diff --git a/packer/rpc/communicator.go b/packer/rpc/communicator.go
index 0931953cc..a1ec979eb 100644
--- a/packer/rpc/communicator.go
+++ b/packer/rpc/communicator.go
@@ -253,9 +253,10 @@ func (c *CommunicatorServer) Download(args *CommunicatorDownloadArgs, reply *int
 }
 
 func serveSingleCopy(name string, mux *MuxConn, id uint32, dst io.Writer, src io.Reader) {
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] %s: Connecting to stream %d", name, id)
 	conn, err := mux.Accept(id)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("'%s' accept error: %s", name, err)
+		log.Printf("[ERR] '%s' accept error: %s", name, err)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -271,8 +272,8 @@ func serveSingleCopy(name string, mux *MuxConn, id uint32, dst io.Writer, src io
 	}
 
 	written, err := io.Copy(dst, src)
-	log.Printf("%d bytes written for '%s'", written, name)
+	log.Printf("[INFO] %d bytes written for '%s'", written, name)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("'%s' copy error: %s", name, err)
+		log.Printf("[ERR] '%s' copy error: %s", name, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packer/rpc/muxconn.go b/packer/rpc/muxconn.go
index d2ec5f6b2..174b3e36d 100644
--- a/packer/rpc/muxconn.go
+++ b/packer/rpc/muxconn.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type muxPacketType byte
 
 const (
 	muxPacketSyn muxPacketType = iota
+	muxPacketSynAck
 	muxPacketAck
 	muxPacketFin
 	muxPacketData
@@ -77,49 +78,27 @@ func (m *MuxConn) Accept(id uint32) (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
 
 	// If the stream isn't closed, then it is already open somehow
 	stream.mu.Lock()
+	defer stream.mu.Unlock()
 	if stream.state != streamStateSynRecv && stream.state != streamStateClosed {
-		stream.mu.Unlock()
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Stream %d already open in bad state: %d", id, stream.state)
 	}
 
-	if stream.state == streamStateSynRecv {
-		// Fast track establishing since we already got the syn
-		stream.setState(streamStateEstablished)
-		stream.mu.Unlock()
-	}
-
-	if stream.state != streamStateEstablished {
-		// Go into the listening state
+	if stream.state == streamStateClosed {
+		// Go into the listening state and wait for a syn
 		stream.setState(streamStateListen)
-
-		// Register a state change listener to wait for changes
-		stateCh := make(chan streamState, 10)
-		stream.registerStateListener(stateCh)
-		defer func() {
-			stream.mu.Lock()
-			defer stream.mu.Unlock()
-			stream.deregisterStateListener(stateCh)
-		}()
-
-		stream.mu.Unlock()
-
-		// Wait for the connection to establish
-	ACCEPT_ESTABLISH_LOOP:
-		for {
-			state := <-stateCh
-			switch state {
-			case streamStateListen:
-			case streamStateEstablished:
-				break ACCEPT_ESTABLISH_LOOP
-			default:
-				defer stream.mu.Unlock()
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Stream %d went to bad state: %d", id, stream.state)
-			}
+		if err := stream.waitState(streamStateSynRecv); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Send the ack down
-	if _, err := m.write(stream.id, muxPacketAck, nil); err != nil {
+	if stream.state == streamStateSynRecv {
+		// Send a syn-ack
+		if _, err := m.write(stream.id, muxPacketSynAck, nil); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := stream.waitState(streamStateEstablished); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -136,8 +115,8 @@ func (m *MuxConn) Dial(id uint32) (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
 
 	// If the stream isn't closed, then it is already open somehow
 	stream.mu.Lock()
+	defer stream.mu.Unlock()
 	if stream.state != streamStateClosed {
-		stream.mu.Unlock()
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Stream %d already open in bad state: %d", id, stream.state)
 	}
 
@@ -147,28 +126,12 @@ func (m *MuxConn) Dial(id uint32) (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
 	}
 	stream.setState(streamStateSynSent)
 
-	// Register a state change listener to wait for changes
-	stateCh := make(chan streamState, 10)
-	stream.registerStateListener(stateCh)
-	defer func() {
-		stream.mu.Lock()
-		defer stream.mu.Unlock()
-		stream.deregisterStateListener(stateCh)
-	}()
-
-	stream.mu.Unlock()
-
-	for {
-		state := <-stateCh
-		switch state {
-		case streamStateSynSent:
-		case streamStateEstablished:
-			return stream, nil
-		default:
-			defer stream.mu.Unlock()
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Stream %d went to bad state: %d", id, stream.state)
-		}
+	if err := stream.waitState(streamStateEstablished); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	m.write(id, muxPacketAck, nil)
+	return stream, nil
 }
 
 // NextId returns the next available stream ID that isn't currently
@@ -247,6 +210,7 @@ func (m *MuxConn) loop() {
 	// Force close every stream that we know about when we exit so
 	// that they all read EOF and don't block forever.
 	defer func() {
+		log.Printf("[INFO] Mux connection loop exiting")
 		m.mu.Lock()
 		defer m.mu.Unlock()
 		for _, w := range m.streams {
@@ -288,12 +252,23 @@ func (m *MuxConn) loop() {
 			return
 		}
 
-		//log.Printf("[DEBUG] Stream %d received packet %d", id, packetType)
+		log.Printf("[TRACE] Stream %d received packet %d", id, packetType)
 		switch packetType {
+		case muxPacketSyn:
+			stream.mu.Lock()
+			switch stream.state {
+			case streamStateClosed:
+				fallthrough
+			case streamStateListen:
+				stream.setState(streamStateSynRecv)
+			default:
+				log.Printf("[ERR] Syn received for stream in state: %d", stream.state)
+			}
+			stream.mu.Unlock()
 		case muxPacketAck:
 			stream.mu.Lock()
 			switch stream.state {
-			case streamStateSynSent:
+			case streamStateSynRecv:
 				stream.setState(streamStateEstablished)
 			case streamStateFinWait1:
 				stream.setState(streamStateFinWait2)
@@ -301,15 +276,13 @@ func (m *MuxConn) loop() {
 				log.Printf("[ERR] Ack received for stream in state: %d", stream.state)
 			}
 			stream.mu.Unlock()
-		case muxPacketSyn:
+		case muxPacketSynAck:
 			stream.mu.Lock()
 			switch stream.state {
-			case streamStateClosed:
-				stream.setState(streamStateSynRecv)
-			case streamStateListen:
+			case streamStateSynSent:
 				stream.setState(streamStateEstablished)
 			default:
-				log.Printf("[ERR] Syn received for stream in state: %d", stream.state)
+				log.Printf("[ERR] SynAck received for stream in state: %d", stream.state)
 			}
 			stream.mu.Unlock()
 		case muxPacketFin:
@@ -451,6 +424,7 @@ func (s *Stream) deregisterStateListener(ch chan<- streamState) {
 }
 
 func (s *Stream) setState(state streamState) {
+	log.Printf("[TRACE] Stream %d went to state %d", s.id, state)
 	s.state = state
 	s.stateUpdated = time.Now().UTC()
 	for ch, _ := range s.stateChange {
@@ -460,3 +434,22 @@ func (s *Stream) setState(state streamState) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func (s *Stream) waitState(target streamState) error {
+	// Register a state change listener to wait for changes
+	stateCh := make(chan streamState, 10)
+	s.registerStateListener(stateCh)
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	defer func() {
+		s.mu.Lock()
+		s.deregisterStateListener(stateCh)
+	}()
+
+	state := <-stateCh
+	if state == target {
+		return nil
+	} else {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Stream %d went to bad state: %d", s.id, state)
+	}
+}