diff --git a/network/examples/chat/Cargo.lock b/network/examples/chat/Cargo.lock
index 8839dcce09..9c26fd8f98 100644
--- a/network/examples/chat/Cargo.lock
+++ b/network/examples/chat/Cargo.lock
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "bincode",
+ "crossbeam-channel",
  "futures",
  "lazy_static",
  "prometheus",
diff --git a/network/examples/fileshare/Cargo.lock b/network/examples/fileshare/Cargo.lock
index de5da54e7e..0144ec3ac0 100644
--- a/network/examples/fileshare/Cargo.lock
+++ b/network/examples/fileshare/Cargo.lock
@@ -886,6 +886,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "bincode",
+ "crossbeam-channel",
  "futures",
  "lazy_static",
  "prometheus",
diff --git a/network/examples/network-speed/Cargo.lock b/network/examples/network-speed/Cargo.lock
index 58b125e281..7cd1b8e982 100644
--- a/network/examples/network-speed/Cargo.lock
+++ b/network/examples/network-speed/Cargo.lock
@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "bincode",
+ "crossbeam-channel",
  "futures",
  "lazy_static",
  "prometheus",
diff --git a/network/src/api.rs b/network/src/api.rs
index 47cee1f713..80bf3f1588 100644
--- a/network/src/api.rs
+++ b/network/src/api.rs
@@ -60,14 +60,10 @@ pub struct Participant {
 ///
 /// Unlike [`Network`] and [`Participant`], `Streams` don't implement interior
 /// mutability, as multiple threads don't need access to the same `Stream`.
-/// [`Sync`] is not supported! In that case multiple `Streams` should be used
-/// instead. However it's still possible to [`Send`] `Streams`.
 ///
 /// [`Networks`]: crate::api::Network
 /// [`open`]: Participant::open
 /// [`opened`]: Participant::opened
-/// [`Send`]: std::marker::Send
-/// [`Sync`]: std::marker::Sync
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Stream {
     pid: Pid,
diff --git a/server/src/client.rs b/server/src/client.rs
index 43803a42ae..6de7d502b3 100644
--- a/server/src/client.rs
+++ b/server/src/client.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use vek::*;
 
 pub struct Client {
     pub client_state: ClientState,
-    pub singleton_stream: std::sync::Mutex<Stream>,
+    pub singleton_stream: Stream,
     pub last_ping: f64,
     pub login_msg_sent: bool,
 }
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ impl Component for Client {
 }
 
 impl Client {
-    pub fn notify(&mut self, msg: ServerMsg) {
-        let _ = self.singleton_stream.lock().unwrap().send(msg);
-    }
+    pub fn notify(&mut self, msg: ServerMsg) { let _ = self.singleton_stream.send(msg); }
 
     pub fn is_registered(&self) -> bool {
         match self.client_state {
@@ -39,16 +37,12 @@ impl Client {
         self.client_state = new_state;
         let _ = self
             .singleton_stream
-            .lock()
-            .unwrap()
             .send(ServerMsg::StateAnswer(Ok(new_state)));
     }
 
     pub fn error_state(&mut self, error: RequestStateError) {
         let _ = self
             .singleton_stream
-            .lock()
-            .unwrap()
             .send(ServerMsg::StateAnswer(Err((error, self.client_state))));
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index 753d2b1fb4..1817330397 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ impl Server {
 
             let mut client = Client {
                 client_state: ClientState::Connected,
-                singleton_stream: std::sync::Mutex::new(singleton_stream),
+                singleton_stream,
                 last_ping: self.state.get_time(),
                 login_msg_sent: false,
             };
diff --git a/server/src/sys/message.rs b/server/src/sys/message.rs
index b13fe3753e..1cc98d53ad 100644
--- a/server/src/sys/message.rs
+++ b/server/src/sys/message.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl Sys {
         settings: &Read<'_, ServerSettings>,
     ) -> Result<(), crate::error::Error> {
         loop {
-            let msg = client.singleton_stream.lock().unwrap().recv().await?;
+            let msg = client.singleton_stream.recv().await?;
             *cnt += 1;
             match msg {
                 // Go back to registered state (char selection screen)