diff --git a/src/channel.rs b/src/channel.rs
index 76a9ec2..e52c4a5 100644
--- a/src/channel.rs
+++ b/src/channel.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,10 @@
 use std::pin::Pin;
-use std::task::{
-    Context,
-    Poll
-};
-use std::sync::{
-    Arc,
-    Mutex
-};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 
 use futures::{
-    channel::mpsc::{
-        channel as mpsc_channel,
-        Sender,
-        Receiver
-    },
-    Sink,
+    channel::mpsc::{channel as mpsc_channel, Receiver, Sender},
     Stream,
-    never::Never,
 };
 use odds::vec::VecExt;
 
@@ -30,7 +18,7 @@ use crate::chunk::Chunk;
 pub struct Channel {
     pub name: String,
     header_chunk: Option<Chunk>,
-    listeners: Vec<Sender<Chunk>>
+    listeners: Vec<Sender<Chunk>>,
 }
 
 pub type Handle = Arc<Mutex<Channel>>;
@@ -40,67 +28,39 @@ impl Channel {
         Arc::new(Mutex::new(Channel {
             name,
             header_chunk: None,
-            listeners: Vec::new()
+            listeners: Vec::new(),
         }))
     }
 }
 
 pub struct Transmitter {
-    channel: Handle
+    channel: Handle,
 }
 
 impl Transmitter {
     pub fn new(channel_arc: Handle) -> Self {
         Transmitter {
-            channel: channel_arc
+            channel: channel_arc,
         }
     }
-}
 
-impl Sink<Chunk> for Transmitter {
-    type Error = Never; // never errors, slow clients are simply dropped
-
-    fn poll_ready(self: Pin<&mut Self>, _cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Result<(), Never>> {
-        Poll::Ready(Ok(()))
-    }
-
-    fn start_send(self: Pin<&mut Self>, chunk: Chunk) -> Result<(), Never> {
+    pub fn send(&self, chunk: Chunk) {
         let mut channel = self.channel.lock().expect("Locking channel");
 
         if let Chunk::Headers { .. } = chunk {
             channel.header_chunk = Some(chunk.clone());
         }
 
-        channel.listeners.retain_mut(|listener| listener.start_send(chunk.clone()).is_ok());
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Result<(), Never>> {
-        let mut channel = self.channel.lock().expect("Locking channel");
-        let mut result = Poll::Ready(Ok(()));
-
-        // just disconnect any erroring listeners
-        channel.listeners.retain_mut(|listener| match Pin::new(listener).poll_flush(cx) {
-            Poll::Pending => {result = Poll::Pending; true},
-            Poll::Ready(Ok(())) => true,
-            Poll::Ready(Err(_)) => false,
-        });
-
-        result
-    }
-
-    fn poll_close(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context) -> Poll<Result<(), Never>> {
-        // don't actually disconnect listeners, since other sources may want to transmit to this channel;
-        // just ensure we've sent everything we can out
-        self.poll_flush(cx)
+        channel
+            .listeners
+            .retain_mut(|listener| listener.start_send(chunk.clone()).is_ok());
     }
 }
 
 pub struct Listener {
     /// not used in operation, but its refcount keeps the channel alive when there's no Transmitter
     _channel: Handle,
-    receiver: Receiver<Chunk>
+    receiver: Receiver<Chunk>,
 }
 
 impl Listener {
@@ -111,7 +71,9 @@ impl Listener {
             let mut channel = channel_arc.lock().expect("Locking channel");
 
             if let Some(ref chunk) = channel.header_chunk {
-                sender.start_send(chunk.clone()).expect("Queuing existing header chunk");
+                sender
+                    .start_send(chunk.clone())
+                    .expect("Queuing existing header chunk");
             }
 
             channel.listeners.push(sender);
@@ -119,7 +81,7 @@ impl Listener {
 
         Listener {
             _channel: channel_arc,
-            receiver: receiver
+            receiver: receiver,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/relay.rs b/src/commands/relay.rs
index 5c5a53b..eacd3d1 100644
--- a/src/commands/relay.rs
+++ b/src/commands/relay.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use std::sync::{
 use bytes::{Bytes, Buf};
 use clap::{App, Arg, ArgMatches, SubCommand};
 use futures::{
-    never::Never,
     prelude::*,
     Stream,
     stream::FuturesUnordered,
@@ -53,23 +52,21 @@ fn get_stream(channel: Handle) -> impl Stream<Item = Result<Bytes, WebmetroError
     .map_ok(move |chunk| timecode_fixer.process(chunk))
     .find_starting_point()
     .map_ok(|webm_chunk| webm_chunk.into_bytes())
-    .map_err(|err: Never| match err {})
 }
 
 fn post_stream(channel: Handle, stream: impl Stream<Item = Result<impl Buf, warp::Error>> + Unpin) -> impl Stream<Item = Result<Bytes, WebmetroError>> {
-    let source = stream
+    let channel = Transmitter::new(channel);
+    stream
         .map_err(WebmetroError::from)
         .parse_ebml().with_soft_limit(BUFFER_LIMIT)
-        .chunk_webm().with_soft_limit(BUFFER_LIMIT);
-    let sink = Transmitter::new(channel);
-
-    source.forward(sink.sink_map_err(|err| -> WebmetroError {match err {}}))
-    .into_stream()
-    .map_ok(|_| Bytes::new())
-    .map_err(|err| {
-        warn!("{}", err);
-        err
-    })
+        .chunk_webm().with_soft_limit(BUFFER_LIMIT)
+        .map_ok(move |chunk| {
+            channel.send(chunk);
+            Bytes::new()
+        })
+        .inspect_err(|err| {
+            warn!("{}", err)
+        })
 }
 
 fn media_response(body: Body) -> Response<Body> {