diff --git a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/coder.nim b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/coder.nim
index a4cd4b021..6e44bd0ae 100644
--- a/libp2p/muxers/mplex/coder.nim
+++ b/libp2p/muxers/mplex/coder.nim
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ## This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to
 ## those terms.
 
-import chronos
+import chronos, options, sequtils
 import types,  
        ../../connection, 
        ../../varint, 
@@ -16,41 +16,57 @@ import types,
        nimcrypto/utils
 
 type
-  Phase = enum Header, Size
+  Msg* = tuple 
+    id: uint 
+    msgType: MessageType
+    data: seq[byte]
 
-proc readMplexVarint(conn: Connection): Future[uint] {.async, gcsafe.} =
+proc readMplexVarint(conn: Connection): Future[Option[uint]] {.async, gcsafe.} =
   var
     varint: uint
     length: int
     res: VarintStatus
   var buffer = newSeq[byte](10)
+  result = none(uint)
   try:
     for i in 0..<len(buffer):
       await conn.readExactly(addr buffer[i], 1)
       res = LP.getUVarint(buffer.toOpenArray(0, i), length, varint)
       if res == VarintStatus.Success:
-        return varint
+        return some(varint)
     if res != VarintStatus.Success:
       buffer.setLen(0)
       return
   except TransportIncompleteError, AsyncStreamIncompleteError:
     buffer.setLen(0)
 
-proc readMsg*(conn: Connection): Future[(uint, MessageType, seq[byte])] {.async, gcsafe.} = 
-  let header = await conn.readMplexVarint()
-  let dataLen = await conn.readMplexVarint()
+proc readMsg*(conn: Connection): Future[Option[Msg]] {.async, gcsafe.} = 
+  let headerVarint = await conn.readMplexVarint()
+  if headerVarint.isNone:
+    return
+
+  let dataLenVarint = await conn.readMplexVarint()
   var data: seq[byte]
-  if dataLen > 0.uint:
-    data = await conn.read(dataLen.int)
-  result = (header shr 3, MessageType(header and 0x7), data)
+  if dataLenVarint.isSome and dataLenVarint.get() > 0.uint:
+    data = await conn.read(dataLenVarint.get().int)
+
+  let header = headerVarint.get()
+  result = some((header shr 3, MessageType(header and 0x7), data))
 
 proc writeMsg*(conn: Connection,
-                  id: uint,
-                  msgType: MessageType, 
-                  data: seq[byte] = @[]) {.async, gcsafe.} =
+               id: uint,
+               msgType: MessageType, 
+               data: seq[byte] = @[]) {.async, gcsafe.} =
   ## write lenght prefixed
   var buf = initVBuffer()
-  buf.writeVarint((id shl 3) or ord(msgType).uint)
+  let header = (id shl 3 or ord(msgType).uint)
+  buf.writeVarint(id shl 3 or ord(msgType).uint)
   buf.writeVarint(data.len().uint) # size should be always sent
   buf.finish()
   await conn.write(buf.buffer & data)
+
+proc writeMsg*(conn: Connection,
+               id: uint,
+               msgType: MessageType, 
+               data: string) {.async, gcsafe.} =
+  result = conn.writeMsg(id, msgType, cast[seq[byte]](toSeq(data.items)))
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