diff --git a/p2p/peer.go b/p2p/peer.go
index f0d3a6758..6724ba4d6 100644
--- a/p2p/peer.go
+++ b/p2p/peer.go
@@ -27,14 +27,16 @@ func peerHandshake(conn net.Conn, ourNodeInfo *types.NodeInfo) (*types.NodeInfo,
 	var peerNodeInfo = new(types.NodeInfo)
 	var err1 error
 	var err2 error
-	Parallel(func() {
-		var n int64
-		binary.WriteBinary(ourNodeInfo, conn, &n, &err1)
-	}, func() {
-		var n int64
-		binary.ReadBinary(peerNodeInfo, conn, &n, &err2)
-		log.Info("Peer handshake", "peerNodeInfo", peerNodeInfo)
-	})
+	Parallel(
+		func() {
+			var n int64
+			binary.WriteBinary(ourNodeInfo, conn, &n, &err1)
+		},
+		func() {
+			var n int64
+			binary.ReadBinary(peerNodeInfo, conn, &n, &err2)
+			log.Info("Peer handshake", "peerNodeInfo", peerNodeInfo)
+		})
 	if err1 != nil {
 		return nil, err1
 	}
diff --git a/p2p/secret_connection.go b/p2p/secret_connection.go
index 8d1b8e44f..2cb524cf8 100644
--- a/p2p/secret_connection.go
+++ b/p2p/secret_connection.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"time"
 	//"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"sync"
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 	acm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/account"
 	bm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/binary"
+	. "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/common"
 )
 
 // 2 + 1024 == 1026 total frame size
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ const dataMaxSize = 1024
 const totalFrameSize = dataMaxSize + dataLenSize
 const sealedFrameSize = totalFrameSize + secretbox.Overhead
 
+// Implements net.Conn
 type SecretConnection struct {
 	conn       io.ReadWriteCloser
 	recvBuffer []byte
@@ -157,8 +161,16 @@ func (sc *SecretConnection) Read(data []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (sc *SecretConnection) Close() error {
-	return sc.conn.Close()
+// Implements net.Conn
+func (sc *SecretConnection) Close() error                  { return sc.conn.Close() }
+func (sc *SecretConnection) LocalAddr() net.Addr           { return sc.conn.(net.Conn).LocalAddr() }
+func (sc *SecretConnection) RemoteAddr() net.Addr          { return sc.conn.(net.Conn).RemoteAddr() }
+func (sc *SecretConnection) SetDeadline(t time.Time) error { return sc.conn.(net.Conn).SetDeadline(t) }
+func (sc *SecretConnection) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	return sc.conn.(net.Conn).SetReadDeadline(t)
+}
+func (sc *SecretConnection) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	return sc.conn.(net.Conn).SetWriteDeadline(t)
 }
 
 func genEphKeys() (ephPub, ephPriv *[32]byte) {
@@ -246,28 +258,23 @@ type authSigMessage struct {
 func shareAuthSignature(sc *SecretConnection, pubKey acm.PubKeyEd25519, signature acm.SignatureEd25519) (acm.PubKeyEd25519, acm.SignatureEd25519, error) {
 	var recvMsg authSigMessage
 	var err1, err2 error
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	wg.Add(2)
 
-	go func() {
-		defer wg.Done()
-		msgBytes := bm.BinaryBytes(authSigMessage{pubKey, signature})
-		_, err1 = sc.Write(msgBytes)
-	}()
+	Parallel(
+		func() {
+			msgBytes := bm.BinaryBytes(authSigMessage{pubKey, signature})
+			_, err1 = sc.Write(msgBytes)
+		},
+		func() {
+			// NOTE relies on atomicity of small data.
+			readBuffer := make([]byte, dataMaxSize)
+			_, err2 = sc.Read(readBuffer)
+			if err2 != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			n := int64(0) // not used.
+			recvMsg = bm.ReadBinary(authSigMessage{}, bytes.NewBuffer(readBuffer), &n, &err2).(authSigMessage)
+		})
 
-	go func() {
-		defer wg.Done()
-		// NOTE relies on atomicity of small data.
-		readBuffer := make([]byte, dataMaxSize)
-		_, err2 = sc.Read(readBuffer)
-		if err2 != nil {
-			return
-		}
-		n := int64(0) // not used.
-		recvMsg = bm.ReadBinary(authSigMessage{}, bytes.NewBuffer(readBuffer), &n, &err2).(authSigMessage)
-	}()
-
-	wg.Wait()
 	if err1 != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err1
 	}
diff --git a/p2p/secret_connection_test.go b/p2p/secret_connection_test.go
index dbf289c26..d90e54285 100644
--- a/p2p/secret_connection_test.go
+++ b/p2p/secret_connection_test.go
@@ -37,29 +37,31 @@ func makeSecretConnPair(tb testing.TB) (fooSecConn, barSecConn *SecretConnection
 	barPrvKey := acm.PrivKeyEd25519(CRandBytes(32))
 	barPubKey := barPrvKey.PubKey().(acm.PubKeyEd25519)
 
