diff --git a/internal/multiplex/qos.go b/internal/multiplex/qos.go
index 6a96f78..355c58e 100644
--- a/internal/multiplex/qos.go
+++ b/internal/multiplex/qos.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 // Valve needs to be universal, across all sessions that belong to a user
 // gabe please don't sue
-type Valve struct {
+type LimitedValve struct {
 	// traffic directions from the server's perspective are refered
 	// exclusively as rx and tx.
 	// rx is from client to server, tx is from server to client
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ type Valve struct {
 	tx *int64
 }
 
-func MakeValve(rxRate, txRate int64) *Valve {
+type UnlimitedValve struct{}
+
+func MakeValve(rxRate, txRate int64) *LimitedValve {
 	var rx, tx int64
-	v := &Valve{
+	v := &LimitedValve{
 		rxtb: ratelimit.NewLimitedBucketWithRate(float64(rxRate), rxRate),
 		txtb: ratelimit.NewLimitedBucketWithRate(float64(txRate), txRate),
 		rx:   &rx,
@@ -32,27 +34,34 @@ func MakeValve(rxRate, txRate int64) *Valve {
 	return v
 }
 
-func MakeUnlimitedValve() *Valve {
-	var rx, tx int64
-	v := &Valve{
-		rxtb: ratelimit.NewUnlimitedBucket(),
-		txtb: ratelimit.NewUnlimitedBucket(),
-		rx:   &rx,
-		tx:   &tx,
-	}
-	return v
-}
+var UNLIMITED_VALVE = &UnlimitedValve{}
 
-var UNLIMITED_VALVE = MakeUnlimitedValve()
-
-func (v *Valve) rxWait(n int)  { v.rxtb.Wait(int64(n)) }
-func (v *Valve) txWait(n int)  { v.txtb.Wait(int64(n)) }
-func (v *Valve) AddRx(n int64) { atomic.AddInt64(v.rx, n) }
-func (v *Valve) AddTx(n int64) { atomic.AddInt64(v.tx, n) }
-func (v *Valve) GetRx() int64  { return atomic.LoadInt64(v.rx) }
-func (v *Valve) GetTx() int64  { return atomic.LoadInt64(v.tx) }
-func (v *Valve) Nullify() (int64, int64) {
+func (v *LimitedValve) rxWait(n int)  { v.rxtb.Wait(int64(n)) }
+func (v *LimitedValve) txWait(n int)  { v.txtb.Wait(int64(n)) }
+func (v *LimitedValve) AddRx(n int64) { atomic.AddInt64(v.rx, n) }
+func (v *LimitedValve) AddTx(n int64) { atomic.AddInt64(v.tx, n) }
+func (v *LimitedValve) GetRx() int64  { return atomic.LoadInt64(v.rx) }
+func (v *LimitedValve) GetTx() int64  { return atomic.LoadInt64(v.tx) }
+func (v *LimitedValve) Nullify() (int64, int64) {
 	rx := atomic.SwapInt64(v.rx, 0)
 	tx := atomic.SwapInt64(v.tx, 0)
 	return rx, tx
 }
+
+func (v *UnlimitedValve) rxWait(n int)            {}
+func (v *UnlimitedValve) txWait(n int)            {}
+func (v *UnlimitedValve) AddRx(n int64)           {}
+func (v *UnlimitedValve) AddTx(n int64)           {}
+func (v *UnlimitedValve) GetRx() int64            { return 0 }
+func (v *UnlimitedValve) GetTx() int64            { return 0 }
+func (v *UnlimitedValve) Nullify() (int64, int64) { return 0, 0 }
+
+type Valve interface {
+	rxWait(n int)
+	txWait(n int)
+	AddRx(n int64)
+	AddTx(n int64)
+	GetRx() int64
+	GetTx() int64
+	Nullify() (int64, int64)
+}
diff --git a/internal/multiplex/session.go b/internal/multiplex/session.go
index ee729fa..414d6d4 100644
--- a/internal/multiplex/session.go
+++ b/internal/multiplex/session.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type Session struct {
 	terminalMsg atomic.Value
 }
 
-func MakeSession(id uint32, valve *Valve, obfuscator *Obfuscator, unitReader func(net.Conn, []byte) (int, error)) *Session {
+func MakeSession(id uint32, valve Valve, obfuscator *Obfuscator, unitReader func(net.Conn, []byte) (int, error)) *Session {
 	sesh := &Session{
 		id:           id,
 		unitRead:     unitReader,
diff --git a/internal/multiplex/switchboard.go b/internal/multiplex/switchboard.go
index fc4edd1..270b4ac 100644
--- a/internal/multiplex/switchboard.go
+++ b/internal/multiplex/switchboard.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 type switchboard struct {
 	session *Session
 
-	*Valve
+	Valve
 
 	connsM     sync.RWMutex
 	conns      map[uint32]net.Conn
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type switchboard struct {
 	broken uint32
 }
 
-func makeSwitchboard(sesh *Session, valve *Valve) *switchboard {
+func makeSwitchboard(sesh *Session, valve Valve) *switchboard {
 	// rates are uint64 because in the usermanager we want the bandwidth to be atomically
 	// operated (so that the bandwidth can change on the fly).
 	sb := &switchboard{
diff --git a/internal/server/activeuser.go b/internal/server/activeuser.go
index b8de9a7..d741899 100644
--- a/internal/server/activeuser.go
+++ b/internal/server/activeuser.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type ActiveUser struct {
 
 	arrUID [16]byte
 
-	valve *mux.Valve
+	valve mux.Valve
 
 	bypass bool
 
diff --git a/internal/server/userpanel_test.go b/internal/server/userpanel_test.go
index 0d3ea65..be10ddb 100644
--- a/internal/server/userpanel_test.go
+++ b/internal/server/userpanel_test.go
@@ -27,18 +27,12 @@ func TestUserPanel_BypassUser(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	t.Run("updateUsageQueue", func(t *testing.T) {
 		panel.updateUsageQueue()
-		if user.valve.GetRx() != 10 || user.valve.GetTx() != 10 {
-			t.Error("user rx or tx info altered")
-		}
 		if _, inQ := panel.usageUpdateQueue[user.arrUID]; inQ {
 			t.Error("user in update queue")
 		}
 	})
 	t.Run("updateUsageQueueForOne", func(t *testing.T) {
 		panel.updateUsageQueueForOne(user)
-		if user.valve.GetRx() != 10 || user.valve.GetTx() != 10 {
-			t.Error("user rx or tx info altered")
-		}
 		if _, inQ := panel.usageUpdateQueue[user.arrUID]; inQ {
 			t.Error("user in update queue")
 		}