diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3bf771f..b0d0f40 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@
     "multiaddr": "^2.1.0",
     "pull-generate": "^2.2.0",
     "pull-pair": "^1.1.0",
-    "pull-stream": "^3.5.0",
-    "run-parallel": "^1.1.6",
-    "run-series": "^1.1.4"
-  },
+    "pull-stream": "^3.5.0"
+   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^9.3.0"
   },
@@ -51,4 +49,4 @@
     "Jeffrey Hulten <jhulten@gmail.com>",
     "greenkeeperio-bot <support@greenkeeper.io>"
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/base-test.js b/src/base-test.js
index 8fa3a4c..097b877 100644
--- a/src/base-test.js
+++ b/src/base-test.js
@@ -107,11 +107,6 @@ module.exports = (common) => {
         expect(err).to.not.exist.mark()
       })
 
-      pull(
-        pull.values(['hey']),
-        dialerConn
-      )
-
       listener.on('stream', (stream) => {
         pull(
           stream,
@@ -125,12 +120,13 @@ module.exports = (common) => {
           expect(err).to.not.exist.mark()
         })
 
+        dialer.on('stream', onDialerStream)
+
         pull(
           pull.values(['hello']),
           listenerConn
         )
 
-        dialer.on('stream', onDialerStream)
         function onDialerStream (stream) {
           pull(
             stream,
@@ -141,6 +137,11 @@ module.exports = (common) => {
           )
         }
       })
+
+      pull(
+        pull.values(['hey']),
+        dialerConn
+      )
     })
   })
 }
diff --git a/src/close-test.js b/src/close-test.js
index 601ee99..3c1161d 100644
--- a/src/close-test.js
+++ b/src/close-test.js
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ chai.use(require('chai-checkmark'))
 const expect = chai.expect
 const pair = require('pull-pair/duplex')
 const pull = require('pull-stream')
-const parallel = require('run-parallel')
-const series = require('run-series')
+const parallel = require('async/parallel')
+const series = require('async/series')
 const Tcp = require('libp2p-tcp')
 const multiaddr = require('multiaddr')
 
diff --git a/src/spawner.js b/src/spawner.js
index c6bbdc5..293111c 100644
--- a/src/spawner.js
+++ b/src/spawner.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const pull = require('pull-stream')
 const generate = require('pull-generate')
 const each = require('async/each')
 const eachLimit = require('async/eachLimit')
+const setImmediate = require('async/setImmediate')
 
 module.exports = (muxer, nStreams, nMsg, done, limit) => {
   const p = pair()
@@ -50,7 +51,9 @@ module.exports = (muxer, nStreams, nMsg, done, limit) => {
       check()
       pull(
         generate(0, (s, cb) => {
-          cb(s === nMsg ? true : null, msg, s + 1)
+          setImmediate(() => {
+            cb(s === nMsg ? true : null, msg, s + 1)
+          })
         }),
         stream,
         pull.collect((err, res) => {