diff --git a/mtglib/internal/doppel/conn.go b/mtglib/internal/doppel/conn.go
index 7e8ed30e3..33ea88de9 100644
--- a/mtglib/internal/doppel/conn.go
+++ b/mtglib/internal/doppel/conn.go
@@ -16,48 +16,25 @@ type Conn struct {
 }
 
 type connPayload struct {
-	ctx           context.Context
-	ctxCancel     context.CancelCauseFunc
-	clock         Clock
-	wg            sync.WaitGroup
-	syncWriteLock sync.RWMutex
-	writeStream   bytes.Buffer
-	writeCond     *sync.Cond
+	ctx         context.Context
+	ctxCancel   context.CancelCauseFunc
+	clock       Clock
+	wg          sync.WaitGroup
+	writeStream bytes.Buffer
+	writtenCond sync.Cond
+	done        bool
 }
 
 func (c Conn) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
-	c.p.syncWriteLock.RLock()
-	defer c.p.syncWriteLock.RUnlock()
-
-	c.p.writeCond.L.Lock()
-	c.p.writeStream.Write(p)
-	c.p.writeCond.L.Unlock()
-
-	return len(p), context.Cause(c.p.ctx)
-}
-
-func (c Conn) SyncWrite(p []byte) (int, error) {
-	c.p.syncWriteLock.Lock()
-	defer c.p.syncWriteLock.Unlock()
-
-	c.p.writeCond.L.Lock()
-	// wait until buffer is exhausted
-	for c.p.writeStream.Len() != 0 && context.Cause(c.p.ctx) == nil {
-		c.p.writeCond.Wait()
+	if len(p) == 0 {
+		return 0, context.Cause(c.p.ctx)
 	}
-	c.p.writeStream.Write(p)
-	c.p.writeCond.L.Unlock()
 
-	if err := context.Cause(c.p.ctx); err != nil {
-		return len(p), err
-	}
+	c.p.writtenCond.L.Lock()
+	c.p.writeStream.Write(p)
+	c.p.writtenCond.L.Unlock()
 
-	c.p.writeCond.L.Lock()
-	// wait until data will be sent
-	for c.p.writeStream.Len() != 0 && context.Cause(c.p.ctx) == nil {
-		c.p.writeCond.Wait()
-	}
-	c.p.writeCond.L.Unlock()
+	c.p.writtenCond.Signal()
 
 	return len(p), context.Cause(c.p.ctx)
 }
@@ -69,8 +46,6 @@ func (c Conn) Start() {
 }
 
 func (c Conn) start() {
-	defer c.p.writeCond.Broadcast()
-
 	buf := [tls.MaxRecordSize]byte{}
 
 	for {
@@ -80,11 +55,16 @@ func (c Conn) start() {
 		case <-c.p.clock.tick:
 		}
 
-		c.p.writeCond.L.Lock()
-		n, err := c.p.writeStream.Read(buf[:c.p.clock.stats.Size()])
-		c.p.writeCond.L.Unlock()
+		size := c.p.clock.stats.Size()
+
+		c.p.writtenCond.L.Lock()
+		for c.p.writeStream.Len() == 0 && !c.p.done {
+			c.p.writtenCond.Wait()
+		}
+		n, _ := c.p.writeStream.Read(buf[:size])
+		c.p.writtenCond.L.Unlock()
 
-		if n == 0 || err != nil {
+		if n == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -92,13 +72,17 @@ func (c Conn) start() {
 			c.p.ctxCancel(err)
 			return
 		}
-
-		c.p.writeCond.Signal()
 	}
 }
 
 func (c Conn) Stop() {
 	c.p.ctxCancel(nil)
+
+	c.p.writtenCond.L.Lock()
+	c.p.done = true
+	c.p.writtenCond.L.Unlock()
+	c.p.writtenCond.Broadcast()
+
 	c.p.wg.Wait()
 }
 
@@ -109,7 +93,9 @@ func NewConn(ctx context.Context, conn essentials.Conn, stats *Stats) Conn {
 		p: &connPayload{
 			ctx:       ctx,
 			ctxCancel: cancel,
-			writeCond: sync.NewCond(&sync.Mutex{}),
+			writtenCond: sync.Cond{
+				L: &sync.Mutex{},
+			},
 			clock: Clock{
 				stats: stats,
 				tick:  make(chan struct{}),
diff --git a/mtglib/internal/doppel/conn_test.go b/mtglib/internal/doppel/conn_test.go
index eec1f6fb9..850146944 100644
--- a/mtglib/internal/doppel/conn_test.go
+++ b/mtglib/internal/doppel/conn_test.go
@@ -141,150 +141,51 @@ func (suite *ConnTestSuite) TestWriteReturnsErrorAfterStop() {
 	suite.Error(err)
 }
 
