pipe.Write(Frame{Payload: b})
+		_, _ = pipe.Write(&Frame{Payload: b})
 		b2 := make([]byte, len(b))
 		n, err := pipe.Read(b2)
 		if n != len(b) {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestDatagramBuffer_RW(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("writing closing frame", func(t *testing.T) {
 		pipe := NewDatagramBufferedPipe()
-		toBeClosed, err := pipe.Write(Frame{Closing: closingStream})
+		toBeClosed, err := pipe.Write(&Frame{Closing: closingStream})
 		if !toBeClosed {
 			t.Error("should be to be closed")
 		}
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestDatagramBuffer_BlockingRead(t *testing.T) {
 	b := []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03}
 	go func() {
 		time.Sleep(readBlockTime)
-		pipe.Write(Frame{Payload: b})
+		pipe.Write(&Frame{Payload: b})
 	}()
 	b2 := make([]byte, len(b))
 	n, err := pipe.Read(b2)
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func TestDatagramBuffer_BlockingRead(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDatagramBuffer_CloseThenRead(t *testing.T) {
 	pipe := NewDatagramBufferedPipe()
 	b := []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03}
-	pipe.Write(Frame{Payload: b})
+	pipe.Write(&Frame{Payload: b})
 	b2 := make([]byte, len(b))
 	pipe.Close()
 	n, err := pipe.Read(b2)
diff --git a/internal/multiplex/recvBuffer.go b/internal/multiplex/recvBuffer.go
index 0797daf..63f1f6f 100644
--- a/internal/multiplex/recvBuffer.go
+++ b/internal/multiplex/recvBuffer.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type recvBuffer interface {
 	// when the buffer is empty.
 	io.ReadCloser
 	io.WriterTo
-	Write(Frame) (toBeClosed bool, err error)
+	Write(*Frame) (toBeClosed bool, err error)
 	SetReadDeadline(time time.Time)
 	// SetWriteToTimeout sets the duration a recvBuffer waits in a WriteTo call when nothing
 	// has been written for a while. After that duration it should return ErrTimeout
diff --git a/internal/multiplex/session.go b/internal/multiplex/session.go
index 6a88aa3..92b5cf8 100644
--- a/internal/multiplex/session.go
+++ b/internal/multiplex/session.go
@@ -236,12 +236,12 @@ func (sesh *Session) recvDataFromRemote(data []byte) error {
 			// this is when the stream existed before but has since been closed. We do nothing
 			return nil
 		}
-		return existingStreamI.(*Stream).recvFrame(*frame)
+		return existingStreamI.(*Stream).recvFrame(frame)
 	} else {
 		// new stream
 		sesh.streamCountIncr()
 		sesh.acceptCh <- newStream
-		return newStream.recvFrame(*frame)
+		return newStream.recvFrame(frame)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/multiplex/stream.go b/internal/multiplex/stream.go
index 2245f5b..d827117 100644
--- a/internal/multiplex/stream.go
+++ b/internal/multiplex/stream.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (s *Stream) getRecvBuf() recvBuffer {
 }
 
 // receive a readily deobfuscated Frame so its payload can later be Read
-func (s *Stream) recvFrame(frame Frame) error {
+func (s *Stream) recvFrame(frame *Frame) error {
 	toBeClosed, err := s.getRecvBuf().Write(frame)
 	if toBeClosed {
 		err = s.passiveClose()
diff --git a/internal/multiplex/streamBuffer.go b/internal/multiplex/streamBuffer.go
index 4adfae2..13cc523 100644
--- a/internal/multiplex/streamBuffer.go
+++ b/internal/multiplex/streamBuffer.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func NewStreamBuffer() *streamBuffer {
 	return sb
 }
 
-func (sb *streamBuffer) Write(f Frame) (toBeClosed bool, err error) {
+func (sb *streamBuffer) Write(f *Frame) (toBeClosed bool, err error) {
 	sb.recvM.Lock()
 	defer sb.recvM.Unlock()
 	// when there'fs no ooo packages in heap and we receive the next package in order
@@ -81,10 +81,11 @@ func (sb *streamBuffer) Write(f Frame) (toBeClosed bool, err error) {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("seq %v is smaller than nextRecvSeq %v", f.Seq, sb.nextRecvSeq)
 	}
 
-	heap.Push(&sb.sh, &f)
+	saved := *f
+	heap.Push(&sb.sh, &saved)
 	// Keep popping from the heap until empty or to the point that the wanted seq was not received
 	for len(sb.sh) > 0 && sb.sh[0].Seq == sb.nextRecvSeq {
-		f = *heap.Pop(&sb.sh).(*Frame)
+		f = heap.Pop(&sb.sh).(*Frame)
 		if f.Closing != closingNothing {
 			return true, nil
 		} else {
diff --git a/internal/multiplex/streamBuffer_test.go b/internal/multiplex/streamBuffer_test.go
index 67fb3a5..b36bb6a 100644
--- a/internal/multiplex/streamBuffer_test.go
+++ b/internal/multiplex/streamBuffer_test.go
@@ -20,11 +20,10 @@ func TestRecvNewFrame(t *testing.T) {
 		for _, n := range set {
 			bu64 := make([]byte, 8)
 			binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(bu64, n)
-			frame := Frame{
+			sb.Write(&Frame{
 				Seq:     n,
 				Payload: bu64,
-			}
-			sb.Write(frame)
+			})
 		}
 
 		var sortedResult []uint64
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ func TestStreamBuffer_RecvThenClose(t *testing.T) {
 		Closing:  0,
 		Payload:  testData,
 	}
-	sb.Write(testFrame)
+	sb.Write(&testFrame)
 	sb.Close()
 
 	readBuf := make([]byte, testDataLen)