diff --git a/aquatic_http/src/lib/handler.rs b/aquatic_http/src/lib/handler.rs
index 7697ff5..3ff37be 100644
--- a/aquatic_http/src/lib/handler.rs
+++ b/aquatic_http/src/lib/handler.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ pub fn handle_announce_requests(
             ResponsePeer::from_peer
         );
 
-        let response = Response::AnnounceSuccess(AnnounceResponseSuccess {
+        let response = Response::Announce(AnnounceResponse {
             complete: torrent_data.num_seeders,
             incomplete: torrent_data.num_leechers,
             announce_interval: config.protocol.peer_announce_interval,
diff --git a/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/mod.rs b/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/mod.rs
index 6cd9e70..da8f4c8 100644
--- a/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/mod.rs
+++ b/aquatic_http/src/lib/network/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pub mod connection;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use std::io::ErrorKind;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::vec::Drain;
 
 use hashbrown::HashMap;
 use log::{info, debug, error};
@@ -75,6 +76,8 @@ pub fn run_poll_loop(
     let mut poll_token_counter = Token(0usize);
     let mut iter_counter = 0usize;
 
+    let mut local_responses = Vec::new();
+
     loop {
         poll.poll(&mut events, Some(poll_timeout))
             .expect("failed polling");
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ pub fn run_poll_loop(
                 run_handshakes_and_read_requests(
                     socket_worker_index,
                     &request_channel_sender,
+                    &mut local_responses,
                     &mut connections,
                     token,
                     valid_until,
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ pub fn run_poll_loop(
         }
 
         send_responses(
+            local_responses.drain(..),
             response_channel_receiver.drain(),
             &mut connections
         );
@@ -166,6 +171,7 @@ fn accept_new_streams(
 pub fn run_handshakes_and_read_requests(
     socket_worker_index: usize,
     request_channel_sender: &RequestChannelSender,
+    local_responses: &mut Vec<(ConnectionMeta, Response)>,
     connections: &mut ConnectionMap,
     poll_token: Token,
     valid_until: ValidUntil,
@@ -209,6 +215,25 @@ pub fn run_handshakes_and_read_requests(
                     // Stop reading data (defer to later events)
                     break;
                 },
+                Err(RequestReadError::Invalid(err)) => {
+                    info!("error reading request (invalid): {}", err);
+
+                    let meta = ConnectionMeta {
+                        worker_index: socket_worker_index,
+                        poll_token,
+                        peer_addr: established.peer_addr
+                    };
+
+                    let response = FailureResponse {
+                        failure_reason: "invalid request".to_string()
+                    };
+
+                    local_responses.push(
+                        (meta, Response::Failure(response))
+                    );
+
+                    break;
+                },
                 Err(err) => {
                     info!("error reading request: {:?}", err);
             
@@ -243,10 +268,11 @@ pub fn run_handshakes_and_read_requests(
 
 /// Read responses from channel, send to peers
 pub fn send_responses(
+    local_responses: Drain<(ConnectionMeta, Response)>,
     response_channel_receiver: ::flume::Drain<(ConnectionMeta, Response)>,
     connections: &mut ConnectionMap,
 ){
-    for (meta, response) in response_channel_receiver {
+    for (meta, response) in local_responses.chain(response_channel_receiver){
         if let Some(established) = connections.get_mut(&meta.poll_token)
             .and_then(|c| c.inner.as_mut().left())
         {
diff --git a/aquatic_http/src/lib/protocol/response.rs b/aquatic_http/src/lib/protocol/response.rs
index b844e6b..039696f 100644
--- a/aquatic_http/src/lib/protocol/response.rs
+++ b/aquatic_http/src/lib/protocol/response.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub struct ScrapeStatistics {
 
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
-pub struct AnnounceResponseSuccess {
+pub struct AnnounceResponse {
     #[serde(rename = "interval")]
     pub announce_interval: usize,
     pub tracker_id: String, // Optional??
@@ -50,24 +50,24 @@ pub struct AnnounceResponseSuccess {
 }
 
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
-pub struct AnnounceResponseFailure {
-    pub failure_reason: String,
-}
-
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
 pub struct ScrapeResponse {
     pub files: HashMap<InfoHash, ScrapeStatistics>,
 }
 
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
+pub struct FailureResponse {
+    pub failure_reason: String,
+}
+
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
 #[serde(untagged)]
 pub enum Response {
-    AnnounceSuccess(AnnounceResponseSuccess),
-    AnnounceFailure(AnnounceResponseFailure),
-    Scrape(ScrapeResponse)
+    Announce(AnnounceResponse),
+    Scrape(ScrapeResponse),
+    Failure(FailureResponse),
 }