diff --git a/mtglib/internal/relay/init.go b/mtglib/internal/relay/init.go
index 855d952..e54ac7a 100644
--- a/mtglib/internal/relay/init.go
+++ b/mtglib/internal/relay/init.go
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 package relay
 
+import "time"
+
 const (
-	bufferSize = 32 * 1024
+	copyBufferSize   = 32 * 1024
+	writerBufferSize = 2 * copyBufferSize
+	readTimeout      = 10 * time.Millisecond
 )
 
 type Logger interface {
diff --git a/mtglib/internal/relay/pools.go b/mtglib/internal/relay/pools.go
index 9a10527..2adff99 100644
--- a/mtglib/internal/relay/pools.go
+++ b/mtglib/internal/relay/pools.go
@@ -1,25 +1,31 @@
 package relay
 
-import "sync"
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"sync"
+)
 
-type eastWest struct {
-	east []byte
-	west []byte
-}
-
-var eastWestPool = sync.Pool{
+var syncPairPool = sync.Pool{
 	New: func() interface{} {
-		return &eastWest{
-			east: make([]byte, bufferSize),
-			west: make([]byte, bufferSize),
+		return &syncPair{
+			writer:  bufio.NewWriterSize(nil, writerBufferSize),
+			copyBuf: make([]byte, copyBufferSize),
 		}
 	},
 }
 
-func acquireEastWest() *eastWest {
-	return eastWestPool.Get().(*eastWest)
+func acquireSyncPair(reader net.Conn, writer io.Writer) *syncPair {
+	sp := syncPairPool.Get().(*syncPair) // nolint: forcetypeassert
+	sp.writer.Reset(writer)
+	sp.reader = reader
+
+	return sp
 }
 
-func releaseEastWest(ew *eastWest) {
-	eastWestPool.Put(ew)
+func releaseSyncPair(sp *syncPair) {
+	sp.writer.Reset(nil)
+	sp.reader = nil
+	syncPairPool.Put(sp)
 }
diff --git a/mtglib/internal/relay/relay.go b/mtglib/internal/relay/relay.go
index 2dab380..294fa5d 100644
--- a/mtglib/internal/relay/relay.go
+++ b/mtglib/internal/relay/relay.go
@@ -2,14 +2,11 @@ package relay
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"io"
+	"net"
 	"sync"
 )
 
-func Relay(ctx context.Context, log Logger, telegramConn, clientConn io.ReadWriteCloser) {
-	defer telegramConn.Close()
-	defer clientConn.Close()
-
+func Relay(ctx context.Context, log Logger, telegramConn, clientConn net.Conn) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -19,26 +16,25 @@ func Relay(ctx context.Context, log Logger, telegramConn, clientConn io.ReadWrit
 		clientConn.Close()
 	}()
 
-	buffers := acquireEastWest()
-	defer releaseEastWest(buffers)
-
 	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
 	wg.Add(2) // nolint: gomnd
 
-	go pump(log, telegramConn, clientConn, wg, buffers.east, "east -> west")
+	go pump(log, telegramConn, clientConn, wg, "client -> telegram")
 
-	pump(log, clientConn, telegramConn, wg, buffers.west, "west -> east")
+	pump(log, clientConn, telegramConn, wg, "telegram -> client")
 
 	wg.Wait()
 }
 
-func pump(log Logger, src io.ReadCloser, dst io.WriteCloser, wg *sync.WaitGroup,
-	buf []byte, direction string) {
+func pump(log Logger, src, dst net.Conn, wg *sync.WaitGroup, direction string) {
 	defer wg.Done()
 	defer src.Close()
 	defer dst.Close()
 
-	if n, err := io.CopyBuffer(dst, src, buf); err != nil {
+	syncer := acquireSyncPair(src, dst)
+	defer releaseSyncPair(syncer)
+
+	if n, err := syncer.Sync(); err != nil {
 		log.Printf("cannot pump %s (written %d bytes): %w", direction, n, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/mtglib/internal/relay/sync_pair.go b/mtglib/internal/relay/sync_pair.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e83c58e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mtglib/internal/relay/sync_pair.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package relay
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type syncPair struct {
+	writer  *bufio.Writer
+	copyBuf []byte
+
+	reader net.Conn
+}
+
+func (s *syncPair) Sync() (int64, error) {
+	return io.CopyBuffer(s, s, s.copyBuf) // nolint: wrapcheck
+}
+
+func (s *syncPair) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	n, err := s.readBlocking(p, false)
+
+	if errors.Is(err, os.ErrDeadlineExceeded) {
+		if err := s.writer.Flush(); err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot flush writer hand-side: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		return s.readBlocking(p, true)
+	}
+
+	return n, err
+}
+
+func (s *syncPair) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return s.writer.Write(p) // nolint: wrapcheck
+}
+
+func (s *syncPair) readBlocking(p []byte, blocking bool) (int, error) {
+	var deadline time.Time
+
+	if !blocking {
+		deadline = time.Now().Add(readTimeout)
+	}
+
+	if err := s.reader.SetReadDeadline(deadline); err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot set read deadline: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return s.reader.Read(p) // nolint: wrapcheck
+}