diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 37cc4e9ac..c54a228ee 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ vendor: go.mod go.sum
 
 .PHONY: fmt
 fmt:
-	@$(GOTOOL) gofumpt -w -s -extra "$(ROOT_DIR)"
+	@$(GOTOOL) gofumpt -w -extra "$(ROOT_DIR)"
 
 .PHONY: test
 test:
@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@ install-tools-goreleaser: .bin
 
 .PHONY: update-deps
 update-deps:
-	@go get -u && go mod tidy
+	@go get -u && go mod tidy -go=1.17
diff --git a/essentials/conns.go b/essentials/conns.go
index 432591aa4..1b3cbf052 100644
--- a/essentials/conns.go
+++ b/essentials/conns.go
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@ import (
 // CloseableReader is a reader interface that can close its reading end.
 type CloseableReader interface {
 	io.Reader
-
 	CloseRead() error
 }
 
 // CloseableWriter is a writer that can close its writing end.
 type CloseableWriter interface {
 	io.Writer
-
 	CloseWrite() error
 }
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2ef0dbca3..ce52f2a4d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/jarcoal/httpmock v1.0.8
 	github.com/kentik/patricia v0.0.0-20210909164817-21603333b70e
 	github.com/mccutchen/go-httpbin v1.1.1
-	github.com/panjf2000/ants/v2 v2.4.6
+	github.com/panjf2000/ants/v2 v2.4.7
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.4
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.11.0
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.32.1 // indirect
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
 	github.com/tylertreat/BoomFilters v0.0.0-20210315201527-1a82519a3e43
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211117183948-ae814b36b871
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211202192323-5770296d904e
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211112202133-69e39bad7dc2 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211124211545-fe61309f8881
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.27.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0fdfd030d..6e70dd9e7 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v0.0.0-20180701023420-4b7aa43c6742/go.mod h1:bx2lN
 github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.1/go.mod h1:bx2lNnkwVCuqBIxFjflWJWanXIb3RllmbCylyMrvgv0=
 github.com/mwitkow/go-conntrack v0.0.0-20161129095857-cc309e4a2223/go.mod h1:qRWi+5nqEBWmkhHvq77mSJWrCKwh8bxhgT7d/eI7P4U=
 github.com/mwitkow/go-conntrack v0.0.0-20190716064945-2f068394615f/go.mod h1:qRWi+5nqEBWmkhHvq77mSJWrCKwh8bxhgT7d/eI7P4U=
-github.com/panjf2000/ants/v2 v2.4.6 h1:drmj9mcygn2gawZ155dRbo+NfXEfAssjZNU1qoIb4gQ=
-github.com/panjf2000/ants/v2 v2.4.6/go.mod h1:f6F0NZVFsGCp5A7QW/Zj/m92atWwOkY0OIhFxRNFr4A=
+github.com/panjf2000/ants/v2 v2.4.7 h1:MZnw2JRyTJxFwtaMtUJcwE618wKD04POWk2gwwP4E2M=
+github.com/panjf2000/ants/v2 v2.4.7/go.mod h1:f6F0NZVFsGCp5A7QW/Zj/m92atWwOkY0OIhFxRNFr4A=
 github.com/patrickmn/go-cache v2.1.0+incompatible h1:HRMgzkcYKYpi3C8ajMPV8OFXaaRUnok+kx1WdO15EQc=
 github.com/patrickmn/go-cache v2.1.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:3Qf8kWWT7OJRJbdiICTKqZju1ZixQ/KpMGzzAfe6+WQ=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.4 h1:tjENF6MfZAg8e4ZmZTeWaWiT2vXtsoO6+iuOjFhECwM=
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190510104115-cbcb75029529/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8U
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190605123033-f99c8df09eb5/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211117183948-ae814b36b871 h1:/pEO3GD/ABYAjuakUS6xSEmmlyVS4kxBNkeA9tLJiTI=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211117183948-ae814b36b871/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211202192323-5770296d904e h1:MUP6MR3rJ7Gk9LEia0LP2ytiH6MuCfs7qYz+47jGdD8=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211202192323-5770296d904e/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190121172915-509febef88a4/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190306152737-a1d7652674e8/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190510132918-efd6b22b2522/go.mod h1:ZjyILWgesfNpC6sMxTJOJm9Kp84zZh5NQWvqDGG3Qr8=
diff --git a/mtglib/internal/relay/init.go b/mtglib/internal/relay/init.go
index 6278c48f4..a0dcb0c3f 100644
--- a/mtglib/internal/relay/init.go
+++ b/mtglib/internal/relay/init.go
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 package relay
 
-import "time"
-
 const (
-	copyBufferSize   = 64 * 1024
-	writerBufferSize = 128 * 1024
-	readTimeout      = 10 * time.Millisecond
+	copyBufferSize = 64 * 1024
 )
 
 type Logger interface {
diff --git a/mtglib/internal/relay/pools.go b/mtglib/internal/relay/pools.go
index 2adff99e3..7b9371e2a 100644
--- a/mtglib/internal/relay/pools.go
+++ b/mtglib/internal/relay/pools.go
@@ -1,31 +1,19 @@
 package relay
 
-import (
-	"bufio"
-	"io"
-	"net"
-	"sync"
-)
+import "sync"
 
-var syncPairPool = sync.Pool{
+var copyBufferPool = sync.Pool{
 	New: func() interface{} {
-		return &syncPair{
-			writer:  bufio.NewWriterSize(nil, writerBufferSize),
-			copyBuf: make([]byte, copyBufferSize),
-		}
+		rv := make([]byte, copyBufferSize)
+
+		return &rv
 	},
 }
 
