diff --git a/service-providers/ip-packet-router/src/ip_packet_router.rs b/service-providers/ip-packet-router/src/ip_packet_router.rs
index 907424fed2..bcc0bf0601 100644
--- a/service-providers/ip-packet-router/src/ip_packet_router.rs
+++ b/service-providers/ip-packet-router/src/ip_packet_router.rs
@@ -136,15 +136,14 @@ impl IpPacketRouter {
 
         // Channel used by the IpPacketRouter to signal connected and disconnected clients to the
         // TunListener
-        let (connected_clients, connected_client_rx) = mixnet_listener::ConnectedClients::new();
+        let (connected_clients, connected_clients_rx) = mixnet_listener::ConnectedClients::new();
         // let (connected_client_tx, connected_client_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
 
         let tun_listener = tun_listener::TunListener {
             tun_reader,
             mixnet_client_sender: mixnet_client.split_sender(),
             task_client: task_handle.get_handle(),
-            connected_clients: Default::default(),
-            connected_client_rx,
+            connected_clients: connected_clients_rx,
         };
         tun_listener.start();
 
diff --git a/service-providers/ip-packet-router/src/mixnet_listener.rs b/service-providers/ip-packet-router/src/mixnet_listener.rs
index 827749f6c0..66911843c0 100644
--- a/service-providers/ip-packet-router/src/mixnet_listener.rs
+++ b/service-providers/ip-packet-router/src/mixnet_listener.rs
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ pub(crate) struct MixnetListener {
     pub(crate) tun_writer: tokio::io::WriteHalf<tokio_tun::Tun>,
     pub(crate) mixnet_client: nym_sdk::mixnet::MixnetClient,
     pub(crate) task_handle: TaskHandle,
-
-    // pub(crate) connected_clients: HashMap<IpAddr, ConnectedClient>,
-    // pub(crate) connected_client_tx: tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedSender<ConnectedClientEvent>,
     pub(crate) connected_clients: ConnectedClients,
 }
 
@@ -41,18 +38,54 @@ pub(crate) struct ConnectedClients {
     connected_client_tx: tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedSender<ConnectedClientEvent>,
 }
 
+pub(crate) struct ConnectedClientsListener {
+    clients: HashMap<IpAddr, ConnectedClient>,
+    pub(crate) connected_client_rx: tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<ConnectedClientEvent>,
+}
+
+impl ConnectedClientsListener {
+    pub(crate) fn get(&self, ip: &IpAddr) -> Option<&ConnectedClient> {
+        self.clients.get(ip)
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn update(&mut self, event: ConnectedClientEvent) {
+        match event {
+            ConnectedClientEvent::Connect(connected_event) => {
+                let ConnectEvent {
+                    ip,
+                    nym_address,
+                    mix_hops,
+                } = *connected_event;
+                log::trace!("Connect client: {ip}");
+                self.clients.insert(
+                    ip,
+                    ConnectedClient {
+                        nym_address,
+                        mix_hops,
+                        last_activity: std::time::Instant::now(),
+                    },
+                );
+            }
+            ConnectedClientEvent::Disconnect(DisconnectEvent(ip)) => {
+                log::trace!("Disconnect client: {ip}");
+                self.clients.remove(&ip);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl ConnectedClients {
-    pub(crate) fn new() -> (
-        Self,
-        tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<ConnectedClientEvent>,
-    ) {
+    pub(crate) fn new() -> (Self, ConnectedClientsListener) {
         let (connected_client_tx, connected_client_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
         (
             Self {
                 clients: Default::default(),
                 connected_client_tx,
             },
-            connected_client_rx,
+            ConnectedClientsListener {
+                clients: Default::default(),
+                connected_client_rx,
+            },
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/service-providers/ip-packet-router/src/tun_listener.rs b/service-providers/ip-packet-router/src/tun_listener.rs
index 3b51c23789..5dcc59d205 100644
--- a/service-providers/ip-packet-router/src/tun_listener.rs
+++ b/service-providers/ip-packet-router/src/tun_listener.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-use std::{collections::HashMap, net::IpAddr};
-
 use nym_ip_packet_requests::IpPacketResponse;
 use nym_sdk::mixnet::MixnetMessageSender;
 use nym_task::TaskClient;
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
-use tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedReceiver;
 
 use crate::{
     error::{IpPacketRouterError, Result},
-    mixnet_listener::{self, ConnectEvent},
+    mixnet_listener::{self},
     util::{create_message::create_input_message, parse_ip::parse_dst_addr},
 };
 
@@ -19,10 +16,7 @@ pub(crate) struct TunListener {
     pub(crate) tun_reader: tokio::io::ReadHalf<tokio_tun::Tun>,
     pub(crate) mixnet_client_sender: nym_sdk::mixnet::MixnetClientSender,
     pub(crate) task_client: TaskClient,
-
-    // A mirror of the one in IpPacketRouter
-    pub(crate) connected_clients: HashMap<IpAddr, mixnet_listener::ConnectedClient>,
-    pub(crate) connected_client_rx: UnboundedReceiver<mixnet_listener::ConnectedClientEvent>,
+    pub(crate) connected_clients: mixnet_listener::ConnectedClientsListener,
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
@@ -58,36 +52,6 @@ impl TunListener {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    async fn handle_connected_client_event(
-        &mut self,
-        event: mixnet_listener::ConnectedClientEvent,
-    ) {
-        match event {
-            mixnet_listener::ConnectedClientEvent::Connect(connected_event) => {
-                let ConnectEvent {
-                    ip,
-                    nym_address,
-                    mix_hops,
-                } = *connected_event;
-                log::trace!("Connect client: {ip}");
-                self.connected_clients.insert(
-                    ip,
-                    mixnet_listener::ConnectedClient {
-                        nym_address,
-                        mix_hops,
-                        last_activity: std::time::Instant::now(),
-                    },
-                );
-            }
-            mixnet_listener::ConnectedClientEvent::Disconnect(
-                mixnet_listener::DisconnectEvent(ip),
-            ) => {
-                log::trace!("Disconnect client: {ip}");
-                self.connected_clients.remove(&ip);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     async fn run(mut self) -> Result<()> {
         let mut buf = [0u8; 65535];
         while !self.task_client.is_shutdown() {
@@ -95,8 +59,9 @@ impl TunListener {
                 _ = self.task_client.recv() => {
                     log::trace!("TunListener: received shutdown");
                 },
-                event = self.connected_client_rx.recv() => match event {
-                    Some(event) => self.handle_connected_client_event(event).await,
+                // TODO: ConnectedClientsListener::update should poll the channel instead
+                event = self.connected_clients.connected_client_rx.recv() => match event {
+                    Some(event) => self.connected_clients.update(event),
                     None => {
                         log::error!("TunListener: connected client channel closed");
                         break;