diff --git a/src/mplex.ts b/src/mplex.ts
index 37a9a71..34abe72 100644
--- a/src/mplex.ts
+++ b/src/mplex.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { pipe } from 'it-pipe'
-import { Pushable, pushableV } from 'it-pushable'
+import { pushableV } from 'it-pushable'
 import { abortableSource } from 'abortable-iterator'
 import { encode } from './encode.js'
 import { decode } from './decode.js'
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ function printMessage (msg: Message) {
 }
 
 export interface MplexStream extends Stream {
-  source: Pushable<Uint8ArrayList>
+  sourceReadableLength: () => number
+  sourcePush: (data: Uint8ArrayList) => void
 }
 
 interface MplexStreamMuxerInit extends MplexInit, StreamMuxerInit {}
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ export class MplexStreamMuxer implements StreamMuxer {
     switch (type) {
       case MessageTypes.MESSAGE_INITIATOR:
       case MessageTypes.MESSAGE_RECEIVER:
-        if (stream.source.readableLength > maxBufferSize) {
+        if (stream.sourceReadableLength() > maxBufferSize) {
           // Stream buffer has got too large, reset the stream
           this._source.push({
             id: message.id,
@@ -318,7 +319,7 @@ export class MplexStreamMuxer implements StreamMuxer {
         }
 
         // We got data from the remote, push it into our local stream
-        stream.source.push(message.data)
+        stream.sourcePush(message.data)
         break
       case MessageTypes.CLOSE_INITIATOR:
       case MessageTypes.CLOSE_RECEIVER:
diff --git a/src/stream.ts b/src/stream.ts
index 4004f9e..5d09ae0 100644
--- a/src/stream.ts
+++ b/src/stream.ts
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ export function createStream (options: Options): MplexStream {
     }
   }
 
+  const streamSource = pushable<Uint8ArrayList>({
+    onEnd: onSourceEnd
+  })
+
   const stream: MplexStream = {
     // Close for both Reading and Writing
     close: () => {
@@ -106,7 +110,7 @@ export function createStream (options: Options): MplexStream {
         return
       }
 
-      stream.source.end()
+      streamSource.end()
     },
 
     // Close for writing
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ export function createStream (options: Options): MplexStream {
     abort: (err: Error) => {
       log.trace('%s stream %s abort', type, streamName, err)
       // End the source with the passed error
-      stream.source.end(err)
+      streamSource.end(err)
       abortController.abort()
       onSinkEnd(err)
     },
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ export function createStream (options: Options): MplexStream {
     reset: () => {
       const err = errCode(new Error('stream reset'), ERR_STREAM_RESET)
       resetController.abort()
-      stream.source.end(err)
+      streamSource.end(err)
       onSinkEnd(err)
     },
 
@@ -213,7 +217,7 @@ export function createStream (options: Options): MplexStream {
           }
         }
 
-        stream.source.end(err)
+        streamSource.end(err)
         onSinkEnd(err)
         return
       }
@@ -227,9 +231,15 @@ export function createStream (options: Options): MplexStream {
       onSinkEnd()
     },
 
-    source: pushable({
-      onEnd: onSourceEnd
-    }),
+    source: streamSource,
+
+    sourcePush: (data: Uint8ArrayList) => {
+      streamSource.push(data)
+    },
+
+    sourceReadableLength () {
+      return streamSource.readableLength
+    },
 
     stat: {
       direction: type === 'initiator' ? 'outbound' : 'inbound',
diff --git a/test/stream.spec.ts b/test/stream.spec.ts
index 1dfb5d2..4121a09 100644
--- a/test/stream.spec.ts
+++ b/test/stream.spec.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ async function streamPair (n: number, onInitiatorMessage?: onMessage, onReceiver
       onInitiatorMessage(msg, initiator, receiver)
     }
 
-    receiver.source.push(msgToBuffer(msg))
+    receiver.sourcePush(msgToBuffer(msg))
   }
   const mockReceiverSend = (msg: Message) => {
     receiverMessages.push(msg)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ async function streamPair (n: number, onInitiatorMessage?: onMessage, onReceiver
       onReceiverMessage(msg, initiator, receiver)
     }
 
-    initiator.source.push(msgToBuffer(msg))
+    initiator.sourcePush(msgToBuffer(msg))
   }
   const initiator = createStream({ id, send: mockInitiatorSend, type: 'initiator' })
   const receiver = createStream({ id, send: mockReceiverSend, type: 'receiver' })
@@ -493,9 +493,9 @@ describe('stream', () => {
     const send = (msg: Message) => {
       if (msg.type === MessageTypes.CLOSE_INITIATOR) {
         // simulate remote closing connection
-        stream.source.end()
+        stream.closeRead()
       } else if (msg.type === MessageTypes.MESSAGE_INITIATOR) {
-        stream.source.push(msgToBuffer(msg))
+        stream.sourcePush(msgToBuffer(msg))
       }
     }
     const id = randomInt(1000)
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ describe('stream', () => {
 
     const send = (msg: Message) => {
       if (msg.type === MessageTypes.CLOSE_INITIATOR) {
-        stream.source.end()
+        stream.closeRead()
       } else if (msg.type === MessageTypes.MESSAGE_INITIATOR) {
         messages.push(msg)
       }