diff --git a/aquatic_ws/src/lib/network.rs b/aquatic_ws/src/lib/network.rs
index f3c660c..0f09ac1 100644
--- a/aquatic_ws/src/lib/network.rs
+++ b/aquatic_ws/src/lib/network.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use std::io::ErrorKind;
 use std::option::Option;
 
-use slab::Slab;
 use tungstenite::WebSocket;
 use tungstenite::handshake::{MidHandshake, HandshakeError, server::{ServerHandshake, NoCallback}};
-use indexmap::IndexMap;
+use hashbrown::HashMap;
 
 use mio::{Events, Poll, Interest, Token};
 use mio::net::{TcpListener, TcpStream};
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ pub enum ConnectionStage {
     Stream(TcpStream),
     MidHandshake(MidHandshake<ServerHandshake<TcpStream, DebugCallback>>),
     Established(PeerConnection),
-    Placeholder
 }
 
 
@@ -53,15 +51,9 @@ pub fn run_socket_worker(
 
     let timeout = Duration::from_millis(50); // FIXME: config
 
-    let mut connections: IndexMap<usize, Connection> = IndexMap::new();
+    let mut connections: HashMap<usize, Connection> = HashMap::new();
 
-    let placeholder = Connection {
-        valid_until: None,
-        stage: ConnectionStage::Placeholder,
-    };
-
-    // Insert empty first entry to prevent assignment of index 0
-    assert_eq!(connections.insert_full(0, placeholder).0, 0);
+    let mut poll_token_counter = 1usize;
 
     loop {
         poll.poll(&mut events, Some(timeout))
@@ -77,7 +69,8 @@ pub fn run_socket_worker(
                     &mut listener,
                     &mut poll,
                     &mut connections,
-                    valid_until
+                    valid_until,
+                    &mut poll_token_counter
                 );
             } else if event.is_readable(){
                 read_and_forward_in_messages(
@@ -138,13 +131,20 @@ pub fn run_socket_worker(
 fn accept_new_streams(
     listener: &mut TcpListener,
     poll: &mut Poll,
-    connections: &mut IndexMap<usize, Connection>,
+    connections: &mut HashMap<usize, Connection>,
     valid_until: ValidUntil,
+    poll_token_counter: &mut usize,
 ){
     loop {
         match listener.accept(){
-            Ok((mut stream, src)) => {
-                let token = Token(connections.len());
+            Ok((mut stream, _)) => {
+                *poll_token_counter = poll_token_counter.wrapping_add(1);
+
+                if *poll_token_counter == 0 {
+                    *poll_token_counter = 1;
+                }
+
+                let token = Token(*poll_token_counter);
 
                 poll.registry()
                     .register(&mut stream, token, Interest::READABLE)
@@ -189,18 +189,17 @@ pub fn read_and_forward_in_messages(
     socket_worker_index: usize,
     in_message_sender: &InMessageSender,
     poll: &mut Poll,
-    connections: &mut IndexMap<usize, Connection>,
+    connections: &mut HashMap<usize, Connection>,
     poll_token: Token,
     valid_until: ValidUntil,
 ){
     println!("poll_token: {}", poll_token.0);
 
     loop {
-        let established = match connections.get_index(poll_token.0).map(|(_, v)| &v.stage){
+        let established = match connections.get(&poll_token.0).map(|c| &c.stage){
             Some(ConnectionStage::Stream(_)) => false,
             Some(ConnectionStage::MidHandshake(_)) => false,
             Some(ConnectionStage::Established(_)) => true,
-            Some(ConnectionStage::Placeholder) => unreachable!(),
             None => break,
         };
 
@@ -329,7 +328,7 @@ pub fn read_and_forward_in_messages(
 pub fn send_out_messages(
     out_message_receiver: ::flume::Drain<(ConnectionMeta, OutMessage)>,
     poll: &mut Poll,
-    connections: &mut IndexMap<usize, Connection>,
+    connections: &mut HashMap<usize, Connection>,
 ){
     // Read messages from channel, send to peers
     for (meta, out_message) in out_message_receiver {