diff --git a/device/device_test.go b/device/device_test.go
index f9eb50c..6eb52e9 100644
--- a/device/device_test.go
+++ b/device/device_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 	"runtime"
 	"runtime/pprof"
-	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ func (pair *testPair) Send(
 	tb testing.TB,
 	ping SendDirection,
 	done chan struct{},
-	optTransportJunk ...int,
 ) {
 	tb.Helper()
 	p0, p1 := pair[0], pair[1]
@@ -139,11 +137,6 @@ func (pair *testPair) Send(
 		p0, p1 = p1, p0
 	}
 
-	transportJunk := 0
-	if len(optTransportJunk) > 0 {
-		transportJunk = optTransportJunk[0]
-	}
-
 	msg := tuntest.Ping(p0.ip, p1.ip)
 	p1.tun.Outbound <- msg
 	timer := time.NewTimer(6 * time.Second)
@@ -151,10 +144,7 @@ func (pair *testPair) Send(
 	var err error
 	select {
 	case msgRecv := <-p0.tun.Inbound:
-		fmt.Printf("%x\n", msg)
-		fmt.Printf("%x\n", msgRecv[transportJunk:])
-		fmt.Printf("%x\n", msgRecv)
-		if !bytes.Equal(msg, msgRecv[transportJunk:]) {
+		if !bytes.Equal(msg, msgRecv) {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("%s did not transit correctly", ping)
 		}
 	case <-timer.C:
@@ -238,26 +228,24 @@ func TestTwoDevicePing(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAWGDevicePing(t *testing.T) {
 	goroutineLeakCheck(t)
 
-	transportJunk := 5
-
 	pair := genTestPair(t, true,
 		"jc", "5",
 		"jmin", "500",
 		"jmax", "1000",
-		// "s1", "30",
-		// "s2", "40",
+		"s1", "30",
+		"s2", "40",
 		"s3", "50",
-		"s4", strconv.Itoa(transportJunk),
-		// "h1", "123456",
-		// "h2", "67543",
-		// "h3", "123123",
-		// "h4", "32345",
+		"s4", "5",
+		"h1", "123456",
+		"h2", "67543",
+		"h3", "123123",
+		"h4", "32345",
 	)
 	t.Run("ping 1.0.0.1", func(t *testing.T) {
-		pair.Send(t, Ping, nil, transportJunk)
+		pair.Send(t, Ping, nil)
 	})
 	t.Run("ping 1.0.0.2", func(t *testing.T) {
-		pair.Send(t, Pong, nil, transportJunk)
+		pair.Send(t, Pong, nil)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/device/receive.go b/device/receive.go
index 0844b79..1aaba3a 100644
--- a/device/receive.go
+++ b/device/receive.go
@@ -165,11 +165,17 @@ func (device *Device) RoutineReceiveIncoming(
 						continue
 					}
 
-					packet = packet[transportJunkSize:]
+					// remove junk from bufsArrs by shifting the packet
+					// this buffer is also used for decryption, so it needs to be corrected
+					copy(bufsArrs[i][:size], packet[transportJunkSize:])
+					size -= transportJunkSize
+					// need to reinitialize packet as well
+					packet = packet[:size]
 				}
 			} else {
 				msgType = binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(packet[:4])
 			}
+
 			switch msgType {
 
 			// check if transport
diff --git a/device/send.go b/device/send.go
index 234c391..64c5ab3 100644
--- a/device/send.go
+++ b/device/send.go
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ func (peer *Peer) RoutineSequentialSender(maxBatchSize int) {
 		for _, elem := range elemsContainer.elems {
 			if len(elem.packet) != MessageKeepaliveSize {
 				dataSent = true
+
 				junkedHeader, err := device.awg.CreateTransportHeaderJunk()
 				if err != nil {
 					device.log.Errorf("%v - %v", device, err)