-func (suite *ConnTestSuite) TestStopOnUnderlyingWriteError() {
-	suite.connMock.
-		On("Write", mock.AnythingOfType("[]uint8")).
-		Return(0, errors.New("connection reset")).
-		Maybe()
-
-	c := suite.makeConn()
-
-	_, _ = c.Write([]byte("data"))
-
-	suite.Eventually(func() bool {
-		_, err := c.Write([]byte{1})
-		return err != nil
-	}, 2*time.Second, time.Millisecond)
-}
-
-func (suite *ConnTestSuite) TestSyncWriteDataSent() {
-	suite.connMock.
-		On("Write", mock.AnythingOfType("[]uint8")).
-		Return(0, nil).
-		Maybe()
-
-	c := suite.makeConn()
-	defer c.Stop()
-
-	payload := []byte("sync hello")
-	n, err := c.SyncWrite(payload)
-	suite.NoError(err)
-	suite.Equal(len(payload), n)
-
-	// SyncWrite returns only after data is flushed to the wire.
-	assembled := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	reader := bytes.NewReader(suite.connMock.Written())
-
-	for {
-		header := make([]byte, tls.SizeHeader)
-		if _, err := io.ReadFull(reader, header); err != nil {
-			break
-		}
-
-		suite.Equal(byte(tls.TypeApplicationData), header[0])
-
-		length := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(header[tls.SizeRecordType+tls.SizeVersion:])
-		rec := make([]byte, length)
-		_, err := io.ReadFull(reader, rec)
-		suite.NoError(err)
-
-		assembled.Write(rec)
-	}
-
-	suite.Equal(payload, assembled.Bytes())
-}
-
-func (suite *ConnTestSuite) TestSyncWriteDrainsBufferFirst() {
-	suite.connMock.
-		On("Write", mock.AnythingOfType("[]uint8")).
-		Return(0, nil).
-		Maybe()
-
-	c := suite.makeConn()
-	defer c.Stop()
-
-	// Buffer some data via async Write.
-	_, err := c.Write([]byte("first"))
-	suite.NoError(err)
-
-	// SyncWrite must drain "first" before sending "second".
-	n, err := c.SyncWrite([]byte("second"))
-	suite.NoError(err)
-	suite.Equal(6, n)
-
-	// All data should be on the wire now.
-	assembled := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	reader := bytes.NewReader(suite.connMock.Written())
-
-	for {
-		header := make([]byte, tls.SizeHeader)
-		if _, err := io.ReadFull(reader, header); err != nil {
-			break
-		}
-
-		length := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(header[tls.SizeRecordType+tls.SizeVersion:])
-		rec := make([]byte, length)
-		_, err := io.ReadFull(reader, rec)
-		suite.NoError(err)
-
-		assembled.Write(rec)
-	}
-
-	suite.Equal([]byte("firstsecond"), assembled.Bytes())
-}
-
-func (suite *ConnTestSuite) TestSyncWriteBlocksAsyncWrite() {
+func (suite *ConnTestSuite) TestStopDoesNotDeadlockWhenStartIsWaiting() {
 	suite.connMock.
 		On("Write", mock.AnythingOfType("[]uint8")).
 		Return(0, nil).
 		Maybe()
 
-	c := suite.makeConn()
-	defer c.Stop()
-
-	// Start SyncWrite — it holds exclusive lock.
-	syncDone := make(chan struct{})
-
-	go func() {
-		defer close(syncDone)
-		c.SyncWrite([]byte("exclusive")) //nolint: errcheck
-	}()
-
-	// Give SyncWrite time to acquire the lock.
-	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-
-	// Async Write should block until SyncWrite completes.
-	writeDone := make(chan struct{})
-
-	go func() {
-		defer close(writeDone)
-		c.Write([]byte("blocked")) //nolint: errcheck
-	}()
-
-	// SyncWrite should finish first.
-	<-syncDone
-
-	select {
-	case <-writeDone:
-		// Write completed after SyncWrite — correct.
-	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
-		suite.Fail("async Write did not unblock after SyncWrite completed")
+	for range 100 {
+		func() {
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(suite.ctx)
+			defer cancel()
+
+			c := NewConn(ctx, suite.connMock, &Stats{
+				k:      2.0,
+				lambda: 0.01,
+			})
+
+			done := make(chan struct{})
+			go func() {
+				defer close(done)
+				c.Stop()
+			}()
+
+			select {
+			case <-done:
+			case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+				suite.Fail("Stop() deadlocked: start() likely stuck in writtenCond.Wait()")
+			}
+		}()
 	}
 }
 
-func (suite *ConnTestSuite) TestSyncWriteReturnsErrorAfterStop() {
+func (suite *ConnTestSuite) TestStopOnUnderlyingWriteError() {
 	suite.connMock.
 		On("Write", mock.AnythingOfType("[]uint8")).
-		Return(0, nil).
+		Return(0, errors.New("connection reset")).
 		Maybe()
 
 	c := suite.makeConn()
-	c.Stop()
 
-	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	_, _ = c.Write([]byte("data"))
 
-	_, err := c.SyncWrite([]byte("too late"))
-	suite.Error(err)
+	suite.Eventually(func() bool {
+		_, err := c.Write([]byte{1})
+		return err != nil
+	}, 2*time.Second, time.Millisecond)
 }
 
 func TestConn(t *testing.T) {