diff --git a/mtglib/internal/doppel/conn_test.go b/mtglib/internal/doppel/conn_test.go
index f8adb91..eec1f6f 100644
--- a/mtglib/internal/doppel/conn_test.go
+++ b/mtglib/internal/doppel/conn_test.go
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func (suite *ConnTestSuite) TestSyncWriteBlocksAsyncWrite() {
 
 	go func() {
 		defer close(syncDone)
-		c.SyncWrite([]byte("exclusive"))
+		c.SyncWrite([]byte("exclusive")) //nolint: errcheck
 	}()
 
 	// Give SyncWrite time to acquire the lock.
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func (suite *ConnTestSuite) TestSyncWriteBlocksAsyncWrite() {
 
 	go func() {
 		defer close(writeDone)
-		c.Write([]byte("blocked"))
+		c.Write([]byte("blocked")) //nolint: errcheck
 	}()
 
 	// SyncWrite should finish first.
diff --git a/mtglib/proxy.go b/mtglib/proxy.go
index da1b636..4afcdd8 100644
--- a/mtglib/proxy.go
+++ b/mtglib/proxy.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (p *Proxy) ServeConn(conn essentials.Conn) {
 	}
 	defer clientConn.Stop()
 
-	if _, err := clientConn.Write(noise); err != nil {
+	if _, err := clientConn.SyncWrite(noise); err != nil {
 		ctx.logger.InfoError("cannot send the first packet", err)
 		return
 	}