diff --git a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim
index 771a4e3a3..41be7cbad 100644
--- a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim
+++ b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/lpchannel.nim
@@ -189,14 +189,11 @@ proc closeRemote*(s: LPChannel) {.async.} =
     # stack = getStackTrace()
 
   trace "got EOF, closing channel"
-
-  # wait for all data in the buffer to be consumed
-  while s.len > 0:
-    await s.dataReadEvent.wait()
-    s.dataReadEvent.clear()
+  await s.drainBuffer()
 
   s.isEof = true # set EOF immediately to prevent further reads
   await s.close() # close local end
+
   # call to avoid leaks
   await procCall BufferStream(s).close() # close parent bufferstream
   trace "channel closed on EOF"
@@ -227,7 +224,11 @@ method reset*(s: LPChannel) {.base, async, gcsafe.} =
   # might be dead already - reset is always
   # optimistic
   asyncCheck s.resetMessage()
+
+  # drain the buffer before closing
+  await s.drainBuffer()
   await procCall BufferStream(s).close()
+
   s.isEof = true
   s.closedLocal = true
 
@@ -254,11 +255,11 @@ method close*(s: LPChannel) {.async, gcsafe.} =
       if s.atEof: # already closed by remote close parent buffer immediately
         await procCall BufferStream(s).close()
     except CancelledError as exc:
-      await s.reset() # reset on timeout
+      await s.reset()
       raise exc
     except CatchableError as exc:
       trace "exception closing channel"
-      await s.reset() # reset on timeout
+      await s.reset()
 
     trace "lpchannel closed local"
 
diff --git a/libp2p/stream/bufferstream.nim b/libp2p/stream/bufferstream.nim
index c15fa7bf5..41c51f6ed 100644
--- a/libp2p/stream/bufferstream.nim
+++ b/libp2p/stream/bufferstream.nim
@@ -198,6 +198,15 @@ method pushTo*(s: BufferStream, data: seq[byte]) {.base, async.} =
     await s.dataReadEvent.wait()
     s.dataReadEvent.clear()
 
+proc drainBuffer*(s: BufferStream) {.async.} =
+  ## wait for all data in the buffer to be consumed
+  ##
+
+  trace "draining buffer", len = s.len
+  while s.len > 0:
+    await s.dataReadEvent.wait()
+    s.dataReadEvent.clear()
+
 method readOnce*(s: BufferStream,
                  pbytes: pointer,
                  nbytes: int):
diff --git a/libp2p/stream/lpstream.nim b/libp2p/stream/lpstream.nim
index f7a4eda80..68bd47ef1 100644
--- a/libp2p/stream/lpstream.nim
+++ b/libp2p/stream/lpstream.nim
@@ -102,22 +102,32 @@ method readOnce*(s: LPStream,
   doAssert(false, "not implemented!")
 
 proc readExactly*(s: LPStream,
-                    pbytes: pointer,
-                    nbytes: int):
-                    Future[void] {.async.} =
+                  pbytes: pointer,
+                  nbytes: int):
+                  Future[void] {.async.} =
 
   if s.atEof:
     raise newLPStreamEOFError()
 
+  logScope:
+    nbytes = nbytes
+    obName = s.objName
+    stack = getStackTrace()
+    oid = $s.oid
+
   var pbuffer = cast[ptr UncheckedArray[byte]](pbytes)
   var read = 0
   while read < nbytes and not(s.atEof()):
     read += await s.readOnce(addr pbuffer[read], nbytes - read)
 
   if read < nbytes:
+    trace "incomplete data received", read
     raise newLPStreamIncompleteError()
 
-proc readLine*(s: LPStream, limit = 0, sep = "\r\n"): Future[string] {.async, deprecated: "todo".} =
+proc readLine*(s: LPStream,
+               limit = 0,
+               sep = "\r\n"): Future[string]
+               {.async, deprecated: "todo".} =
   # TODO replace with something that exploits buffering better
   var lim = if limit <= 0: -1 else: limit
   var state = 0