-func acquireSyncPair(reader net.Conn, writer io.Writer) *syncPair {
-	sp := syncPairPool.Get().(*syncPair) // nolint: forcetypeassert
-	sp.writer.Reset(writer)
-	sp.reader = reader
-
-	return sp
+func acquireCopyBuffer() *[]byte {
+	return copyBufferPool.Get().(*[]byte)
 }
 
-func releaseSyncPair(sp *syncPair) {
-	sp.writer.Reset(nil)
-	sp.reader = nil
-	syncPairPool.Put(sp)
+func releaseCopyBuffer(buf *[]byte) {
+	copyBufferPool.Put(buf)
 }
diff --git a/mtglib/internal/relay/relay.go b/mtglib/internal/relay/relay.go
index 6f9db4f3d..0350373f5 100644
--- a/mtglib/internal/relay/relay.go
+++ b/mtglib/internal/relay/relay.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
-	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/9seconds/mtg/v2/essentials"
 )
@@ -22,28 +21,27 @@ func Relay(ctx context.Context, log Logger, telegramConn, clientConn essentials.
 		clientConn.Close()
 	}()
 
-	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
-	wg.Add(2) // nolint: gomnd
+	closeChan := make(chan struct{})
 
-	go pump(log, telegramConn, clientConn, wg, "client -> telegram")
+	go func() {
+		defer close(closeChan)
+
+		pump(log, telegramConn, clientConn, "client -> telegram")
+	}()
 
-	pump(log, clientConn, telegramConn, wg, "telegram -> client")
+	pump(log, clientConn, telegramConn, "telegram -> client")
 
-	wg.Wait()
+	<-closeChan
 }
 
-func pump(log Logger, src, dst essentials.Conn, wg *sync.WaitGroup, direction string) {
-	syncer := acquireSyncPair(src, dst)
+func pump(log Logger, src, dst essentials.Conn, direction string) {
+	defer src.CloseRead()  // nolint: errcheck
+	defer dst.CloseWrite() // nolint: errcheck
 
-	defer func() {
-		syncer.Flush()
-		releaseSyncPair(syncer)
-		src.CloseRead()  // nolint: errcheck
-		dst.CloseWrite() // nolint: errcheck
-		wg.Done()
-	}()
+	copyBuffer := acquireCopyBuffer()
+	defer releaseCopyBuffer(copyBuffer)
 
-	n, err := syncer.Sync()
+	n, err := io.CopyBuffer(src, dst, *copyBuffer)
 
 	switch {
 	case err == nil:
diff --git a/mtglib/internal/relay/relay_test.go b/mtglib/internal/relay/relay_test.go
index 368469f7d..390af9da8 100644
--- a/mtglib/internal/relay/relay_test.go
+++ b/mtglib/internal/relay/relay_test.go
@@ -42,14 +42,12 @@ func (suite *RelayTestSuite) TestExit() {
 	suite.telegramConnMock.On("CloseWrite").Return(nil).Once()
 	suite.telegramConnMock.On("Read", mock.Anything).Return(10, io.EOF).Once()
 	suite.telegramConnMock.On("Write", mock.Anything).Return(10, io.EOF).Maybe()
-	suite.telegramConnMock.On("SetReadDeadline", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Maybe()
 
 	suite.clientConnMock.On("Read", mock.Anything).Return(0, io.EOF).Once()
 	suite.clientConnMock.On("Write", mock.Anything).Return(10, io.EOF).Maybe()
 	suite.clientConnMock.On("Close").Return(nil)
 	suite.clientConnMock.On("CloseRead").Return(nil).Once()
 	suite.clientConnMock.On("CloseWrite").Return(nil).Once()
-	suite.clientConnMock.On("SetReadDeadline", mock.Anything).Return(nil).Maybe()
 
 	relay.Relay(suite.ctx, suite.loggerMock, suite.telegramConnMock, suite.clientConnMock)
 }
diff --git a/mtglib/internal/relay/sync_pair.go b/mtglib/internal/relay/sync_pair.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 035b05e39..000000000
--- a/mtglib/internal/relay/sync_pair.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-package relay
-
-import (
-	"bufio"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"net"
-	"os"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-)
-
-type syncPair struct {
-	writer  *bufio.Writer
-	copyBuf []byte
-
-	mutex  sync.Mutex
-	reader net.Conn
-}
-
-func (s *syncPair) Sync() (int64, error) {
-	return io.CopyBuffer(s, s, s.copyBuf) // nolint: wrapcheck
-}
-
-func (s *syncPair) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
-	n, err := s.readBlocking(p, false)
-
-	// nothing has been delivered for readTimeout time. Let's flush.
-	if errors.Is(err, os.ErrDeadlineExceeded) {
-		if err := s.Flush(); err != nil {
-			return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot flush writer hand-side: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		return s.readBlocking(p, true)
-	}
-
-	return n, err
-}
-
-func (s *syncPair) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
-	s.mutex.Lock()
-	defer s.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	n, err := s.writer.Write(p)
-
-	// optimization for a case when we have a small package and want to avoid a
-	// delay in readTimeout. In that case, we assume that peer has finished to
-	// sent a data it wants to send so we can flush without waiting for anything
-	// else.
-	if err == nil && n < copyBufferSize {
-		err = s.writer.Flush()
-	}
-
-	return n, err // nolint: wrapcheck
-}
-
-func (s *syncPair) Flush() error {
-	s.mutex.Lock()
-	defer s.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	return s.writer.Flush() // nolint: wrapcheck
-}
-
-func (s *syncPair) readBlocking(p []byte, blocking bool) (int, error) {
-	var deadline time.Time
-
-	if !blocking {
-		deadline = time.Now().Add(readTimeout)
-	}
-
-	if err := s.reader.SetReadDeadline(deadline); err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot set read deadline: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return s.reader.Read(p) // nolint: wrapcheck
-}