diff --git a/p2p/peer.go b/p2p/peer.go
index e48c71914b..f00d7cbc4b 100644
--- a/p2p/peer.go
+++ b/p2p/peer.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
 )
@@ -462,9 +461,10 @@ func (r *eofSignal) Read(buf []byte) (int, error) {
 	return n, err
 }
 
-func (peer *Peer) PeerList() []ethutil.RlpEncodable {
+func (peer *Peer) PeerList() []interface{} {
 	peers := peer.otherPeers()
-	ds := make([]ethutil.RlpEncodable, 0, len(peers))
+	fmt.Printf("address length: %v\n", len(peers))
+	ds := make([]interface{}, 0, len(peers))
 	for _, p := range peers {
 		p.infolock.Lock()
 		addr := p.listenAddr
@@ -478,7 +478,8 @@ func (peer *Peer) PeerList() []ethutil.RlpEncodable {
 		ds = append(ds, addr)
 	}
 	ourAddr := peer.ourListenAddr
-	if ourAddr != nil && !ourAddr.IP.IsLoopback() && !ourAddr.IP.IsUnspecified() {
+	if ourAddr != nil && !ourAddr.IP.IsUnspecified() {
+		// if ourAddr != nil && !ourAddr.IP.IsLoopback() && !ourAddr.IP.IsUnspecified() {
 		ds = append(ds, ourAddr)
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("address length: %v\n", len(ds))
diff --git a/p2p/protocol.go b/p2p/protocol.go
index f0e5480897..381f09dfc5 100644
--- a/p2p/protocol.go
+++ b/p2p/protocol.go
@@ -88,20 +88,25 @@ type baseProtocol struct {
 
 func runBaseProtocol(peer *Peer, rw MsgReadWriter) error {
 	bp := &baseProtocol{rw, peer}
-	if err := bp.doHandshake(rw); err != nil {
+	errc := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() { errc <- rw.WriteMsg(bp.handshakeMsg()) }()
+	if err := bp.readHandshake(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// handle write error
+	if err := <-errc; err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// run main loop
-	quit := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			if err := bp.handle(rw); err != nil {
-				quit <- err
+				errc <- err
 				break
 			}
 		}
 	}()
-	return bp.loop(quit)
+	return bp.loop(errc)
 }
 
 var pingTimeout = 2 * time.Second
@@ -175,7 +180,7 @@ func (bp *baseProtocol) handle(rw MsgReadWriter) error {
 		//
 		// TODO: add event mechanism to notify baseProtocol for new peers
 		if len(peers) > 0 {
-			return bp.rw.EncodeMsg(peersMsg, peers)
+			return bp.rw.EncodeMsg(peersMsg, peers...)
 		}
 
 	case peersMsg:
@@ -194,14 +199,9 @@ func (bp *baseProtocol) handle(rw MsgReadWriter) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (bp *baseProtocol) doHandshake(rw MsgReadWriter) error {
-	// send our handshake
-	if err := rw.WriteMsg(bp.handshakeMsg()); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
+func (bp *baseProtocol) readHandshake() error {
 	// read and handle remote handshake
-	msg, err := rw.ReadMsg()
+	msg, err := bp.rw.ReadMsg()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -211,12 +211,10 @@ func (bp *baseProtocol) doHandshake(rw MsgReadWriter) error {
 	if msg.Size > baseProtocolMaxMsgSize {
 		return newPeerError(errMisc, "message too big")
 	}
-
 	var hs handshake
 	if err := msg.Decode(&hs); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
 	// validate handshake info
 	if hs.Version != baseProtocolVersion {
 		return newPeerError(errP2PVersionMismatch, "Require protocol %d, received %d\n",
@@ -239,9 +237,7 @@ func (bp *baseProtocol) doHandshake(rw MsgReadWriter) error {
 	if err := bp.peer.pubkeyHook(pa); err != nil {
 		return newPeerError(errPubkeyForbidden, "%v", err)
 	}
-
 	// TODO: remove Caps with empty name
-
 	var addr *peerAddr
 	if hs.ListenPort != 0 {
 		addr = newPeerAddr(bp.peer.conn.RemoteAddr(), hs.NodeID)
diff --git a/p2p/protocol_test.go b/p2p/protocol_test.go
index 0844fe7fdf..5a0793cc95 100644
--- a/p2p/protocol_test.go
+++ b/p2p/protocol_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package p2p
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ func (self *peerId) Pubkey() (pubkey []byte) {
 	return
 }
 
-func testPeerFree() (peer *Peer) {
+func newTestPeer() (peer *Peer) {
 	peer = NewPeer(&peerId{}, []Cap{})
 	peer.pubkeyHook = func(*peerAddr) error { return nil }
 	peer.ourID = &peerId{}
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ func TestBaseProtocolPeers(t *testing.T) {
 		{IP: net.ParseIP("1.2.3.4"), Port: 2222, Pubkey: []byte{}},
 		{IP: net.ParseIP("5.6.7.8"), Port: 3333, Pubkey: []byte{}},
 	}
+	var ownAddr *peerAddr = &peerAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("1.3.5.7"), Port: 1111, Pubkey: []byte{}}
 	rw1, rw2 := MsgPipe()
 	// run matcher, close pipe when addresses have arrived
 	addrChan := make(chan *peerAddr, len(cannedPeerList))
@@ -51,16 +54,18 @@ func TestBaseProtocolPeers(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		close(addrChan)
 		var own []*peerAddr
-		for _, got = range addrChan {
+		var got *peerAddr
+		for got = range addrChan {
 			own = append(own, got)
 		}
-		if len(own) != 1 || !reflect.DeepEqual(own[0], ourAddr) {
-			t.Errorf("mismatch: peers own address is incorrectly or not given, got %v, want %#v", ownAddr, own)
+		if len(own) != 1 || !reflect.DeepEqual(ownAddr, own[0]) {
+			t.Errorf("mismatch: peers own address is incorrectly or not given, got %v, want %#v", ownAddr)
 		}
 		rw2.Close()
 	}()
 	// run first peer
-	peer1 := testPeer()
+	peer1 := newTestPeer()
+	peer1.ourListenAddr = ownAddr
 	peer1.otherPeers = func() []*Peer {
 		pl := make([]*Peer, len(cannedPeerList))
 		for i, addr := range cannedPeerList {
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@ func TestBaseProtocolPeers(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	go runBaseProtocol(peer1, rw1)
 	// run second peer
-	peer2 := testPeer()
+	peer2 := newTestPeer()
 	peer2.newPeerAddr = addrChan // feed peer suggestions into matcher
 	if err := runBaseProtocol(peer2, rw2); err != ErrPipeClosed {
 		t.Errorf("peer2 terminated with unexpected error: %v", err)