diff --git a/src/network/stream.rs b/src/network/stream.rs
index 9887fbb..f4d8d84 100644
--- a/src/network/stream.rs
+++ b/src/network/stream.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,23 @@ use async_std::task::{Context, Poll};
 use futures::io;
 use futures::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite};
 use std::pin::Pin;
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 pub trait Streamlike: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Send + Sync + Unpin {}
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct GenericStream {
-    internal: Arc<Box<dyn Streamlike>>,
+    internal: Arc<Mutex<dyn Streamlike>>,
+}
+
+impl GenericStream {
+    pub fn new<T: Streamlike + 'static>(x: T) -> GenericStream {
+        GenericStream{ 
+            internal: Arc::new(Mutex::new(x))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 }
 
 impl AsyncRead for GenericStream {
@@ -17,8 +27,9 @@ impl AsyncRead for GenericStream {
         cx: &mut Context<'_>,
         buf: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
-        let base = Pin::into_inner(self);
-        Pin::new(base).poll_read(cx, buf)
+        let mut item = self.internal.lock().unwrap();
+        let pinned = Pin::new(&mut *item);
+        pinned.poll_read(cx, buf)
     }
 }
 
@@ -28,25 +39,28 @@ impl AsyncWrite for GenericStream {
         cx: &mut Context<'_>,
         buf: &[u8],
     ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
-        let base = Pin::into_inner(self);
-        Pin::new(base).poll_write(cx, buf)
+        let mut item = self.internal.lock().unwrap();
+        let pinned = Pin::new(&mut *item);
+        pinned.poll_write(cx, buf)
     }
 
     fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
-        let base = Pin::into_inner(self);
-        Pin::new(base).poll_flush(cx)
+        let mut item = self.internal.lock().unwrap();
+        let pinned = Pin::new(&mut *item);
+        pinned.poll_flush(cx)
     }
 
     fn poll_close(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
-        let base = Pin::into_inner(self);
-        Pin::new(base).poll_close(cx)
+        let mut item = self.internal.lock().unwrap();
+        let pinned = Pin::new(&mut *item);
+        pinned.poll_close(cx)
     }
 }
 
 impl<T: Streamlike + 'static> From<T> for GenericStream {
     fn from(x: T) -> GenericStream {
         GenericStream {
-            internal: Arc::new(Box::new(x)),
+            internal: Arc::new(Mutex::new(x)),
         }
     }
 }