diff --git a/nym-client/src/client/cover_traffic_stream.rs b/nym-client/src/client/cover_traffic_stream.rs
index c0e4e8dc57..4c076cbb30 100644
--- a/nym-client/src/client/cover_traffic_stream.rs
+++ b/nym-client/src/client/cover_traffic_stream.rs
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ impl<T: 'static + NymTopology> LoopCoverTrafficStream<T> {
         self.mix_tx
             .unbounded_send(MixMessage::new(cover_message.0, cover_message.1))
             .unwrap();
+        // JS: due to identical logical structure to OutQueueControl::on_message(), this is also
+        // presumably required to prevent bugs in the future. Exact reason is still unknown to me.
+        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
     }
 
     async fn run(&mut self) {
diff --git a/nym-client/src/client/mod.rs b/nym-client/src/client/mod.rs
index f6596751ac..b009b7c7b8 100644
--- a/nym-client/src/client/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-client/src/client/mod.rs
@@ -345,6 +345,8 @@ impl NymClient {
             input_tx.clone(),
         );
         self.input_tx = Some(input_tx);
-        self.receive_tx = Some(received_messages_buffer_output_tx)
+        self.receive_tx = Some(received_messages_buffer_output_tx);
+
+        info!("Client startup finished!");
     }
 }
diff --git a/nym-client/src/client/real_traffic_stream.rs b/nym-client/src/client/real_traffic_stream.rs
index 2e83196610..997f709438 100644
--- a/nym-client/src/client/real_traffic_stream.rs
+++ b/nym-client/src/client/real_traffic_stream.rs
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ impl<T: 'static + NymTopology> OutQueueControl<T> {
         self.mix_tx
             .unbounded_send(MixMessage::new(next_packet.0, next_packet.1))
             .unwrap();
+        // JS: Not entirely sure why or how it fixes stuff, but without the yield call,
+        // the UnboundedReceiver [of mix_rx] will not get a chance to read anything
+        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn run_out_queue_control(mut self) {