-	Parallel(func() {
-		var err error
-		fooSecConn, err = MakeSecretConnection(fooConn, fooPrvKey)
-		if err != nil {
-			tb.Errorf("Failed to establish SecretConnection for foo: %v", err)
-			return
-		}
-		if !bytes.Equal(fooSecConn.RemotePubKey(), barPubKey) {
-			tb.Errorf("Unexpected fooSecConn.RemotePubKey.  Expected %v, got %v",
-				barPubKey, fooSecConn.RemotePubKey())
-		}
-	}, func() {
-		var err error
-		barSecConn, err = MakeSecretConnection(barConn, barPrvKey)
-		if barSecConn == nil {
-			tb.Errorf("Failed to establish SecretConnection for bar: %v", err)
-			return
-		}
-		if !bytes.Equal(barSecConn.RemotePubKey(), fooPubKey) {
-			tb.Errorf("Unexpected barSecConn.RemotePubKey.  Expected %v, got %v",
-				fooPubKey, barSecConn.RemotePubKey())
-		}
-	})
+	Parallel(
+		func() {
+			var err error
+			fooSecConn, err = MakeSecretConnection(fooConn, fooPrvKey)
+			if err != nil {
+				tb.Errorf("Failed to establish SecretConnection for foo: %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+			if !bytes.Equal(fooSecConn.RemotePubKey(), barPubKey) {
+				tb.Errorf("Unexpected fooSecConn.RemotePubKey.  Expected %v, got %v",
+					barPubKey, fooSecConn.RemotePubKey())
+			}
+		},
+		func() {
+			var err error
+			barSecConn, err = MakeSecretConnection(barConn, barPrvKey)
+			if barSecConn == nil {
+				tb.Errorf("Failed to establish SecretConnection for bar: %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+			if !bytes.Equal(barSecConn.RemotePubKey(), fooPubKey) {
+				tb.Errorf("Unexpected barSecConn.RemotePubKey.  Expected %v, got %v",
+					fooPubKey, barSecConn.RemotePubKey())
+			}
+		})
 
 	return
 }
@@ -92,35 +94,37 @@ func TestSecretConnectionReadWrite(t *testing.T) {
 				return
 			}
 			// In parallel, handle reads and writes
-			Parallel(func() {
-				// Node writes
-				for _, nodeWrite := range nodeWrites {
-					n, err := nodeSecretConn.Write([]byte(nodeWrite))
-					if err != nil {
-						t.Errorf("Failed to write to nodeSecretConn: %v", err)
-						return
-					}
-					if n != len(nodeWrite) {
-						t.Errorf("Failed to write all bytes. Expected %v, wrote %v", len(nodeWrite), n)
-						return
+			Parallel(
+				func() {
+					// Node writes
+					for _, nodeWrite := range nodeWrites {
+						n, err := nodeSecretConn.Write([]byte(nodeWrite))
+						if err != nil {
+							t.Errorf("Failed to write to nodeSecretConn: %v", err)
+							return
+						}
+						if n != len(nodeWrite) {
+							t.Errorf("Failed to write all bytes. Expected %v, wrote %v", len(nodeWrite), n)
+							return
+						}
 					}
-				}
-				nodeConn.PipeWriter.Close()
-			}, func() {
-				// Node reads
-				readBuffer := make([]byte, dataMaxSize)
-				for {
-					n, err := nodeSecretConn.Read(readBuffer)
-					if err == io.EOF {
-						return
-					} else if err != nil {
-						t.Errorf("Failed to read from nodeSecretConn: %v", err)
-						return
+					nodeConn.PipeWriter.Close()
+				},
+				func() {
+					// Node reads
+					readBuffer := make([]byte, dataMaxSize)
+					for {
+						n, err := nodeSecretConn.Read(readBuffer)
+						if err == io.EOF {
+							return
+						} else if err != nil {
+							t.Errorf("Failed to read from nodeSecretConn: %v", err)
+							return
+						}
+						*nodeReads = append(*nodeReads, string(readBuffer[:n]))
 					}
-					*nodeReads = append(*nodeReads, string(readBuffer[:n]))
-				}
-				nodeConn.PipeReader.Close()
-			})
+					nodeConn.PipeReader.Close()
+				})
 		}
 	}