diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/PeerState.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/PeerState.java
index feb471abb..06a440ada 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/PeerState.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/PeerState.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.Queue;
 import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
 import net.i2p.data.Hash;
 import net.i2p.data.SessionKey;
@@ -119,9 +120,9 @@ class PeerState {
      */
     //private boolean _remoteWantsPreviousACKs;
     /** how many bytes should we send to the peer in a second */
-    private volatile int _sendWindowBytes;
+    private int _sendWindowBytes;
     /** how many bytes can we send to the peer in the current second */
-    private volatile int _sendWindowBytesRemaining;
+    private int _sendWindowBytesRemaining;
     private long _lastSendRefill;
     private int _sendBps;
     private int _sendBytes;
@@ -225,13 +226,13 @@ class PeerState {
     /** Make sure a 4229 byte TunnelBuildMessage can be sent in one volley with small MTU */
     private static final int MIN_CONCURRENT_MSGS = 8;
     /** how many concurrent outbound messages do we allow throws OutboundMessageFragments to send */
-    private volatile int _concurrentMessagesAllowed = MIN_CONCURRENT_MSGS;
+    private int _concurrentMessagesAllowed = MIN_CONCURRENT_MSGS;
     /** 
      * how many outbound messages are currently being transmitted.  Not thread safe, as we're not strict
      */
-    private volatile int _concurrentMessagesActive = 0;
+    private int _concurrentMessagesActive;
     /** how many concurrency rejections have we had in a row */
-    private volatile int _consecutiveRejections = 0;
+    private int _consecutiveRejections;
     /** is it inbound? **/
     private final boolean _isInbound;
     /** Last time it was made an introducer **/
@@ -436,9 +437,19 @@ class PeerState {
     //public boolean getRemoteWantsPreviousACKs() { return _remoteWantsPreviousACKs; }
 
     /** how many bytes should we send to the peer in a second */
-    public int getSendWindowBytes() { return _sendWindowBytes; }
+    public int getSendWindowBytes() {
+        synchronized(_outboundMessages) {
+            return _sendWindowBytes;
+        }
+    }
+
     /** how many bytes can we send to the peer in the current second */
-    public int getSendWindowBytesRemaining() { return _sendWindowBytesRemaining; }
+    public int getSendWindowBytesRemaining() {
+        synchronized(_outboundMessages) {
+            return _sendWindowBytesRemaining;
+        }
+    }
+
     /** what IP is the peer sending and receiving packets on? */
     public byte[] getRemoteIP() { return _remoteIP; }
 
@@ -580,20 +591,24 @@ class PeerState {
     /** return the smoothed send transfer rate */
     public int getSendBps() { return _sendBps; }
     public int getReceiveBps() { return _receiveBps; }
+
     public int incrementConsecutiveFailedSends() { 
-        _concurrentMessagesActive--;
-        if (_concurrentMessagesActive < 0)
-            _concurrentMessagesActive = 0;
-        
-        //long now = _context.clock().now()/(10*1000);
-        //if (_lastFailedSendPeriod >= now) {
-        //    // ignore... too fast
-        //} else {
-        //    _lastFailedSendPeriod = now;
-            _consecutiveFailedSends++; 
-        //}
-        return _consecutiveFailedSends;
+        synchronized(_outboundMessages) {
+            _concurrentMessagesActive--;
+            if (_concurrentMessagesActive < 0)
+                _concurrentMessagesActive = 0;
+            
+            //long now = _context.clock().now()/(10*1000);
+            //if (_lastFailedSendPeriod >= now) {
+            //    // ignore... too fast
+            //} else {
+            //    _lastFailedSendPeriod = now;
+                _consecutiveFailedSends++; 
+            //}
+            return _consecutiveFailedSends;
+        }
     }
+
     public long getInactivityTime() {
         long now = _context.clock().now();
         long lastActivity = Math.max(_lastReceiveTime, _lastSendFullyTime);
@@ -620,15 +635,17 @@ class PeerState {
      * returning true if the full size can be decremented, false if it
      * cannot.  If it is not decremented, the window size remaining is 
      * not adjusted at all.
+     *
+     *  Caller should synch
      */
-    public boolean allocateSendingBytes(int size, int messagePushCount) { return allocateSendingBytes(size, false, messagePushCount); }
+    private boolean allocateSendingBytes(int size, int messagePushCount) { return allocateSendingBytes(size, false, messagePushCount); }
 
-    public boolean allocateSendingBytes(int size, boolean isForACK) { return allocateSendingBytes(size, isForACK, -1); }
+    //private boolean allocateSendingBytes(int size, boolean isForACK) { return allocateSendingBytes(size, isForACK, -1); }
 
     /**
      *  Caller should synch
      */
-    public boolean allocateSendingBytes(int size, boolean isForACK, int messagePushCount) { 
+    private boolean allocateSendingBytes(int size, boolean isForACK, int messagePushCount) { 
         long now = _context.clock().now();
         long duration = now - _lastSendRefill;
         if (duration >= 1000) {
@@ -694,9 +711,25 @@ class PeerState {
   ****/
 
     public int getSlowStartThreshold() { return _slowStartThreshold; }
-    public int getConcurrentSends() { return _concurrentMessagesActive; }
-    public int getConcurrentSendWindow() { return _concurrentMessagesAllowed; }
-    public int getConsecutiveSendRejections() { return _consecutiveRejections; }
+
+    public int getConcurrentSends() {
+        synchronized(_outboundMessages) {
+            return _concurrentMessagesActive;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public int getConcurrentSendWindow() {
+        synchronized(_outboundMessages) {
+            return _concurrentMessagesAllowed;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public int getConsecutiveSendRejections() {
+        synchronized(_outboundMessages) {
+            return _consecutiveRejections;
+        }
+    }
+
     public boolean isInbound() { return _isInbound; }
 
     /** @since IPv6 */
@@ -1674,6 +1707,8 @@ class PeerState {
     /**
      *  Have 3 return values, because if allocateSendingBytes() returns false,
      *  then allocateSend() can stop iterating
+     *
+     *  Caller should synch
      */
     private ShouldSend locked_shouldSend(OutboundMessageState state) {
         long now = _context.clock().now();