diff --git a/src/connect.rs b/src/connect.rs
index d0ff148..9d8f12c 100644
--- a/src/connect.rs
+++ b/src/connect.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ use irc_stream::{IrcStream, IrcRead, IrcWrite};
 use toml::value::Value;
 use native_tls::{TlsConnector,TlsStream};
 
+// Weird workaround for multitrait dyn pointer
+// https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/issues/2035
+// would be a charm...
 pub trait IrcReadWrite: IrcRead + IrcWrite {}
 impl<T: IrcRead + IrcWrite> IrcReadWrite for T {}
 
@@ -51,10 +54,7 @@ fn get_tls_stream (config: &Value)
 
 pub fn connect_irc (config: &Value)
 	-> Result<Box<dyn IrcReadWrite>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-	// Weird workaround for multitrait dyn pointer
-	// https://github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/issues/2035
-	// would be a charm...
-
+	
 	if *config["tls"].as_bool().get_or_insert(true) == true {
 		return Ok(Box::new(IrcStream::new(get_tls_stream(&config)?)))
 	} else {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 301fae1..ec283bc 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ use std::{
 	path::Path,
 	io::Read,
 	collections::VecDeque,
-	thread, 
-	time,
-	sync::mpsc::channel,
 };
 use irc_proto::command::{
 	CapSubCommand,
@@ -140,6 +137,28 @@ fn get_irc_join_messages(config: &Value, queue: VecDeque<Message>)
 	Ok(queue)
 }
 
+fn handle_message(message: Message) -> Option<Message> {
+	let sender = match message.clone().source_nickname() {
+		Some(s) => String::from(s),
+		None => String::from("anonymous")
+	};
+	match message.clone().command {
+		Command::PING(ref data, _) => {
+			return Some(Message::from(
+				Command::PONG(data.to_owned(), None)
+				));
+		},
+		Command::PRIVMSG(ref rec, ref msg) => println!(
+			"{} -> {}: {}",
+			rec,
+			msg,
+			sender
+		),
+		_ => println!("{}", message.clone().to_string())
+	}
+	return None
+}
+
 fn main() {
 	let config_path = args().nth(1)
 		.expect("no config given");
@@ -155,15 +174,34 @@ fn main() {
 
 	message_queue = get_irc_join_messages(&config, message_queue).unwrap();
 
-	//TODO remove this botch
-	let (tx, rx) = channel();
-	thread::spawn(move|| {
-		thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_secs(10));
-		while let Some(message) = message_queue.pop_front() {
-			println!("Sending: {}", message.clone().to_string());
-			tx.send(message).unwrap();
-		}    
-	});	
+	// Wait for first ping and join channels after sending pong.
+	// TODO this approach is not very DRY!
+	loop {
+		let message = match stream.read() {
+			Ok(m) => m,
+			Err(e) => Message::from(
+				Command::PRIVMSG(
+					String::from("Error"),
+					format!("{}", e)
+				)
+			)
+		};
+		match message.command {
+			Command::PING(ref data, _) => {
+				stream.write(Message::from(
+					Command::PONG(data.to_owned(), None)
+				)).unwrap();
+				while let Some(message) = message_queue.pop_front() {
+					stream.write(message).unwrap();
+				}
+				break;
+			}
+			_ => match handle_message(message) {
+				Some(m) => stream.write(m).unwrap(),
+				None => ()
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	loop {
 		let message = match stream.read() {
@@ -175,27 +213,9 @@ fn main() {
 				)
 			)
 		};
-		let sender = match message.clone().source_nickname() {
-			Some(s) => String::from(s),
-			None => String::from("anonymous")
-		};
-		match message.clone().command {
-			Command::PING(ref data, _) => {
-				stream.write(Message::from(
-					Command::PONG(data.to_owned(), None)
-					)).unwrap();
-			},
-			Command::PRIVMSG(ref rec, ref msg) => println!(
-				"{} -> {}: {}",
-				rec,
-				msg,
-				sender
-			),
-			_ => println!("{}", message.clone().to_string())
-		}
-		match rx.try_recv() {
-			Ok(m) => stream.write(m).unwrap(),
-			Err(_e) => ()
+		match handle_message(message) {
+			Some(m) => stream.write(m).unwrap(),
+			None => ()
 		}
 	}
 }