diff --git a/llarp/crypto/encrypted_frame.hpp b/llarp/crypto/encrypted_frame.hpp
index b74aaff50..a5b169060 100644
--- a/llarp/crypto/encrypted_frame.hpp
+++ b/llarp/crypto/encrypted_frame.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace llarp
 
   static constexpr size_t EncryptedFrameOverheadSize =
       PUBKEYSIZE + TUNNONCESIZE + SHORTHASHSIZE;
-  static constexpr size_t EncryptedFrameBodySize = 1024;
+  static constexpr size_t EncryptedFrameBodySize = 128 * 6;
   static constexpr size_t EncryptedFrameSize =
       EncryptedFrameOverheadSize + EncryptedFrameBodySize;
 
diff --git a/llarp/messages/relay_commit.cpp b/llarp/messages/relay_commit.cpp
index c1b956b64..08f2f95b3 100644
--- a/llarp/messages/relay_commit.cpp
+++ b/llarp/messages/relay_commit.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ namespace llarp
             // store it into netdb if we don't have it
             if(!n->Has(rc.pubkey))
             {
-              std::function< void(std::shared_ptr< LRCMFrameDecrypt >) > cb =
+              static std::function< void(std::shared_ptr< LRCMFrameDecrypt >) > cb =
                   [](std::shared_ptr< LRCMFrameDecrypt > ctx) {
                     ctx->context->ForwardLRCM(ctx->hop->info.upstream,
                                               ctx->frames);
diff --git a/llarp/utp/session.cpp b/llarp/utp/session.cpp
index 225d2f802..81ff2058e 100644
--- a/llarp/utp/session.cpp
+++ b/llarp/utp/session.cpp
@@ -255,9 +255,6 @@ namespace llarp
     {
       if(sendq.size() >= MaxSendQueueSize)
         return false;
-      // preemptive pump
-      if(sendq.size() >= MaxSendQueueSize / 8)
-        PumpWrite();
       size_t sz      = buf.sz;
       byte_t* ptr    = buf.base;
       uint32_t msgid = m_NextTXMsgID++;
@@ -273,6 +270,7 @@ namespace llarp
         ptr += s;
         sz -= s;
       }
+      PumpWrite();
       return true;
     }