diff --git a/relay/client/client.go b/relay/client/client.go
index e7492afee..44325e1f9 100644
--- a/relay/client/client.go
+++ b/relay/client/client.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type Client struct {
 
 	relayConn      net.Conn
 	relayConnState bool
+	wgRelayConn    sync.WaitGroup
 	mu             sync.Mutex
 }
 
@@ -81,6 +82,9 @@ func (c *Client) Connect() error {
 	c.relayConnState = true
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 
+	c.wgRelayConn.Add(1)
+	go c.readLoop()
+
 	go func() {
 		<-c.ctx.Done()
 		cErr := c.close()
@@ -88,18 +92,6 @@ func (c *Client) Connect() error {
 			log.Errorf("failed to close relay connection: %s", cErr)
 		}
 	}()
-	// blocking function
-	c.readLoop()
-
-	c.mu.Lock()
-
-	// close all Conn types
-	for _, container := range c.conns {
-		close(container.messages)
-	}
-	c.conns = make(map[string]*connContainer)
-
-	c.mu.Unlock()
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -114,7 +106,7 @@ func (c *Client) OpenConn(dstPeerID string) (net.Conn, error) {
 	hashedID, hashedStringID := messages.HashID(dstPeerID)
 	log.Infof("open connection to peer: %s", hashedStringID)
 	messageBuffer := make(chan Msg, 2)
-	conn := NewConn(c, hashedID, c.generateConnReaderFN(messageBuffer))
+	conn := NewConn(c, hashedID, hashedStringID, c.generateConnReaderFN(messageBuffer))
 
 	c.conns[hashedStringID] = &connContainer{
 		conn,
@@ -140,6 +132,14 @@ func (c *Client) close() error {
 
 	err := c.relayConn.Close()
 
+	c.wgRelayConn.Wait()
+
+	// close all Conn types
+	for _, container := range c.conns {
+		close(container.messages)
+	}
+	c.conns = make(map[string]*connContainer)
+
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ func (c *Client) handShake() error {
 func (c *Client) readLoop() {
 	defer func() {
 		c.log.Tracef("exit from read loop")
+		c.wgRelayConn.Done()
 	}()
 	var errExit error
 	var n int
@@ -237,7 +238,14 @@ func (c *Client) readLoop() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *Client) writeTo(dstID []byte, payload []byte) (int, error) {
+func (c *Client) writeTo(id string, dstID []byte, payload []byte) (int, error) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	_, ok := c.conns[id]
+	if !ok {
+		c.mu.Unlock()
+		return 0, io.EOF
+	}
+	c.mu.Unlock()
 	msg := messages.MarshalTransportMsg(dstID, payload)
 	n, err := c.relayConn.Write(msg)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -262,3 +270,17 @@ func (c *Client) generateConnReaderFN(msgChannel chan Msg) func(b []byte) (n int
 		return n, nil
 	}
 }
+
+func (c *Client) closeConn(id string) error {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	conn, ok := c.conns[id]
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("connection already closed")
+	}
+	close(conn.messages)
+	delete(c.conns, id)
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/relay/client/conn.go b/relay/client/conn.go
index aea07ff9b..647b0fae4 100644
--- a/relay/client/conn.go
+++ b/relay/client/conn.go
@@ -6,23 +6,25 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Conn struct {
-	client   *Client
-	dstID    []byte
-	readerFn func(b []byte) (n int, err error)
+	client      *Client
+	dstID       []byte
+	dstStringID string
+	readerFn    func(b []byte) (n int, err error)
 }
 
-func NewConn(client *Client, dstID []byte, readerFn func(b []byte) (n int, err error)) *Conn {
+func NewConn(client *Client, dstID []byte, dstStringID string, readerFn func(b []byte) (n int, err error)) *Conn {
 	c := &Conn{
-		client:   client,
-		dstID:    dstID,
-		readerFn: readerFn,
+		client:      client,
+		dstID:       dstID,
+		dstStringID: dstStringID,
+		readerFn:    readerFn,
 	}
 
 	return c
 }
 
 func (c *Conn) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	return c.client.writeTo(c.dstID, p)
+	return c.client.writeTo(c.dstStringID, c.dstID, p)
 }
 
 func (c *Conn) Read(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ func (c *Conn) Read(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
 }
 
 func (c *Conn) Close() error {
-	return nil
+	return c.client.closeConn(c.dstStringID)
 }
 
 func (c *Conn) LocalAddr() net.Addr {
diff --git a/relay/test/client_test.go b/relay/test/client_test.go
index 1d3748abb..f70048d22 100644
--- a/relay/test/client_test.go
+++ b/relay/test/client_test.go
@@ -354,3 +354,51 @@ func TestBindReconnect(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("failed to close client: %s", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCloseConn(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	addr := "localhost:1234"
+	srv := server.NewServer()
+	go func() {
+		err := srv.Listen(addr)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("failed to bind server: %s", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	defer func() {
+		log.Infof("closing server")
+		err := srv.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("failed to close server: %s", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	clientAlice := client.NewClient(ctx, addr, "alice")
+	err := clientAlice.Connect()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to connect to server: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	conn, err := clientAlice.OpenConn("bob")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to bind channel: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("closing connection")
+	err = conn.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to close connection: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = conn.Read(make([]byte, 1))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected reading from closed connection")
+	}
+
+	_, err = conn.Write([]byte("hello"))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected writing from closed connection")
+	}
+}