diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eba96dd..ed18c6b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Only do the periodic route announcement every 5 minutes instead of every minute.
 - Mycelium binary is no longer part of the workspace, and no longer contains private
   network functionality.
+- If a packet received from a peer can't be forwarded to the router, terminate the
+  connection to the peer.
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/mycelium/src/peer.rs b/mycelium/src/peer.rs
index 875c8ee..6322e3e 100644
--- a/mycelium/src/peer.rs
+++ b/mycelium/src/peer.rs
@@ -98,13 +98,19 @@ impl Peer {
                                 Some(Ok(packet)) => {
                                     match packet {
                                         Packet::DataPacket(packet) => {
+                                            // An error here means the receiver is dropped/closed,
+                                            // this is not recoverable.
                                             if let Err(error) = router_data_tx.send(packet).await{
                                                 error!("Error sending to to_routing_data: {}", error);
+                                                break
                                             }
                                         }
                                         Packet::ControlPacket(packet) => {
                                             if let Err(error) = router_control_tx.send((packet, peer.clone())) {
+                                                // An error here means the receiver is dropped/closed,
+                                                // this is not recoverable.
                                                 error!("Error sending to to_routing_control: {}", error);
+                                                break
                                             }
 
                                         }