diff --git a/channels.go b/channels.go
index f7d3931..a846d0f 100644
--- a/channels.go
+++ b/channels.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func handleAlias(newChannel ssh.NewChannel, sshConn *SSHConnection, state *State
 
 	sshConn.Listeners.Store(conn.RemoteAddr(), nil)
 
-	copyBoth(conn, connection, false)
+	copyBoth(conn, connection, true)
 	sshConn.CleanUp(state)
 }
 
diff --git a/requests.go b/requests.go
index c58f664..b586827 100644
--- a/requests.go
+++ b/requests.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func handleRemoteForward(newRequest *ssh.Request, sshConn *SSHConnection, state
 			}
 		}
 
-		go copyBoth(cl, newChan, false)
+		go copyBoth(cl, newChan, true)
 		go ssh.DiscardRequests(newReqs)
 	}
 }
@@ -245,30 +245,29 @@ func copyBoth(writer net.Conn, reader ssh.Channel, wait bool) {
 		if wait {
 			wg.Add(1)
 			defer wg.Done()
-		} else {
-			defer closeBoth()
 		}
 
 		_, err := io.Copy(writer, reader)
 		if err != nil && *debug {
-			log.Println("Error writing to reader:", err)
+			log.Println("Error writing to writer:", err)
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if wait {
-		wg.Add(1)
-	} else {
-		defer closeBoth()
-	}
+	go func() {
+		if wait {
+			wg.Add(1)
+			defer wg.Done()
+		}
+
+		_, err := io.Copy(reader, writer)
+		if err != nil && *debug {
+			log.Println("Error writing to reader:", err)
+		}
+	}()
 
-	_, err := io.Copy(reader, writer)
-	if err != nil && *debug {
-		log.Println("Error writing to writer:", err)
-	}
 	if wait {
-		wg.Done()
+		wg.Wait()
 	}
 
-	wg.Wait()
 	closeBoth()
 }