diff --git a/crates/dht/src/dht.rs b/crates/dht/src/dht.rs
index 65b6d76..4492b19 100644
--- a/crates/dht/src/dht.rs
+++ b/crates/dht/src/dht.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ struct DhtState {
     next_transaction_id: u16,
     outstanding_requests: Vec<OutstandingRequest>,
     routing_table: RoutingTable,
+
+    // This sender sends requests to the worker.
+    // It is unbounded so that the methods on Dht state don't need to be async.
+    // If the methods on Dht state were async, we would have a problem, as it's behind
+    // a lock.
+    // Alternatively, we can lock only the parts that change, and use that internally inside DhtState...
     sender: UnboundedSender<(Message<ByteString>, SocketAddr)>,
 
     seen_peers: HashMap<Id20, HashSet<SocketAddr>>,
@@ -420,7 +426,6 @@ impl DhtWorker {
         self,
         in_tx: UnboundedSender<(Message<ByteString>, SocketAddr)>,
         in_rx: UnboundedReceiver<(Message<ByteString>, SocketAddr)>,
-        mut request_rx: Receiver<(Request, UnboundedSender<Response>)>,
         bootstrap_addrs: &[String],
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let (out_tx, mut out_rx) = channel(1);
@@ -501,7 +506,6 @@ impl Dht {
         Self::with_bootstrap_addrs(DHT_BOOTSTRAP).await
     }
     pub async fn with_bootstrap_addrs(bootstrap_addrs: &[&str]) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
-        let (request_tx, request_rx) = channel(1);
         let socket = UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:0")
             .await
             .context("error binding socket")?;
@@ -523,9 +527,7 @@ impl Dht {
                     peer_id,
                     state,
                 };
-                let result = worker
-                    .start(in_tx, in_rx, request_rx, &bootstrap_addrs)
-                    .await;
+                let result = worker.start(in_tx, in_rx, &bootstrap_addrs).await;
                 warn!("DHT worker finished with {:?}", result);
             }
         });
diff --git a/crates/rqbit/src/main.rs b/crates/rqbit/src/main.rs
index aa85358..5fc710f 100644
--- a/crates/rqbit/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/rqbit/src/main.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-use std::{fs::File, io::Read, net::SocketAddr, str::FromStr, time::Duration};
+use std::{fs::File, io::Read, net::SocketAddr, pin::Pin, str::FromStr, time::Duration};
 
 use anyhow::Context;
 use clap::Clap;
 use dht::{Dht, Id20};
-use futures::StreamExt;
+use futures::{Stream, StreamExt};
 use librqbit::{
     dht_utils::{read_metainfo_from_peer_receiver, ReadMetainfoResult},
     generate_peer_id,
@@ -209,15 +209,7 @@ async fn async_main(opts: Opts, spawner: BlockingSpawner) -> anyhow::Result<()>
             .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("magnet links without DHT are not supported"))?
             .get_peers(info_hash)
             .await?;
-        let dht_rx = Box::pin(dht_rx.filter_map(|addr| async move {
-            match addr {
-                Ok(addr) => Some(addr),
-                Err(e) => {
-                    warn!("DHT peer receiver got an error: {:#}", e);
-                    None
-                }
-            }
-        }));
+        let dht_rx = flatten_dht_peers_stream(dht_rx);
 
         let trackers = trackers
             .into_iter()
@@ -259,18 +251,8 @@ async fn async_main(opts: Opts, spawner: BlockingSpawner) -> anyhow::Result<()>
             torrent_from_file(&opts.torrent_path)?
         };
         let dht_rx = match dht {
-            Some(dht) => Some(Box::pin(
-                dht.get_peers(torrent.info_hash)
-                    .await?
-                    .filter_map(|r| async move {
-                        match r {
-                            Ok(addr) => Some(addr),
-                            Err(e) => {
-                                warn!("DHT peer receiver got an error: {:#}", e);
-                                None
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }),
+            Some(dht) => Some(flatten_dht_peers_stream(
+                dht.get_peers(torrent.info_hash).await?,
             )),
             None => None,
         };
@@ -307,6 +289,21 @@ async fn async_main(opts: Opts, spawner: BlockingSpawner) -> anyhow::Result<()>
     }
 }
 
+fn flatten_dht_peers_stream(
+    rx: impl Stream<Item = Result<SocketAddr, anyhow::Error>> + Unpin,
+) -> impl Stream<Item = SocketAddr> + Unpin {
+    let rx = rx.filter_map(|addr| async move {
+        match addr {
+            Ok(addr) => Some(addr),
+            Err(e) => {
+                warn!("DHT peer receiver got an error: {:#}", e);
+                None
+            }
+        }
+    });
+    Box::pin(rx)
+}
+
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 async fn main_torrent_info(
     opts: Opts,