diff --git a/packages/networking/hyprspace/cli/up.go b/packages/networking/hyprspace/cli/up.go
index 5910132..803ad01 100644
--- a/packages/networking/hyprspace/cli/up.go
+++ b/packages/networking/hyprspace/cli/up.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
@@ -30,6 +31,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/yl2chen/cidranger"
 )
 
+type MuxStream struct {
+	Stream *network.Stream
+	Lock   *sync.Mutex
+}
+
 var (
 	cfg  *config.Config
 	node host.Host
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@ var (
 	// Hyprspace and the user's machine.
 	tunDev *tun.TUN
 	// activeStreams is a map of active streams to a peer
-	activeStreams map[peer.ID]network.Stream
+	activeStreams map[peer.ID]MuxStream
 	// context
 	ctx context.Context
 	// context cancel function
@@ -170,7 +176,7 @@ func UpRun(r *cmd.Root, c *cmd.Sub) {
 	// + ----------------------------------------+
 
 	// Initialize active streams map and packet byte array.
-	activeStreams = make(map[peer.ID]network.Stream)
+	activeStreams = make(map[peer.ID]MuxStream)
 	var packet = make([]byte, 1420)
 	for {
 		// Read in a packet from the tun device.
@@ -203,24 +209,31 @@ func UpRun(r *cmd.Root, c *cmd.Sub) {
 
 func sendPacket(dst peer.ID, packet []byte, plen int) {
 	// Check if we already have an open connection to the destination peer.
-	stream, ok := activeStreams[dst]
+	ms, ok := activeStreams[dst]
 	if ok {
-		// Write out the packet's length to the libp2p stream to ensure
-		// we know the full size of the packet at the other end.
-		err := binary.Write(stream, binary.LittleEndian, uint16(plen))
-		if err == nil {
-			// Write the packet out to the libp2p stream.
-			// If everyting succeeds continue on to the next packet.
-			_, err = stream.Write(packet[:plen])
+		if func() bool {
+			ms.Lock.Lock()
+			defer ms.Lock.Unlock()
+			// Write out the packet's length to the libp2p stream to ensure
+			// we know the full size of the packet at the other end.
+			err := binary.Write(*ms.Stream, binary.LittleEndian, uint16(plen))
 			if err == nil {
-				stream.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(25 * time.Second))
-				return
+				// Write the packet out to the libp2p stream.
+				// If everyting succeeds continue on to the next packet.
+				_, err = (*ms.Stream).Write(packet[:plen])
+				if err == nil {
+					(*ms.Stream).SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(25 * time.Second))
+					return true
+				}
 			}
+			// If we encounter an error when writing to a stream we should
+			// close that stream and delete it from the active stream map.
+			(*ms.Stream).Close()
+			delete(activeStreams, dst)
+			return false
+		}() {
+			return
 		}
-		// If we encounter an error when writing to a stream we should
-		// close that stream and delete it from the active stream map.
-		stream.Close()
-		delete(activeStreams, dst)
 	}
 
 	stream, err := node.NewStream(ctx, dst, p2p.Protocol)
@@ -245,7 +258,10 @@ func sendPacket(dst peer.ID, packet []byte, plen int) {
 
 	// If all succeeds when writing the packet to the stream
 	// we should reuse this stream by adding it active streams map.
-	activeStreams[dst] = stream
+	activeStreams[dst] = MuxStream{
+		Stream: &stream,
+		Lock:   &sync.Mutex{},
+	}
 }
 
 func signalHandler(ctx context.Context, host host.Host, lockPath string, dht *dht.IpfsDHT) {
diff --git a/packages/networking/hyprspace/project.nix b/packages/networking/hyprspace/project.nix
index a95eb84..9462be0 100644
--- a/packages/networking/hyprspace/project.nix
+++ b/packages/networking/hyprspace/project.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     };
     packages.hyprspace = with pkgs; buildGo120Module rec {
       pname = "hyprspace";
-      version = "0.8.4";
+      version = "0.8.5";
 
       src = with inputs.nix-filter.lib; let
         dirs = map inDirectory;